Peter Lynn Escape 9m and 11m
Rider: Weight 90kg, Rider intermediate.
Style: Surf, Freestyle
Weather: 17- 25knots 9 meter, 13 - 20 knots 11 meter
Build Quality: 9/10
Satisfaction: 10/10
Disclosure: Private User
My Comments:
Firstly i would like to thanks Kite Addiction in Myaree ( Daniel & Reg ) for the recommendation of the Peter Lynn Kites.
I have brought the Peter Lynn Escape 9m and 11m, I have been blown away by the wind range the stability and the blink and you will miss it turning speed of these kites. I have been brought up on the Cabrihna kite range most recently the cabrihna drifter 9m. This kite was great but then i flew the Peter Lynn Escape and it was in my opinion the Rolls Royce of kites.
The Escape, bar pressure has as little or as much bar feed back or as little as you need, I had it set up on the lightest setting and there was no where near enough feed back in the bar in my oppion. I set it to the middle setting and i was blown away with the difference it made the feed back was lively and awake and told me exactly where the kite was.
The turning capabilities of the Escape are phenomenal, look and its there, i found this amazing for messing around in the small chop of perth swell, see something go for it and before you know it the kite was all ready there, i can not speak highly enough of this.
The Depower system is something I am not used to after coming from the ids system on the Cabrihnas, but after messing around with it for a few runs i found it very easy and simple to use with plenty of de power there when need, riding un hooked was a breeze and felt very comfortable.
Bar set up is very comfortable and user friendly.
Relaunch capabilities are crazy quick. Love it in tight times when kite hits the deck after getting smashed in a barrel.
I hope this has been helpful to anyone who reads this. If you have any queries please dont be afraid to comment on this thread and ill help where i can.
Cheers Mark Davis
Fast turning compared to a Cab - that brings them well into "average" territory? Ever flown an Airush Reactor?
Also if the wind range is so good, why do you need a 9/11 quiver?
Not knocking the kites but would like to hear more comparisons and info. I get the feeling that the PL LEI kites will be similar to Ozone (eg well built, nice shapes, good seam mapping, etc...)
this is not a new post... any chance you were actually going to update with new,relevant info??? maybe let us know how it goes this arvo in 15knots and a 4m swell?
Yeh thought I had read it before, what's up with re-posting the same review, without stating the complete obvious.
I have said this before so many brands, not sure how this one differentiates itself from the market as yet.
Have had more time with the 13 and 11 m now and am impressed with kites. In my experience with numerous fast D shapes, bridled C kites and flat kites, few offer a truly great bottom end for a heavy guy in the surf while still offering good turning and complete de power. The PL escape is just low enough aspect of a flatter profile shape and while maintaining enough tip area to allow great grunt power with good turning and all the depower you want in an arms throw.
Got to the beach yesterday just as wind went from 20 knots down to 8 to 13 knots. All the light guys and medium weight fellows were walking the beach on 9 10 and 12 m kites from fone sligshot and best latest D models. I was happily cruising and riding little waves downwind while looping 13 m escape with a body weight much heavier than the two fellows on directionals with F one bandit 5 14 m kites who came out to join me when the wind came up two more knots. The Lynn escape seemed to have more grunt and turning did look close to the F one B5 14 I know the skill sets of each rider and I am 40 pounds heavier. These are sponsored riders and they commented on the obvious power, turning and lack of stall of the Lynn kite as they had been sitting on the beach watching it while the wind was so low. Now these are throw your kite around to go days but the kite has saved several sessions for me with it's light wind ability. Not a snap turner at 13 m but doable.
The eleven meter is a very good all around that can be snap turned 'for a flat kite", and with use has shown an affinity to let it run a little bit more for apparent wind and speed with a bit looser back lines like its twin skin siblings. The kites do not have stall tendencies. When testing one, be sure to play with small adjustments of cleat to maximize performance. I would put the the kite in the category of the RRD obsession as a great all a rounder. Heaps of good kites out there and that is why I was surprised to really like this flatter shaped one.
My weight 200 lbs and kiting/teaching fourteen years.
fourteen years.
Was that fourteen years?
Yeh interesting the flatter style kite produces a sharp turn still and yet you still get the bottom end grunt of a bow style kite. Maybe they have got the balance just right as the C shape kites bridled or not does lack that bottom end.
Definetly on the demo list...cheers for that.
ps I do appreciate you telling us your kiting experience makes a diff in my eyes, just giving you a bit of sh1t mate.
