whats a good first depower kite

[chrisf2207]

ive been flying traction kites for some time now and i think its time to move onto a depower kite and start landboarding because im starting to get bored of just skudding and jumping so can you please advise me on a good first depower kite and a good first board as there are so many kites out there i dont want to just choose one and it be to much for me. i weight about 10stone an will be flying in medium winds so i was thinking maybe around a 10m. what do you think?

thanks chris

[andrewjohn]

Too many good ones to list. But 10m is ideal.
The later year the better as they will offer more depower, better stability and nicer bar pressure.

[Nick]

id say 10m manta for a board

[Mr Jones]

or a 10m frenzy

[Nick]

only difference is lift, the frenzy has more

[chrisf2207]

what about a gin inuit 10.5m are these any good because at £556 rtf on extreme kites they seem well priced but will that reflect in the performance of the kite as the mantas an the frenzys are all around £900 rtf on powerkiteshop which is above my budget

[stuart_mackay]

Axcess then no lift

[stuart_mackay]

Ozone tho best apart from flysurfer

[andrewjohn]

Gin's are very nice kites. Inuit is comparable to the Access. If you want new, and that's your budget then I'm sure you'd be pleased with it.

[mecanic matt]

ozone to expensive flysurfer mad prices for a kite that stinks of the sea !! flexy slow ,,, get a 10m or 8m dont be scared "" radsail evo 2 mega kite for the price kite and bar as good as ozone !! chicken loop is a bit crap ? lol

[chrisf2207]

just looked at the radsail evo 2 looks like a good kite might have to invest in a 10m

[williamjames555]

if you buy a new kite that someone has bought then either not used it or whatever it will be alot cheaper say 09. if its cheaper then you can keep your eyes on a better kite and if you crash it doesnt matter as much couse it wasnt new

[Zippy]

If you want cheaper than Ozone but similar performance you could do far worse than get one of the HQ Montana 5s. They are really good value for money!

[Nick]

buying new !!!
wow big pockets, id always go down the second hand route

[BladeAddict]

somebody has to buy them new for there to be a second hand route to go down

[Nick]

somebody has to buy them new for there to be a second hand route to go down

Yep thats true, ill still leave that to the incredibly wealthy and the stupid, take your pick

[bash]

Yep for my two pence worth as zippy said the Montana 5 9.5m or an 8m neo2 both are great kites and offer a very good value for money alternative to the ozones. They will offer you the same level of performance as well.

If you want to try one drop me a pm and I will try to hook you up with a test flight.