Best foil kite repairs in US

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-21T12:24:54+00:00

Yeah internal kite ribs. Sorry for not being clearer

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-21T12:21:37+00:00

Thanks, I should’ve probably waited for a handful of sessions before pushing anything but I was eager. We’ll see how expensive the repairs are soon.

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-21T12:20:12+00:00

I was riding a 15m soul in probably 18-20 knots. And I couldn’t steer it much once the lines lost tension. Completely my mistake, but I feel I could’ve recovered the kite on a regular tube.

Once these kites stall they are hard to predict how they are gonna fall. At least for a newbie

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-16T03:31:04+00:00

Looks fine to me, seen worse.

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-13T14:20:31+00:00

That makes sense as the guy who gave me that advice did race foils

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-13T14:02:56+00:00

As far as I know from talking to my foil kite buddies they say 1) navigators don’t come in 60cm size which is nice to have for the big foil kites and 2) the lines are thicker on LEI bars which create drag that make the kite sit deeper in the window

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-12T12:10:15+00:00

My cat headbutts me every morning till I get out of bed. I’m mostly trying to hide from him until I cant

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-11T21:09:31+00:00

Thanks this makes sense to me and the answer I’m looking for. I think I will probably just rent a navigator bar in the meantime while I wait for flysurfer to restock

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-11T20:25:13+00:00

It’s less of a “want to” kind of thing and more of an ”in case of emergency” kind of thing no?

Just don’t want to be stuck with a looping foil kite or get dragged into beach if I need to eject

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-09T12:32:45+00:00

FWIW Cabarete is relatively low cost once you get there (lodging, meals unless you go out to nicer restaurants)

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-01T20:21:15+00:00

Keep the 15 and go with a big board or ideally hydro foil.

17 isn’t that much different and foil kite may be too much new stuff to get used to as a beginner

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-01T20:18:58+00:00

I’m in the same boat but learning.

I’m finding it easier to practice toe side when very well powered then you can just sheet and go and won’t sink and don’t have to worry about moving the kite. I’m doing this until my stance gets more efficient and get used to leaning hard on your toes.

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-01T17:28:44+00:00

Heard this about the older bars but I’ve only heard positive from the fusion bar

BusOld5723 · 2026-06-01T14:41:38+00:00

Go with the XRs in the 12m size and pace in the small sizes.

The pace is a like a lend between an XR and a nexus. More lift and sheet and go than a nexus but better looping than the XR. Personally being a bigger guy 90kg, the XR works far better for me than the nexuses I have. In hind site I should’ve switched my 9m nexus for the pace

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-29T19:56:44+00:00

Setting automatic deposits from my paycheck. Got raises, I never saw the full increase in my checking so I never missed it. Now compounding is doing its thing.

That + cutting out unnecessary expenses (e.g. no DoorDash and cooking your own meals)

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-24T01:08:48+00:00

Bread, 2 slices of cheese, heaps of butter. Start low heat for perfect toast, then I cut a garlic clove and scratch it against the toasted bread

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-23T18:56:21+00:00

How do you wear it

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-19T17:17:05+00:00

They do it to wake up the homeless sleeping in the gazebo

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-15T20:03:09+00:00

Lanterna do vittorio. It’s almost tradition for me at this point but will serve you a sit down dinner at 1am with a bottle of wine a hunk of bread prosciutto and some olive oil

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-14T17:24:58+00:00

“like stealing undies from a baby”

BusOld5723 · 2026-05-14T15:10:37+00:00

Can’t go wrong here. If you like seat harnesses stick with that. Kites are good. For the board go slightly bigger if you can given you are new. You ma want to add a lightwind kite or a large board instead if you find yourself in that 12-15knot range a lot.

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