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better kite to teach on?

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Created by h20fly > 9 months ago, 26 Oct 2007
h20fly
WA, 384 posts
26 Oct 2007 10:58AM
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hey guys i got the choice of 2 kits really best waroo or slingshot desiel 2 .. like the bar and quick releases on the slingshot but the best kite would be easier to fly i think. any thoughts?

bobjaan
WA, 314 posts
26 Oct 2007 11:42AM
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The One that feels most comfortable, safe and stable in your opinion.

Me Slingshot TD2

azza
1338 posts
27 Oct 2007 1:16AM
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Personal choice... go for the Waroo. Cheap, solid, forgiving, and they rip upwind. The bar and safety/QR set-up is KISS (Keep It Simply Safe).

An old hot-rodders maxim:
Parts left out don't cost anything and they don't break down.

27 Oct 2007 11:45AM
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The only thing I would add is that the T2 is easier to relaunch for begginers.
Both are easy to fly.

There is no Turbo Diesel2, the new kite that replaces the TD is called the T2, it is a very different kite to the TD

Cya and

Goodwinds

steve

kitecrazzzy
WA, 2184 posts
27 Oct 2007 11:21AM
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theoretically T2 is the better kite to teach on, mainly because its easy to relaunch and its built really tough + its one pump.

MRWHITE AKRM
QLD, 21 posts
28 Oct 2007 12:06PM
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Go the WARROO the kite has more dirrect feel, and its has a bigger wind range, and is a very stable kite that you wont have to water relaunch much, the new 08 WARROO is also available in one pump. HAPPY DAYS MR WHITE.

P.C_simpson
WA, 1491 posts
29 Oct 2007 9:07AM
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I leanrt on the td 2 so simple and easy to use, specially the water relaunch. The local school runs them and the guy himself rides them as well and loves em to death..

h20fly
WA, 384 posts
29 Oct 2007 1:15PM
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thanks for your help guys went with the best kites.. it was a bit cheaper, i personally found it a little easier to relaunch and its simple yet effective just going to change the quick release on chicken loop .. seems once you bail out its really hard to get back together.. plus they where fun for me to fly to thanks again for the help

azza
1338 posts
30 Oct 2007 8:33AM
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I can recommend the AirRush trigger QR as a replacement for the Waroo... in fact the whole AirRush SLE bar makes a very neet option, as an alternative, to the Best bar. (It puts the depowert below the bar, which is better IMHO for areas/times when the wind is not stable, easier to reach.) It's all personal choice, but they do work very well together.

P.C_simpson
WA, 1491 posts
3 Nov 2007 12:08PM
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Been riding the T2 a bit more now, great kite, the very first two kite sessions i had where on C kites, frustrated the hell out of me trying to relaunch the things, was ready to never touch a kiteboard again, had a run on the T2 to see what they where talking about with relaunch and depower, first time i crashed it in the water, turned the bar and it poped straight out of the water, i would have been there for 10 minutes on a C, for someone like myself new to kiting, freakin awesome, and when i crash instead of getting teabagged with the kite still powered up, i just push the bar away from me and the kite depowers, i'm up and riding now, the kite is still impressing me with how eazy it is to fly, coming from a major windsurfing background i like the heavier bar pressure, it gives me a better felling of how much power i have to use, this in mind i am in the position to use any kite i like anytime i like, but the T2 is definately the kite i chose now.

h20fly
WA, 384 posts
3 Nov 2007 1:16PM
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azza said...

I can recommend the AirRush trigger QR as a replacement for the Waroo... in fact the whole AirRush SLE bar makes a very neet option, as an alternative, to the Best bar. (It puts the depowert below the bar, which is better IMHO for areas/times when the wind is not stable, easier to reach.) It's all personal choice, but they do work very well together.


yeh cheers azza. i was actually thinking of doing that. buying an airush bar with 15 metre lines and use there safety systems which i really liked as well.. cheers



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