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John Baressi Rev 1.5

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:41 pm
by Snipper
Hi,

This is my first post but I've browsed various sections of the forum for while and picked up alot of useful information.

I am a casual kite flyer and have a couple of two line kites, a traction kite and a Rev EXP.

I got the EXP a couple of years ago and enjoy flying it the most - I'm hooked and now that I can keep it in the air for a while I'm keen to do more precise manouevres. I would like to move up the range and was planning to take advantage of Kiteworlds sale and buying a B Rev 1.5 - works out around £200 with lines.

I don't generally go out in high winds but the vented version has a much wider wind range than the standard. Whilst this appears to be an advantage, I would expect that in winds below 20mph the standard will be the better option. I only want to buy one version at this stage.

Should I go for the standard? Also, if flying both, how would the vented compare with the standard as the wind increased from say 5mph up.

Thanks for your help.
Stuart

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:00 pm
by mobius
You never know.. you might get the man himself to answer this one for you :shock:

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:14 pm
by Kitelife
I don't generally go out in high winds but the vented version has a much wider wind range than the standard. Whilst this appears to be an advantage, I would expect that in winds below 20mph the standard will be the better option. I only want to buy one version at this stage.

Should I go for the standard? Also, if flying both, how would the vented compare with the standard as the wind increased from say 5mph up.

Greetings Stuart, and thanks Dave, for the nudge. ;)

You'll get some different recommendations from other pilots, because the Revs are so configurable (framing, lines, etc), so I heartily encourage you to go right to the source, and see what daily users of all skill levels have to say about the B-Series options.

"B-Series, B-Series Vented or Mid Vented?, Compare and describe"
http://www.revkites.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1328

Of course, FA is a top forum too, I'd encourage you to carry on discussion here, but it seemed redundant to copy/paste everything over when a link would suffice.

If you have any lingering questions, fire away, happy to help. ;)

Re: John Baressi Rev 1.5

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:39 pm
by Stephen Hoath
Snipper wrote:
Hi,

This is my first post but I've browsed various sections of the forum for while and picked up alot of useful information.

I am a casual kite flyer and have a couple of two line kites, a traction kite and a Rev EXP.

I got the EXP a couple of years ago and enjoy flying it the most - I'm hooked and now that I can keep it in the air for a while I'm keen to do more precise manouevres. I would like to move up the range and was planning to take advantage of Kiteworlds sale and buying a B Rev 1.5 - works out around £200 with lines.

I don't generally go out in high winds but the vented version has a much wider wind range than the standard. Whilst this appears to be an advantage, I would expect that in winds below 20mph the standard will be the better option. I only want to buy one version at this stage.

Should I go for the standard? Also, if flying both, how would the vented compare with the standard as the wind increased from say 5mph up.

Thanks for your help.
Stuart


Come to Portsmouth kite festival where there will be Revs a plenty. The best thing is to try some and find out. Some of the smart money at the moment is on the "Mid-Vent" as it offers a very good compromise but as John says, you get as many opinions as pilots. What are your normal wind conditions?

Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:43 pm
by Snipper
Thanks John, I'll check out the Revkites forum link. I have seen the mid vent mentioned before but not seen it for sale anywhere in the UK.

Stephen, I'm up in the North East so Portsmouth is a non starter really and I missed the Sunderland festival this year. Generally prevailing winds up here are westerly and a bit turbulent. When it's southerly/easterly there are some great beaches.

20mph winds are about my limit for now so anything less than this is normal for me.

Thanks again.
Stuart

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 2:18 am
by Kitelife
Any of the UK retailers for Rev can order the mid-vent upon request, either in the standard or Pro models.

Also, if you want to stay under 20mph, but generally get more than 6mph and it's turbulent, a mid-vent or vented would be a good direction to look, after fielding all the relevant info out of the forum discussions and possibly even some hands-on.

Vented (full or mid) Revs suck up turbulence, flying smoother, but require a tad more wind than the standard sail. ;)

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 12:11 pm
by Snipper
Well, after reading pretty much every post on the Revkites forum, I decided on a standard 1.5B.

I reckon this should give me more flying time in winds below 15mph - if the wind is a bit rough it will be good for developing my skills.

Anyway, from reading the posts, I'll no doubt buy a vented sooner or later, when my skills have improved and I can either handle higher winds or get the most out of it in lighter winds.

Stuart

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 7:42 pm
by Stephen Hoath
Snipper wrote:
Well, after reading pretty much every post on the Revkites forum, I decided on a standard 1.5B.


Stuart


Stuart, that's a sound decision to start with, it's a good kite and you get both spar sets which helps with increasing the wind range.

If you can, try and get in touch with the local kite club, NEKF, who have a few enthusiastic rev fliers who can help get you up to speed.

Regards

Stephen.

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 8:58 pm
by Snipper
Stephen,

I've met a chap called Peter who flys Revs and various two line kites (pretty well too) so I will be joing NEKF soon.

I reckon after messing about on my own for a while, I could use some guidance and advice from like minded folk.

Thanks
Stuart

Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:16 pm
by kevspilly
I could use some guidance and advice from like minded folk.

Always the way to go regardless of how many lines you are using!