Fractured Axel

Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:51 am

kHiTe wrote:
The funny thing is I have never flown another 8ft kite that can do tricks as easily as the Fury, and fly easy freestyle. Maybe Craig has?

Yep, I have.

Nirvana.
STX 2.3
Masque.
Krystal.

do 7 1/2 foot kites count if so.

Opium
STX 2.1
Impact
Gemini
Elixir
X Masque
Skymax Evotech
Surprise
Blue Moon MSE
Phoenix

I'm sure there's a few more I've forgotten, but I'll let you know.

Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:57 am

Look the Fury fly's ok, but it is no trick monster, most of the flyers on this forum do not fly either team or pairs competition which is where the Fury is pitched, I may well be proved wrong but I'd be amazed if it was flown in any trick type competition, certainly not in its stock configuration.

A little voice in my head keeps saying "Level One Challenge, Level One Challenge"...................................

RoyReed · Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:53 pm

Craig wrote:
Look the Fury fly's ok, but it is no trick monster, most of the flyers on this forum do not fly either team or pairs competition which is where the Fury is pitched, I may well be proved wrong but I'd be amazed if it was flown in any trick type competition, certainly not in its stock configuration.

Sascha flew one in the Trickster competition at Blackheath on 7 March and scored 82.11 with an awesome routine. Robin flew one as well and was almost as good. Both kites were standard config.

Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:08 pm

RoyReed wrote:
Sascha flew one in the Trickster competition at Blackheath on 7 March and scored 82.11 with an awesome routine. Robin flew one as well and was almost as good. Both kites were standard config.

Really, are you sure. Standard as in what you buy from the shops now. I'll bet they're not.

Guest · Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:16 pm

re were they stock... yup craig - they 100% were... (as andy phelps mentioned in his review of the kite)

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Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:34 pm

what with the P400 spine (with 6mm exel extreme, insert that cannot be removed) ? If so I'm impressed you can come and tune mine any time you like.

Eddie Green · Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:47 pm

Mine is stock and I can do as much with it as with any other kite. Sure it needs bigger arm movements and a bit more air than the Lynx, but I can certainly wrap it up, backspin, lazy susan, flatspin, cascade ... all the basic building blocks.

Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:52 pm

kHiTe wrote:
Mine is stock and I can do as much with it as with any other kite. Sure it needs bigger arm movements and a bit more air than the Lynx, but I can certainly wrap it up, backspin, lazy susan, flatspin, cascade ... all the basic building blocks.

Congratulations.

By the way how much exactly did you pay for yours ?

Eddie Green · Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:57 pm

1000+ word review, one video including several hours in London shooting the video, one wallpaper, one preview web page, one interview web page, time spent flying the kite for review, upgrade in web hosting to handle bandwidth.

Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:01 pm

so no cash changed hands then.

Can you point me to a BAD review you have done ?

SteveR · Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:41 pm

Can you point me to a BAD review you have done ?

To be fair to Ed, his review of the Gemini isn't exactly "buy one this instant" category, indeed I nearly didn't based upon it.

Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:51 pm

http://www.khite.org/khite/Kites/o100q/gemini.htm

is this the review you mean ??

SteveR · Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:57 pm

"However I felt it was a little spongy and didn't track as well as I would have hoped."

"although by no means perfect freestyle kite."

were relative put downs I thought compared to say the Niravana and the Dot Matrix reviews, both of which I have also.

Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:02 pm

please Steve lets not start quoting bits, people can read it and decide for themselves.

SteveR · Wed Apr 07, 2004 6:11 pm

Craig, only using them to illustrate my point, rather than blithely answer yes. Of course the review should be read in full, and in context of all the others, plus others such as:www.kites.org/jo/reviews/geminireview
and bilboquet.
I am a huge fan of the gemini, one of my "will never sell it" posessions...

R-Sky wont be troubled.