You know, after reading issues with North bars, people hating the new Flysurfer Speed 4, and issues with valves, I get a feeling kite manufacturers are going backwards. Almost everyone I've spoken to on the beach about their new 2014 kites are saying similar things about their kite after having sold their trusted wind machine for something one would think should be better, easier, and safer.
Do you think makers out there are simply cutting too many corners in their design? Could the Chinese factories are cutting back on quality control? Maybe the designers are doing it right, but the makers and distributors are simply out there having too much fun and not enough 'heads down and working'?
I'd swear kites made around 2010 thru to 2012 have been the best. I am referring to the Cabrinha Switchblade for example. The newer version has too many bells and whistles.