sorry iam slso a beginner just stated getting up on the board and i mean just

For better build quailty and performance without doubt go the TD2

I wouldnt buy any 2008 gear that has not been officially released by Slingshot.
Remember the links.....

I would go for slingshot over best for the durability.
But best are quite cheap.

If the T3 is coming out - then you might get a t2 quite cheap in the near future

mate the waroos are really nice kites to start out on and will help you progress very fast and it will take you a while to out grow them! the 07 build quality for the waroo is ALOT better then wat people give credit to due to the slack jobs on the 06 waroos. i started on waroos and only traded them in now that im starting to work on handlepasses etc where a C kite works a bit better.

i still have a 13m that is in good nick if your interested mate.. it hasnt bin used too much as i was on my 9m for the majority of the season. the only thing with it is there are 2 or 3 small repairs done from where the kite recieved shell cuts in NZ from the shelley beaches.. but the have been repaired professionally and do not affect the flight AT ALL. its a great kite mate and you wont regret it at all

I got myself a TD2 brand new around 5 days ago. I am a total beginner and all I can say is that I love this kite. It's as hard as nails (I've flown it 4 outof the 5 days I've had it) even though I managed to let it get pounded by a few waves today due to a lull in the wind, it got squashed up into a little ball. I then pull on the lines and it just unfolds and shoots off into the air, I'm wondering how the hell no lines were tangled around the kite and I didn't manage to tear anything, but it sure as hell is durable.

Although I havent flown waroos... The TD2 just feels phenominal to fly, the bar pressure is super light for a 14m apparently and I can tell it just does what I want it to.

It's just an absolutly quality kite, everything seems to be triple stitched etc, the only thing I would say is a negative (and this is being overly picky) is that the pegs used to disconnect the leading edge bladders from the struts sometimes open when for example the kite gets crunched by a wave... hopefully Im not going to do that again, picking my swell more carefully next time .

Btw, I'm also 95 - 100 kilos and I find that the 14m TD2 gives me awesome windrage, but I usually goto the northern beaches area in sydney and it depends what the wind is like where you are, as a general rule it's a safe but powerful performer between 15 and 20ish knots, although it can also fly as low as in 10 knots and as high as 25 altho as a beginner I realise that is pushing it and Im constantly on the depower

I would agree with Dave on one thing, make sure you try both the kites for yourself. What works for some, doesnt always work for others, make sure you like the feel of the kite cause you will be riding it.

Joe

well 've once riden TD2 and own 7m 13m WAROO.

i love warooooooo cuz it's just so welllll made~~

imagine you made a mistake that dunk yr kite

which one is cheaper? which one is easier to repair

Jimmyz said...

Bar pressure is most definantly not huge on the TD2... ur mustve got the TD1 or sumthang, coz I've flown a 7m kite with heavier bar pressure.

No, I flew the TD2. But I generally think that the pulleys on the bar are a bad idea, it kind off makes the kite feel numb. So instead of a TD2 why not try a rev or any other bow/sle without the pulleys on the bar? Waroo and TD2 are totally different kites.

waroo or rev

Onedge said...

WAROO anyday of the week. We would not sell or trade a TD for the same money as a Waroo. Waroo for sure.
PM us if you have any questions.

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