Please explain: low and high aspect ratios

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cauncy said..
You walk in a pub
There's a guy he's a 50 year old john bon jovi lookalike, he's chatting up the young chicks
But hasn't a furkin chance
That's a high aspect kiter
Then over in the corner there's 2 sus looking blokes drinking cocktails, theses are mid aspect
Kiters
Then you go for a piss and there's a bloke banging some hot chick in the cubicle with the door open, he's a c kite rider
That's about it

Hahaha... I agree with that except the C kite rider is in the toilet banging another dude in the ar##.
You left out the group of stoners guys out the back of the pub smoking weed. That's the low aspect wave kiters searching for the perfect wave.
Then there's the yuppi in the suit buying cocktails. Thet the foilboard/kite racer........

Jesus what am I then since I have all of those kite options except the C kite..... I'm glad I don't have the C kite in that pub.

Thats when a mother knows there child is hungry thru some sort of deep bond.

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cbulota said..

This may come as a surprise but manufacturers are known to lie about kite measurements starting with kite size. It's a common hidden marketing practice that's been around for a long time. So you may think, for example, that the 7m you bought has more power than your friend's 7m, only to realize from measuring it that it's much closer to an 8m than a 7m.

If you're actually upgrading from a North Rhino...get ready to be super stoked flying just about any popular modern kite model

Christian

Thanks Cristian.

1. Yeah that's what I meant by shopping with an AR figure in mind, but you're both right - ya have to feel the kite and know really.

2. Nah, I've got foil kites and more modern Hybrids and Bow kites, so all good there. But I do love the Rhinos for their power at the lower end. My biggest board is a 136 x 40cm Cardboards.

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Plummet said...

cauncy said..
You walk in a pub
There's a guy he's a 50 year old john bon jovi lookalike, he's chatting up the young chicks
But hasn't a furkin chance
That's a high aspect kiter
Then over in the corner there's 2 sus looking blokes drinking cocktails, theses are mid aspect
Kiters
Then you go for a piss and there's a bloke banging some hot chick in the cubicle with the door open, he's a c kite rider
That's about it

Hahaha... I agree with that except the C kite rider is in the toilet banging another dude in the ar##.
You left out the group of stoners guys out the back of the pub smoking weed. That's the low aspect wave kiters searching for the perfect wave.
Then there's the yuppi in the suit buying cocktails. Thet the foilboard/kite racer........

Jesus what am I then since I have all of those kite options except the C kite..... I'm glad I don't have the C kite in that pub.

Your the bloke in the dunny with the C kiter! Hahahaha

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eppo said..
Nah there's no one in the dunny with the Ckiter, just himself and his ego, batting off, thinking there is someone in there with him and the door open with everyone watching.

you mean no one watching.
i swear you can have some bloke throwing down mobes no one bats an eyelid ****ing old todger the coffin dodger does a 5m jump and all the grannys and kids on the beach loose there ****

if you want to avoid the hype think it was ass CLOwnCLOwn wanted to know, simple buy your kite on what you plan on doing with it. whatever it is your goals are and what level you are currently at then that decides the STYLE of kite so you got your top 5 companys north cab ozone naish slingshot they all have a style of kite to fit your needs and requirements whatever style that may be. seeing as your asking a question in the first place your all requireing a FREE RIDE kite.

so from these 5 free ride kites you want to go for durability and resale and most importantly cost. most likely of these 5 (north cab ozone naish slingshot freeride) kites your local brick and mortar may only be a DEALER for some what you want is a DISTRIBUTOR not a DEALER there is different requirements that have to be met to become a top end brands distributor. one of these is SALES they HAVE to sell XX amount of kites a season just to keep there rights as a distributor! SO they get the kites CHEAPER and they HAVE to SELL them ALOT of them! (think about that for a minute) now each of these 5 are relatively equal they basicly duck and weave patants but they are all well established there factorys pay cloth and feed there workers they have top notch rnd and designers yadda yadda yadda so it all comes down to your closest distributor and the price they are willing to go down to. an important fact to remember is its ILLEGAL for them to sell equipment below a certain cost or percentage. they cant legally sell you it for less then what they sell them to a dealer for example. because that wouldnt be fair to all the dealers would it? there is only a few of each in the country so figure out who and where they are and have a game plan ready, and be nice flowers and chocolate nice with a call back later not buy a bottle wine drink more then half and try ram it in.

minds a wandering

so yeah 5 strut (if the pricks even still make them anymore) freeride big 5 closest distro choclates and wine distributors of all sporting goods generally pay 50% RRP so aim for around 75% ? i dont know depends on how much game you got and your dance moves.

Back to the serious side of high vs low aspect kite ;-)

A mate flies an Ozone high aspect kite and says he cant tether launch - the kite just wont sit on its wing tip apparently ?? PITA for me cuz I have to launch him all the time .....

I tether launch my delta shape kites all the time (always fully depower the sucker before launching) and generally don't have a problem ? In very strong wind my kites can fly off the ground while I'm heading back to the tether to hook in but they usually settle back onto their wing tip

So - the question is - can high aspect kites be tether launched ? (my mate thinks not) Surely if you let go of a bar on a high aspect kite when out on the water they fall to the water and sit on their wing tip ?? maybe not ?? Are they really that technical to fly ??

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Kozzie said..

Plummet said..




Yep. That makes sense. Boosting is way cooler!

ive said it before and ill say it again plums. theres bloody NO ONE watching you on your beach its to god damned cold and miserable! may aswell live in friggin england mate .

That was probably the case today.
5m washing machine swell and gusting to 45 knots. Twas a tad cold and better.
But you do feel alive wrestling with nature in those conditions.

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Lambie said...
Back to the serious side of high vs low aspect kite ;-)

A mate flies an Ozone high aspect kite and says he cant tether launch - the kite just wont sit on its wing tip apparently ?? PITA for me cuz I have to launch him all the time .....

I tether launch my delta shape kites all the time (always fully depower the sucker before launching) and generally don't have a problem ? In very strong wind my kites can fly off the ground while I'm heading back to the tether to hook in but they usually settle back onto their wing tip

So - the question is - can high aspect kites be tether launched ? (my mate thinks not) Surely if you let go of a bar on a high aspect kite when out on the water they fall to the water and sit on their wing tip ?? maybe not ?? Are they really that technical to fly ??

Teathered my edges literally thousands of times, in high winds with just a tad of trim, in low winds 3/4 to full trim
In winter squall conditions I spike me steering line , so kite steers toward the ground
Only in squalls does it give a hint of setting off
Somethings out of wack with his trim or settings if the kites surging during a launch in normal conditions, sometimes a scetchy location can be to blame with headlands / dunes etc etc