matinee
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2 questions
hey, furst of all, i live in belgium and i'm only 14 years old so sorry for the bad english ...
SO i'm not a beginner any more in kiting but i have a tinny problem with jumping my kite is only 2m long so problably you can't jump with
sutch a kite so that brings me to the other problem, i wan't to buy a new kite but witch kite:?:, i'm 1.65m long and my weight is 50kg,
now i have a 4line kite, i hope you guys can help me
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Scoopy
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Its kinda hard for me to recommend anything for your weight, but Im going to say if you have some traction experience, go for a 4 meter BladeIII, or a
Macpara Bego 400. Either should do the trick in low to moderate wind. The bego is going to have a better low end than the Blade, and probably
produce more power and lift. Just remember to be very careful until you are confident with the power before you go out and try to start jumping. Im
really against using smaller kites to jump with, but with your weight, you really dont have much choice.
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matinee
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Thanks for the info, i think i'm gonna buy the blade , i've read mutch of great reviews about that went about the great lift and that's
the thing that i wand/need, but i still have one question about jumping, that pendulum ....
so i think that the basic's are that you put the kite, let's say to the right and then you let the kite swing to the left side and than you
run to the right, than the kite should pull you up i thinks it's
like that, but i'm not sure 
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Scoopy
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Thats just about it. There is alot to do with timing, and you actually run slightly upwind as well. When you get airborne, turn the kite back toward
you.
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matinee
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hey scoopy, you live in paradise, someone has to test all of the new kites and boards in your shop, you can like kite constantly !!
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after reading, my second reply, i called some shops and they said that the bego is faster and has more power and lift, but it's quit excpensive,
and i think that if i buy the blade or the bego that in a couple of years i'd have to buy a bigger one, do think that it will be safe and smart
if i already buy the bego 600 or a blade 6.0 ? or do you think that, there also gonne be to small in a couple of years ?
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matinee
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here this is my kite, it's from na'i if you know it 
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Just a small word of advice. You do not want to start with a 6 meter. You will be more than happy with a bego 400 or a Blade 4 or 4.9. You may want
something bigger later. (most likely) but you will never outgrow any of these kites. Once you start getting a few different sizes, you will always
use the right one for the right wind. And if your not careful, any of the 3 above will kick your butt in anything harder than a stiff breeze. Dont
take these kites for granite. They will bite. As for price, you get what you pay for. The Bego 200 is a bit pricey for the size, the 400 is just
about like it should be, and the 600 is cheap for what you get. I would go with the Bego personally. Im saying this with an unbiased openion. I
sell them both, and where you are at, I will not have anything to do with the sale anyway. I will recommend www.atmospherekites.com for a bego. (tell him I sent you) Alistair (owner) knows more about the bego than anyone but the manufacturer. Remeber,
you get what you pay for.
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Oh yea, the Bego 600 will never be a small kite in terms of performance. I weigh about 21st, and this kite lifts me off the ground without jumping in
about 15 mph winds. Its a very serious kite.
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matinee
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isn't 15mph not somthinh like 4 beafort or 24 kph ? isn't that like much ??
and i also read good reviews about the bego , i'll think i have to
go for the blade3 4.9 or the bego 600, there both big enough and i can use them for any wind, and about the price there isn't that much
differese, but the bego is unfindable in belgium so i'm gonna look for a new one but if i can find a good second hand, i'll buy that and are
there eny harnesses for a 4line kite ?
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Jangla
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Dude, you cannot use the 600 for any wind. Anything more than a few mph and it will rip your arms off as you're so light. I'm 75kg and I
have difficulty managing the 400.
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matinee
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allright the blade it is
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You can go for the 400 instead of the 600. The 400 is very close to the 4.9 in power, just a little more.
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matinee
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it will be probably the blade 3 4.9 cuz i can't find the bego 400 in belgium 
if i could i'd buy that cuz it's cheaper and has more pull, but you can find the blade everyware and he's more excpensive and has less
pull probably cuz it's from a popular brand -> damn you
flexifoil
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Whatever the kite, be very careful till you get used to the power, these kites will spank you in the right wind. (or is that the wrong wind?)
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matinee
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i will 
thanks for all of the advice
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