F-one has just FedExed a demo of this revolutionary new kite to New Zealand!

Demand was so high us Kiwis could only get the one unit even after pleading for more!

Check out f.one's website or these guys for more info.

when r ya gonna get one? we should give it a whirl at Pine Harbour one of these days

Should be here in a few daze dude

Will certainly be appearing at a beach near you

All converts welcome!

Will contact you ASAP

Do you know if the front bridal where the pulleys run, have an easily replaced wear section or does the entire V line have to be replaced?
Looking forward to seeing how it compares to everything else on the market, should be fun.

The Bandit has Landed

...and a very stylish unit she is too in Kiwi black and white - 11m

Was @ St Heliers today in around 10kt

All who rode her could stay upwind... nuff said there I think

My limit was beach slides / jumps thanks to tender ribs

Light on the bar, very stable but turns on a dime. Easy to fly one handed and cranks around way fast when needed. Was lifting my 85+kg easily a metre in the gusts from a standing start

Was astonished at the turning speed when anyone looped her. They all said the power delivery was smooth and even, especially out of the turns

Clean profile and looks like a Bow in the air but without the spider-web crap at the front. Only six lines support the kite. Doesn't have the ungainly wobble of the Sigma Naishes I've seen or that horrible, scary flutter and luff of the TD and early Waroo

Has a cleverly integrated safety system which makes for really clean line setup with what looks like three lines at the bar but is really four

The kite will be out again tomorrow same place around 11am for low tide so take it for a spin. Should be some serious air to be had if the forecast pans out!

wazzup philth? how bout you come on ova to PH during next week? My BEST kites ain't gonna last 4 eva you know so keen on a bit of a change from da norm when my bullaroo goes pukaroo... f one was what i was thinking of kitewise.. was impressed with the tribal II. dunno if i wanna fly the bandit cos then i'm gonna be tempted to buy one... just like i was scared to fly the waroo when it first came out in early 06 when Joel was trialing it at Bramley that day.

Oh what the heck gimme a go. mite do Pt Chev tomorrow if PH is shite (again).

in failing that i'll c ya at Saints at 1pm.... wind dependant of course.

wind seems more consistent in town but pt chev be da kite killa (dam dem shellz) dam good wind but - you tried meola reef?

you def don't wanna ride this beatch in case you fall in lurve
she's a keeper

cu tomorrow an get u inna those french styles?!

ou def don't wanna ride this beatch in case you fall in lurve
she's a keeper..

Begeezes Philth dont be saying that, its like the kiss of death coming from you!! lol
Down with the flu again (thanks pre-schoolers), will try and catch you Sunday if Ive stopped coughing up a lung by then.

Ps .10knots, glad I didnt head out, sounds like it was tooo windy for my 9m.

dude, you'd have had such a cruisy time looping ur ass off

made 10 feel like 12-15 by all accounts

'preciate you proppin my gear ho styles but ask the nicks or surfer dan - everyone was rapt with her

she's headin port waikato-ward sunday but prolly too big anyways

wish we had the 9 and the 7

phuk - i want them all in each colour (bu then i'm like that ow)

10Knots!!!??? Charlotte and I were 15 minute away, same time, at Meola cranking on 9m and 11m Slingshot REV samples

check the video here(not Meola)

Always good to test those samples on the oyster beds Gav
Shame you didn't have the same crowds of keen buyers eh?

Here you go Phil, Chris B at St Heliers today on your new favourite kite.
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philth r u keen during da week? looks like it mite be on during monday at Puff Harbour.

low tide at midday.

r u an f one team rider yet?

hey Craig your link thingy doesn't work....

Gav how windy was it at Meola on Friday? It was pretty shite at PH but i only headed out so i could get that damn slime off my kitelines.

hahahahaha tried the Bandit today and it freakin kicks some serious ass. very very very stable, lots of steering pressure but kite still turns fast if pull hard so in short a wicked setup.

had Phil's 11m up today and and this thing had some serious grunt to it. ALLWAYS lit up on it even in Pine Harbour lulls.

Oh yes and a very simple line setup for those who don't like bow bridles.

C shape?, u sure?

more like a hybrid i reckon. that's the safest description of the kite but then again hybrid can mean anything these days. the c quad was also a hybrid and the wierd thing is this kite has a similiar shape so in its own special way you COULD call it a "c kite" :mrgreen:

but what i do know is that it was the gruntiest 11m pump up kite i've ever used.

D-E-L-T-A C-Shape

Check the F-One website links above and the post title

(R)evolution

Check this review my esteemed brothers. What more needs to be said, the man's in love.

Here's a link for those for whom the above doesn't work:

www.bayareakitesurf.com/shop/reviews.php

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