I have just picked up my new North Mono Kite, and hope to try it in the next couple of days. First impressions are excellent build quality and a reasonably high aspect ratio plus the new Airport air valve is brilliant! I fly all of my North kites on 5 lines, so will fly this on 5 lines as well, until I can get myself a 4 line bar. I have a late model Blade 4 line bar, but don't know enough about this kite yet, to try this. Also not sure whether you can change a North 5 line bar to a 4 line bar? Until I unpacked this at home, I had never seen one of these, except on the net, but have always been interested in one strut, or strut-less kites, so maybe a bit of a gamble, will find out soon enough and intend on posting a flight review, once I've had a good session on it.
www.iksurfmag.com/reviews/kites/north-kiteboarding-mono-12m-2016/