Fractured Axel

Hi guys im brand new to the site my names steve, so Hello there. ive just got a quick question. Ive got a stunt kite but i want to buy a low wind kite aswell and was wanting to find out which kite you all recommend. Cheers.

What wind speeds are you thinking of when you say 'low wind' and how much are you planning to spend?

Good UL kites: Talon, Gemini, Deep Space
Good SUL kites: Inner Space, Amazing

All of these cost around the £200 mark when bought new.

Others will no doubt recommend lots of other kites!

Thanks i think i now what UL means. Ultra Light is it? but not sure what SUL means. Super Ultra Light???????????

Sorry, yes, UL = ultra light, SUL = super ultra light.

If you want something a little cheaper you should look at the HQ Shadow - 2-10mph @ £125 ish - Nice kite but can be a bit twitchy.



Also the Skydog Black dog UL is supposed to be good though I've not tried one - it recently won an award at one the big industry shows and pretty cheap at £90.

Black Dog UL

What standard kite do you fly?

I bought a cheap kite to learn how to fly its a spirit of air, javelin i think. now i want to spend abit more an buy a couple of kites one of them probably a SUL. How many kites do you lot own then. To the nearest 100.

How many kites do you lot own then

70-odd at the last count, mostly dual-liners, but also some single-, three-, and quad-liners .... and it all started with 1!! And both my wife and I are flying them, so actually we only got 35 each .... Do you think we're addicted??

You're best to buy a decent standard kite first, you'll get most use out of it. Then go for different variants...............

http://www.airdynamics.co.uk/a_xe.html

i think this also is the kite to think about,
look at the price and specs.

Thanks for all the help guys.

You might well say 'he would say that wouldn't he if he's selling one' but the Diablis I'm selling on the forum would make a good beginners kite, and flies very well in low wind with the top cross spreader and tail weight removed.

For £80 plus postage you get a kite full size (2.3m) kite with a decent frame, capable of every trick in the book, and which is a much better proposition to learn on than something smaller and therefore twitchier.

Don't take my word for it though. Ask other forum members if what I've said is right.

Craig wrote:

You're best to buy a decent standard kite first, you'll get most use out of it. Then go for different variants...............

Totally agree with that.

Craig wrote:

You're best to buy a decent standard kite first, you'll get most use out of it. Then go for different variants...............

+1

And I'd add to stick to the one kite for as long as possible. Choping and changing between kites is a sure fire route to confusion. Pick one and stick with it.