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Which FlexiFoil Kite Is This? A Prototype? New Kite?

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 06:12 PM

Which kite is this? Is this a prototype? It looks like a Blade IV on bar? Depower? The colorway is new.

Anyone knows?

http://www.powerkiteforum.com/gallery.php?action=viewimage&a...

Note: "Preview Post" feature shows the pic but once edited, the pic is tagged with "bag" img tag. Oh well, here it is, it's the blue/yellow kite on the top right corner.

NPWfever - 4-6-2008 at 06:16 PM

Is it invisible?

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 06:16 PM

Yes.

action jackson - 4-6-2008 at 06:32 PM

That was the blade 5, i thought they had released it by now...........aj

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 06:51 PM

http://www.flexifoil.com/downloads/videos.php

Play "Sunset Sessions" and Lewis Wilby is flying a kite in an unusual colorway -- it's just a yellow kite which leads me to believe it's a prototype. What's curious about this is that the kite it's a depower and it's shaped like a Blade IV. Now, the kite's picture I posted is also shaped like the kite in "Sunset Sessions".

Baluk - 4-6-2008 at 07:06 PM

I assuming this is a joke? heh. I'm confused with the responses above...
Anyways. in case this is serious... he's flying on handles?

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 07:09 PM

^

Probably handles. Still curious about the kite...looks like Blade IV but an unusual colorway.

The picture is from the latest edition of the iKiteMag, page 31.

ripsessionkites - 4-6-2008 at 07:34 PM

you could contact the owner here; http://www.craigsparkes.com/index.php

looks like a blade iv on handles in custom team colours

more pictures here: http://craigsparkes.com/gallery/freestyleeurope08/mondialduv...

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 07:42 PM

^ Blade IV Samba.

I am always on the lookout for new Flexi kites. Thanks. :wink2:

WELDNGOD - 4-6-2008 at 08:25 PM

the flexi color scheme samba is blue w/white and green. I have a rage samba, I'm leanin towards blade v. It has the shape. Or maybe that guy just has it like that! but it does look samba but w/ yellow instead of green hell I don't know , but that is not samba

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 08:54 PM

^ Well, I wrote to the guy to find out which kite is that.

Same with the prototype in "Sunset Sessions".

NPWfever - 4-6-2008 at 09:25 PM

In that sunset video, for a clip or two he is also flying something depowerable in rasta, is it possible that maybe they are just modded kites for team riders?

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 09:33 PM

In the "Sunset Sessions", the kite in Rasta colorway is Sabre 2. He is flying another kite that's light yellow in color and shaped like a Blade IV; that kite is also a depower. The description of "Sunset Sessions" mentions Sabre 2 and a prototype kite. Look at the video that has a proto Blade IV, that kite doesn't have the usual bright colorways that
Flexi uses with its kites; the basic BIV proto is a white sail.

zloty - 4-6-2008 at 10:07 PM

Craig had his kites build in his colors and it is blade IV. On sunset session video rasta kite is Sabre 2 and yelow kite was proto of blurr before tuning to reduce lift. Proto kites came in one color not always white.

KiteProject - 4-6-2008 at 10:13 PM

^

Thanks, zloty. :thumbup:

KiteProject - 5-6-2008 at 05:59 AM

Got an email from Craig Sparkes and he said the same things as zloty. The colorway is Samba and was part of an initiative to make Blade IVs in custom colors.

B-Roc - 5-6-2008 at 09:35 AM

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Originally posted by zloty
On sunset session video rasta kite is Sabre 2 and yelow kite was proto of blurr before tuning to reduce lift. Proto kites came in one color not always white.


This was actually discussed on the flexi forum a while back and there it was stated that the yellow kite was not the blurr but another kite that Flexi decided to not bring into production.

The blurr is a fixed bridle kite and the yellow one was depower.

.Joel - 6-6-2008 at 10:27 AM

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That was the blade 5, i thought they had released it by now...........aj

:lol: You're a bit late for April Fools... That is the Blade IV in Samba, custom colours.

Quote:
Got an email from Craig Sparkes and he said the same things as zloty. The colorway is Samba and was part of an initiative to make Blade IVs in custom colors.

:ticking: I don't think there was an initiative there, and if there was it failed miserably. Back in early 2007 I approached Matt Ferris @ Flexifoil regarding custom colours, 5 months and he still couldn't give me an answer.

Wish you guys better luck.

Regards,

.Joel

Craig Sparkes - 6-6-2008 at 10:28 AM

Hi There,

The kites in question are mine, they are custom samba colours. The original samba way was like mine that is seen on the water kites, Fusion & Atom. The new samba way is like you say, Blue, White, Green.

They are the only set of custom Blade IV's and probably going to be the only ones. It takes alot of time to get them made and these were done for this colour way only. This is a prototype kite only of the IV.

Not a Blade V like some are hoping ;)

Take it easy

Craig
www.craigsparkes.com

KiteProject - 6-6-2008 at 12:03 PM

Thanks Craig.

I wonder if Flexi are going to replace their Sabre 2 with another land depower kite.

WELDNGOD - 6-6-2008 at 12:34 PM

Thanx Craig, must be nice to have it like that:thumbup:

geokite - 26-1-2011 at 11:53 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Craig Sparkes
Hi There,

The kites in question are mine, they are custom samba colours. The original samba way was like mine that is seen on the water kites, Fusion & Atom. The new samba way is like you say, Blue, White, Green.

They are the only set of custom Blade IV's and probably going to be the only ones. It takes alot of time to get them made and these were done for this colour way only. This is a prototype kite only of the IV.

Not a Blade V like some are hoping ;)

Take it easy

Craig
www.craigsparkes.com


I know this was awhile ago, but you did 10 for this, right?