midlevelmadness
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flexifoil blade
hey guys i just wanted to know what is the difference between the blades and what one i should get thanks.
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abkayak
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more info required....size of kites? blade 1/2/3/4?? how big are you? flown much before?? what are your aspirations??? need to know a bit more of what
you are asking....
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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BEC
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I still have a ton to learn about the different kites but....I own a blade II 4.0 after buying it did I read further about how the tips were prone
to folding in on themselves...I had a good year under my belt with flight but it was rather frustrating at first...This would have ruined someones
experience if this was their first kite so....I will let other more experieced owners of blades chime in....however, this is not a good choice for a
first kite.. very powerful and unforgiving....so ask questions first before you buy and if you didn't and own one now....go slow, try on the "not so
windy days" , do not fly this kite in gusts and most importantly.....WEAR A HELMET!
Quote: Originally posted by abkayak  | | more info required....size of kites? blade 1/2/3/4?? how big are you? flown much before?? what are your aspirations??? need to know a bit more of what
you are asking.... |
1.8 Flexifoil Rage
2.5 Flexifoil Rage (new version)
3.5 Flexifoil Rage
4.7 Flexifoil Rage
2.0 Flexifoil Blade II
4.0 Flexifoil Blade II
6.6 Flexifoil Blade III
8.5 Flexifoil Blade III
5.0 Flexifoil Blurr
7.0 Flexifoil Bullet
NAPKA member US822
SS. Flexifoil buggy w/ both wide and std. axle Custom VTT seat
Running both Bigfoot -N- barrows
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Bladerunner
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Kind of a vague question.
Are you wondering from year to year what has changed on the Blade model ?
What are good and bad years to shop for ?
Or what size of Blade will suit you best ?
+1 for the Blade not being a good choice for a 1st kite.
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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lives2fly
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The early blades I - III are probably best avoided for first kite but the IV & V are a bit more user friendly.
Its a high lift kite so not ideal for learning to buggy or the early stages of boarding.
If you can already kite and are looking to get into static jumping then a blade is a great choice. Personally I like the Blade III but the newer ones
are great too. a little less grunty and a little more stable
I would get a 6m and be cautious with wind speed rather than kite size
15m Naish Fly,12m & 7.5m Naish Cults, 10m & 12m Naish Parks, 9m Naish Bolt, 6m & 14m Naish X3's, 13m PL Venom, 10m & 6m Ozone
Access,
1.5m flexi Buzz, 3.5m Flexifoil Bullet, 4.7m flexi Rage, 5.6m PL Twister II, 6.6m flexi Blade, 8.0m HQ Toxic
Flexdeck Landboard, Nobile Flying Carpet 160, Airush Switch 142, Slingshot Misfit 136, Naish Monarch 134, North Whip 5'8", Fischer Skis,
Palmer & Drake Snowboards.
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