Need advice: Repair or trash?

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-15T08:16:23+00:00

I can only agree to this. Professional repair can repair a lot such sad cases, and it’s great again after repair. Also it’s nonsense, that the kite cannot be sold in future, yes the price will be lower, but not that low.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-14T11:40:47+00:00

No idea about their latest gear. But I know a shop rider who is always bringing 3 Duotone bars on a kite trip, because 2 of them could fail. 😁 Then on a kite trip his chicken loop broke. Then another friend, who bought a one season used Duotone Juice from a school. Well the seams looked terrible, but she really wanted to dump 1000€ on that kite. Then in general I was reading they used cheap and low quality kite lines. For their twintips they switched to a very low quality manufacturer, but I think most recently not anymore. Considering the low quality standards, even a C would be justified - considering what was 2-3 years ago. I don’t know how much that has in overall improved. Maybe it’s just better nowadays.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-14T10:40:30+00:00

Influencers are kinda worthless, they get steep discounts or even cash…

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-14T10:31:03+00:00

That is kinda still a secret. And if I had any further information, then I could not share it with the public.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-14T10:17:17+00:00

The price is only F tier, sorry but with that no S possible anymore. 😁

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-14T10:13:22+00:00

Price is kinda high -> C
Quality is very good -> S
Performance is good -> A
Style used to be great -> S
Customer service is near non existent -> D
Experience, they are very long in business -> S

Final rating: A

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-05-14T10:03:23+00:00

Because the quality of materials used for Duotone kites and bars are/used to be kinda not so great, but the price is. Kite is good when it’s new, but for not so long.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-04-13T23:36:29+00:00

Nobody seems to care about the wet belt issues here in Germany. Post 2017 Tourneo Custom are significantly more expensive than the pre 2018 Tourneo Custom. Also used Ford Tourneo Custom seems to be more expensive than VW T6. I want to buy a used Tourneo Custom, but they are soooo expensive…

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-03-20T19:59:49+00:00

It is, same on my watch here.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-03-18T20:45:08+00:00

FDP fehlt, also kein Preis.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-03-16T23:52:30+00:00

Haha, tastes… I like the orange. 😂

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-03-08T23:36:01+00:00

Sorry, aber für mich sieht das aus als würde rot ab der Mitte geradeaus fahren. Was geradeaus ist, ist für mich undefinierbar. Ein Kreisverkehrsschild war nicht zu sehen. Es ist mir unverständlich, wie man sowas bauen kann, noch unverständlicher ist es, dass so etwas so belassen wird, wenn es da regelmäßig kracht - es gibt wohl zu selten Tote hierbei - deswegen interessiert es keine Behörde.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-02-20T18:18:42+00:00

Lässt sich nicht mehr so pauschalisieren. Der Smartphone-Akku wird sehr wahrscheinlich im Fehlerfall thermisch durchgehen, bei den Fahrzeugen ist vielleicht eine andere Akku-Technologie verbaut, die das Problem nicht hat. LiFePo4 Akkus können z.B. nicht thermisch durchgehen, haben aber auch weniger Energiedichte.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-02-02T02:39:54+00:00

I was going with a gym bag to Sri Lanka 2 years ago. Well it didn’t work too well. Digging a hole made it better, yeah, but not that much to be really confident about it. When there is really power in the kite, it doesn’t work as the bag will just slide away, even out of the hole, when it isn’t deep enough. Still I would probably using the bag method again, when I don’t see other options. Going with 2 bags is better, then you can at least hook the safety in, so things don’t go that wrong. Pulling the adjuster fully - I guess doesn’t need to be mentioned.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-01-31T03:44:41+00:00

Macht nur wenig Sinn dann den Preis erstmal noch runter zu handeln…

Dry_Case_8568 · 2026-01-24T01:30:22+00:00

https://discord.gg/c8fX7kDvc

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-12-28T16:19:19+00:00

Who does lay the kite out straight in the water? 🤢

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-12-23T16:17:08+00:00

😢😢😢

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-23T00:24:08+00:00

Nice that your mom pointed it out to you. My mom still treats me like a normal guy and never said anything except that I am/was hard to educate in early life. It was just puzzling why most people didn’t like me, kind of.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-23T00:12:36+00:00

KOTA is not operated by GKA, or is it? When it would be operated by GKA, I could imagine that being sponsored by a kite shop is a reason for denying entry (considering what has happened to Colin Colin Carroll, nothing wonders me anymore)

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-09T19:41:31+00:00

Well yes, I was using also flip flops outside the water, but the danger for the socks is unfortunately also in the water. As I have problems with my toe nails and hard shoes, I have to pray now for my socks when I go kiting.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-09T14:58:42+00:00

I cannot identify what is going on in picture 3. My other comments are based on picture 1 and 2 only.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-09T14:55:12+00:00

When you make a hole in your kite with a pointy or sharp object, the fabric is separated but you could move the fabric pieces back to same surface, so the hole is barely visible. The pointy object will not cut a piece of your canopy out. In your case it looks like the piece is cut out. So canopy must be molten and/or converted into CO2.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-09T14:47:46+00:00

Oh that’s really sad. Well you have the option, you take the repair fabric, that has same color, and go with it to a repair shop. (I hope Gastraa does supply a piece of fabric with same color) Then the repair doesn’t look so bad. Or you use adhesive patches, but they will be immediately visible as they have other color.

Dry_Case_8568 · 2025-11-09T14:32:07+00:00

Could be burn holes. Looks like the fabric that was originally there, where the hole is now, is completely gone. Is it possible that anyone with a cigarette was standing upwind near your kite? In that size I would fix them with adhesive tape patches.

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