hi, im looking into buying a new c-kite but i cant decide which is the best. i'm looking for a 8-9m kite as i weigh 64kg. i have thought about the slingshot fuel because i have tried the 2010 and it was sick. i have also tried the 2011 torch and that was good but i hear its a pain to relaunch.
if you could help me out with selecting a c-kite from any brand which you think is the best it would be fantastic. :)
Torch relaunches fine, can't go wrong with either of the two from all accounts they are the benchmarks for comparison. I haven't flown a fuel myself but will be on my list when I upgrade my C4's.
I weigh a bit less than you, around 58kg, and ride a 2013 9m Airush razor in most conditions and a 7m for anything over 20knt. Most modern C kites will do you fine. I have flown the Fuel and while it is a very nice kite i wouldn't get one because they just dont relaunch easily unless its really windy, the Razor (and most 5 line kites) will relaunch faster than most delta kites when using the 5th line.
Try to demo as many as you can, and stick with 5th line if you can.
(here come the team rider pimps 
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Or bow tie comments! If your riding a C you should be powered! Relaunch, who cares.
yo nick, kiteworld did a test in cape town with the worlds top c kites, from what i remember the fuel was top of the list , you can look it up online
Agreed above. Maybe you need to be more specific. You looking for a traditional full on C like a fuel, or a hybrid, like a Vegas, C4, RPM. Etc...
This would stop the conflicting banter a little. Bandit, park have some C DNA built in, but I wouldn't have them in a discussion on C kites.
i thought the new 2013 park was a c-kite. it felt really nice when i tried a mates. i would buy one if it wasn't $1900. what is the unhooking ability of a rpm compared to the fuel.
The Fuel is a brilliant kite in every respect. They are so good at simply doing what they are designed to do. No need to worry about re-launch or the like, it'll launch OK once you get the hang of it. It's super stable and has a brilliant safety system.
If I did have any criticism it might be that the bar is not as refined as some but thats about it.
C kites do have a "reasonable" wind range but you need to learn how to get the best out them, no doubt others will have opinions on this..............
