Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:30 am
Hello and welcome timorohn to FA. Now that you have found the forum I am sure you will enjopy your time here.
I must say that I really do like the Defuse now. It did take quite a while to get used to it (and it didn't help that it was re-framed wrong) but now I wouldn't want to be without it. Compared to other kites I have flown I would say it is quite slow in flight but this is now one of the attributes that i particuarly like. I always feel like I have time to think with this kite. The one thing that I have found though is that once on its back I can't linger before giving it something to do otherwise it can plummet like a stone, but I am guessing this has more to do with me than the kite.
I do need to spend more time playing with the bridle - What measurements have you got the bridle set at timorohn?
I spent a whole day playing around with weights and I probably learnt more in that day about how it affected a kite than I thought possible. I have stuck with the 15g but now moved them furthur down the spine so they are sitting under the spine tunnel - IMO this has helped it sit better and for longer in a fade and 'tighter' flic-flacs. I have also learnt that I don't find it easy to get to grips with learning a new trick on the Defuse but once I have learnt it on another kite (I swear by the Jive II for this, it is so forgiving) I can then do it much better and prettier on the Defuse.
Although not everyones cup of tea if i lost this kite I would hunt down a replacement, or the thief, without hesitation.