The reason for purchase being the desire to not wear the Nirvana UL out, at less than half the price it will be an interesting experience.
Weighing in at 160g which includes 10g of spine ballast it feels, very obviously delicate. The kite has a wind range of 0 - 3 BFT so along with the kite I had some very short lines made up.
It has an Icarex PC31 sail + Mylar, a 3 point bridle and yoyo stoppers.
An interesting point here is that when I have wrapped the Vana UL, at some point the lines have cut into the yoyo stoppers and on occassions the lines will wedge into the cut. Atelier have covered the LE around the stoppers and the stoppers themselves are more akin to the end of the stand-offs.
If this works I am wondering what a bit of attention might do to the other kite with a tad of cover........
Spine and lower spreader are Structil 5mm, The top cross and leading edges are 4mm.
With a wing span of 181 cm it seems a tiny kite.
Build quality seems excellent, the lower spreaders fitting into what looks like, and I could be wrong a Dot matrix T-style bar.
The Masque has small covers over the T-bar (which I havent lost yet) and the lower spreaders fit over it.
It comes with the basic Atelier black bag and instructions in French, I hope they dont say anything important.
It is the Gold version, grey central panel black along the LEs and Gold to wing tips.
I havent flown this kite yet and am thinking that pending my appearance on Sunday, if Jim is there this kite will be up against the 00.
Hoping the weather permits I might take it for a crash on Saturday, failing that it would give me pleasure to find out what others opinions are. If I am extremely lucky maybe Ed would consider reviewing it if he hasnt already.
if his metro makes it.
Initial opinion is it looks good and being well made will hopefully help me through the stages of newbieness.
