G'day everyone
OK well new season.. time for a new kite.
My decision is between the 09 Rev or 09 Fuel
Im verging on being advanced..
90kg.
134 board
Rev.
Speed kite, lots of power, good depower, big wind range, easy relaunch
Fuel
Speedy, lots of power, good depower, not so big wind range.
I would rather ride a fuel because of the turning, and stability. It is really good for unhooked tricks and unhooked riding. But on the down the relaunch is a bit harder and the wind range isnt as good..
Then again the rev is excellent. different attachment points are good. good relaunch.. not as good a feel as the fuel and unhoooked.. big wind range. bigger re-sale price
Which one.. average conditions are 13-20 knots.. im thinking a 13 rev or fuel?
I'm in the same situation, I currently ride an 08 REV(9m) and am really keen on getting a quiver of 09 FUELS, i'm into Freestyle progression.
Rebel, it really depends on which style of riding you are doing and ofcourse the conditions you ride.
BTW; FUELS have a bigger wind range than most think.
Must admit I haven't ridden any of the latest fuels. I still own a 2005, but the wind range and sweet spot is very small. It's a compromise I guess. I ride an 08 Rev at the moment and I think it's pretty good for unhooked moves.
Probably say if you have the money and your progression is freestyle/wakestyle then go the Fuels. Problem of course is you need 2 C's to fill the range of 1 Hybrid. Hence the compromise, a little less feel perhaps but you only need one of them.
relaunch is easy on fuels, and i think with those kinked tips it would be alot easier. and they do have a decent range, id rather sacrifice that tiny bit of range for a all round better performance.
if you are getting towards being an advanced rider you should be looking at kites based on performance for your riding style. things like relaunch are minor considerations. go the fuel
fuel: pretend you are wakeboarding/at the cable
rev: your a begginer or an intermediate or a pro who wants a good kite
get one of each, a fuel to cover most conditions and a smaller rev to take out when its nuking so you have the depower.
Fuel sounds the go.
I owned fuels from '03, '04, '07 and '08 and you cannot compare the depower on the '04s and '05s to the newer ones.
You won't get a massive wind range from the Rev if you are unhooking. If you can afford it I'd add a 9m fuel for when it's windy as well.
Bordering on advanced are ya now Al 
From what I hear, the windrange of the fuels has been increased quite a bit but i don't think it would be big enough for a one kite quiver.
Relaunch could also be a pain, i did my first lessons on "C" kites and the re-launch process takes ages. Would hate to be trying to get the bugger to roll on its back while in the surf.
Have you actually demo both mate?. or are you just listening to Aundrus (sp) rant and rave 
ps. UNI is over for 4 months tomorrow so i shall def catch ya out on the water mate.
So from what i gather.. the new fuels wind range has been improved quite substansially..
Im thinking of going a 2 kite quiver. a 13 and a 9 fuel would be sick..
It would cover almost the wind range of the same size in rev's.
Re-launch isnt really a problem.
Andrius thinks i should get a rev..
Re-sale value.. revs are all over the fuels
unhooked riding fuel dont even compensate on the resale value etc.
youl b on it for a long time so if i were u id rather pick the kite for the riding not for what i can knock it off for later in time. C kites arent that hard to sell dude.
relaunch is easy, i am riding a 4line C atm with bindings and didnt have trouble relaunching it at all today (first day on 4line)
get a 13 9 combo of fuels. if u unhook there isnt really much range in any kite, most kites have a small sweet spot for unhooking and other than that its just crap. hooked in i flew an 07 fuel and it had more than enough depower and was suprisingly smooth for the gusty conditions i was in.
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