Giday Robbie ,,, I have flowen the north dyno 18 a few times now and i find it to be a great kite. Tagged as a light wind race kite it is high aspect and light weight due to ligher weight cloth used for the leading edge and struts , no dacron trailing edge just the tecnoforce ripstop nylon all the way to the leech line (that dose cause the wingtips to flutter (or fart ,,lol ) through hard turns or loops ) . No one pump ethier (I must be getting lazy ) . The kite has good flight manners and dosn't do any thing wierd. i rode the kite in as low as 7 knots with a nobile flying carpet and up to about 14 knots with my 134 brunnoti pro x with minamal depower used and did not feel over powered , north rates this kite 5-15 knots . The kite has good upwind performance due to its high aspect ratio and it's fast if you let it run. It uses the standed north bar about 55cm with 4 or 5 line setup , i used the 5 line setup as it makes relaunch in light wind easier. I thought the bar might be a bit short for a big kite but it seemed to work well enough. I would like to try the 16 one day but for light wind you can't beat square meters ,,,,, good winds ,,, grant s
North dyno 18
Two settings light bar , heavy bar
oh by the way , the north dyno 18 ( the same one pictured ) with north race board won it's first race "The Green Island Marathon" on saturday the 12-3-11 in brisbane , check out the GREEN ISLAND MARATHON post in the qld (seqka) link of this forum or maybe the briskites website ...
G'day Robbie,
I was lucky enough to grab Briskites demo 18 and 2011 raceboard for the weekend. We had racing at the local yacht club (see Qld thread) and it was 10-14knts dead East...
I have been riding my own north race 2010 and zephyr for a season.
The dyno 18 is a really nice kite (for a big kite) it is not a truck, it flies to the edge if the window better than the Zep, it seems to turn faster. Above all it has REAL park n ride power... Something I felt the Zep lacked in under 14 knts.
The Dyno 18 has a very High Aspect ratio and a projected area of just over 12m!
I did a massive upwinder on my Raceboad in 8-12 knts for comparison last Fri after picking it up and it was just awesome, only kite out on the water.
Sat the breeze improved to about 15knts out on the bay during the racing and on the reaches I was wishing I had the 16m as the power of apparent wind at 16-18knts of board speed was taking it's toll on the legs. Running the optional 5 line set up allowed for accurate trimming and depower.
Looks like it's time to upgrade the Zep... Only question is 16 or 18m?
Hope this helps, Chris.
do you think the lack of dacron on the leading edge and struts would lead to stretching over time? and also make the kite very delicate, undurable?
G'day again,
Can I ask, the LE material clearly looks different to the usual stuff, will this one be more susceptable to damage from say self-launching off the beach. Sometimes the kite drags across the sand and eventually shows signs of the drags, do you think this new material would be worse even though it is lighter and potentially weaker to high impact (ie when you peg the kite into the water), would it be weaker in this department too?
cheers,
Robbie
Hi Robbie,
I purchased an 18m Dyno a few weeks ago now and have been out on it 6 times. I light wind kite a lot in Sydney - when most others give it a miss.
To date the best kite for light wind I had was the 14m Bandit Dos and this is the first kite that I have found to be better.
Behaves a lot like a big rebel - stable, predictable and hard to stall. I find I can get going in 8-10 knots nicely on a bigger board like the Stella. A couple of weeks ago I was the only one out, keeping up wind, while about 20 kiters watched on. Managed to launch it off the water in 8 knots - which is impossible to do with the Bandit Dos.
It is a really big kite and very happy I have a battery pump. Would hate to do it by hand. Also is as you would expect slow turning - maybe look at the 16m (I haven't tried one).
Overall I am impressed with it and so are a few friends who have given it a run.
G'day guys,
thanks for info. I do alot of self launching (usually only one to give the sh!tty conditions a go) and eventuallly the kites start to show signs of wear along the leading edge but I think our beaches are are a bit hard and tough on stuff. If the Dyno is as hard wearing as the Rebels then it will be ok and I don't have to worry too much.
I know the Dyno is light weight for light wind efficiency but I hope its not too light for my heavy use, I'll keep the kiteloops and what not to my 14m Rebel and the Dyno for light wind cruising (as intended), if you got the big one out you usually not going hard.
Have you ever tried the Core XL 17m, just wondering as a comparison between the two would be great?
I have an electric pump (got one 'cause I was sick of the hand pumps kept sh!t'n themselves) so its all good there. I remember the good old days when I had a 20m Rhino, now that thing took some pumping, I think it had the longest and biggest leading edge of any kite ever.
cheers for now,
Robbie
Hi Robbie,
I back to backed 14m Bandit Dos with Core 17m and then 14m Bandit Dos to 18m Dyno - both in 10-12 knots.
Core slightly less power than the 14m Bandit Dos, but smoother easier ride.
Dyno more power and more pop than 14m Bandit Dos - but slower turning.
As I am a Rebel rider, liked the Dyno more.
G'day Archie00,
thanks for that! As expected, the blood line comes through (which is a good thing by the way), I hoped the Dyno had similar steering to the Rebel and you've confirmed it!
I love the Rebels so liking the Dyno should be easy!
I almost got a Bandit Dos 14m after I demo'd one but I actually had a Rhino on order that hadn't turned up yet and the next day I was about to ask my local dealer to get me one, the Rhino arrived!!. I really like the Bandit but it didn't have the really low grunt I needed, even though I know you can sine it up to speed. Preferred the Dos for kiteloops!
The Core for me is good but it has a soft feel to it that I haven't gotten used too, especially after getting used to the Rebels. The power is great on the Core and is delivered smoothly but again, too smooth. I found I only liked using Core with my North LTD race board although its ok on a TT when the wind picks up. Not the point of me getting the big kite. What I found was that I would constaintly over sheet the Core, like I would with my Rebels, to aggressively steer/sine the kite to get the power but as you know, if the bar is sheeted in too much, the kite slows down and looses power. Rebels handle over sheeting easily!
Anyway, good to hear the Dyno has similar traits of the Rebel!
Cheers for now,
Robbie
can anyone answer why it has the small square tips with the bridle completeing the point .Ss do the same (but without the tip bridle ) on the rally is it aethetic or is there another purpose ie aerodynamics
I am looking at a new North Dyno. I am a 93kg intermediate kite board rider tossing up between sizes. Right now I have a 9 & 12 and wondering whether the 16 or 18 would be the best kite for me?
What does everyone think?
... in my opinion 16m would compliment 9 and 12m. 18 seems a fair jump and the numbers (wind ranges numbers) don't seem that much different between the 16 and 18m but then again I haven't tried them yet so what do I know! Just thinking logically but if the low end is similar but the top end is better on the 16m and surely the 16m being smaller will turn better!
Anyway, just a thought!
cheers,
Robbie
Robbie,
Thanks for the information much appreciated. I was leaning towards a 16 for the same reason and I figure this would a great help on those days with light seabreezes and Rosebud days where the wind is no where near as strong as forecasted.
Now I just need to find the best price I can on a 16
Ryan