Yeah probs an Ozone C4 would do you well mate

Don't buy a C4 unless you are dedicated wake style. They are horrible for general freeride! HORRIBLE!!! (well 2013+ are)

Which I guess proves saves the whales point. There is no "best" kite out there. One mans glory is another mans nightmare.

Got a 10m rpm from 2010 you can have cheap to try out
does everything pretty darn well

Epic screamer 9m or10 ltd v4 or Blade Mist or Blade Trigger kites , all 3 are good all round freeride and boosting kites and good price value in todays kite market. There is no best kite , demo, it is what suits us as riders

You need a good allrounder .You won't find a specific kite till you find out which discipline you want to do .This takes time .
Get a good all rounder that covers all disciplines and is easy and fun to ride.
The air rush flow was my first kite too and is by far the worst kite I have flown.I got a cabrinha switchblade after that and that was stable and easy to fly.From there I got in to big airs.
I wanted a quick turning kite after the switch blade so I invested in a North vegas which is a freestyle kite.I was keen on freestyle back then.
I still fly my 2011 vegas now. Then I wanted to explore waves and stuffed around with the vegas for a long time then decided on the wave specific kite the ozone reo.That is dynamite in the waves.
I have a Ozone edge 17 m which gets me out on my light wind days.

I'm looking for an all rounder for lighter wind days for free riding waves ,big airs and a bit of free style too.Im going to have a punt on the switch element 3 in the 13m. At under 800 bucks for kite only , no pump ,no bar or bag for the brand new model .thats about half the price of all the other major brands.
I recomend you demo as many brands as you can.
Some good allrounders to look at are the ozone Cataylyst , sling shot rpm, north dice ,wainman,core gt,cabrinha switch blade, airush lithium,switch element.
There over a 100 brands out there and list is long!.
There is no best kite out there even the company BEST try to claim there kites are the best.
Its impossible too because there are millions of different kiters out there with there own unique style. Good luck

Suniboy said: Epic boosts well. Tough? not too sure about that though.
*****
I still use my 2011 9m Screamer for everything in its range and gets trashed in the surf frequently and it's still going strong..

But don't take my word - ask any of the locals if they've ever seen my kite ripped in the last 3 1/2 years

The only way is to try most shops have demo you can try

Gaf - check out F-one bandits - even a 2010 B3 is an amazing easy kite to use for almost whatever you want - the newer versions of the Bandit 4, 5, 6, and 7 have incremental improvements - but like all say, fly and try - and the one that feels right is the one for you - what ever brand of kite it may be !!!
The main stream brands have had heaps of development time so most should be a safe bet - maybe your question should have been WHICH POST 2010 KITES SHOULD I AVOID for ...... waves? freestyle? freeride? - depending on your focus??

Plummet said...
Don't buy a C4 unless you are dedicated wake style. They are horrible for general freeride! HORRIBLE!!! (well 2013+ are)

Which I guess proves saves the whales point. There is no "best" kite out there. One mans glory is another mans nightmare.

Are you sure you had all four strings attached when you flew it ? The c4 is in no way deserving of being described as a horrible freeride kite.

Paul1 said...
Sounds like you need a KOOK kite, these kites would be any of the kites that are mentioned above.....

Stop Pauling yourself.

This thread =

Cheers guys, I am glad I have been flying the worst kit of all time so I am sure anything will be better. Decided to go with the Cabrinha Switchblade as I have had many recommendations and ended up landing a smashing deal for 2014 kites.

Will see you all out there.

Ok I'll bite (I always do!)

Best kite in the world - for all round riding and jumps...

Cabrinha Switchblade

...without a doubt!

Best foil kite in the world ....

Flysurfer Speed 3

Worst kite in the world ...

Anything from Peter Lynn

My kite... proven.
Otherwise why would I have bought it?

The Best BEST kite is the TS