when will they be in oz and will they be the same as the 2010?

Slingshotoz are expecting these kites to hit our shores in the second week of March.

Demos available mid to late March. Phone or pm if you want to book a demo.
And no they are not the equivalent of a C4. Both great kites but quite different. Check both kites on the home sites. The RPM remains a bit of a 'one-off' in design features. One of the few kites that really crosses all boundaries from freestyle to surf. My tip is the split strut will be the (very sweet) icing on the cake. They were already super stable anyhow.

anyone ridden a 14 before? People tell me they turn too slow, I'm a big fella debating over a 12 or a 14?

I am a over size Old kiter into wake style, level unhooked backroll, S bend, just trying bar pass's, I have 10,12,14 mtr RPMs for what I do there the best, I use the smallest Bar u can get without cutting, on all sizes with 23 mtr lines, the back lines r connected to the back loop on the 14, the second back loop on the 12, and third back loop on the 10, the 10 and 12 turn about the some speed, the 14 is a bit slower it is a little slow but remember it is set up on a 23mtr lines on a very small bar. still a great kite for light winds wake style!! it out floats (in the air) any kite by far!! so u do not get it falling out of the sky. If you r looking at the 14 for surf then I would think for it size using the standard bar it would be a great kite.
hope this helps

Ps; we have wind tomorrow

Edgeguts said...

anyone ridden a 14 before? People tell me they turn too slow, I'm a big fella debating over a 12 or a 14?

Edgeguts said...

anyone ridden a 14 before? People tell me they turn too slow, I'm a big fella debating over a 12 or a 14?

maybe loose a few kgs, feel fitter and smaller kites are cheaper

Just an honest question:

Isn't an 'open C kite' actually a 'bow kite?'

Right, Ill get me coat then [}:)]

woodys said...

RPM is GO
One lonely 9M 2011 RPM arrived today.
Available for demo anytime you can get ur hands on it.

Any feedback on the 9m yet Woodys!

taxi said...

Any feedback on the 9m yet Woodys!

Yep - its fantastic. Looks great pumped up and taking up huge amounts of floor space.

Seriously though - No. Fully intended to pump up a 2010 beside it today and give them a thorough comparison check but was just too busy. Will get onto it asap. From single inspection there doesnt appear to be much obvious change apart from the split strut construction. There may be a lot more, not so obvious upgrades, when side by side. Pity we cant check it exactly size for size but the 9M is a new size release.
In the shop it looks like the wing tip struts may be longer ? The bridles possibly shorter ? But difficult to say when its off the beach and not having a comparison beside it.
Demos booked solid for the weekend so should get some 'real' reports on what really counts (ie how it flys) out next week.

OK - we pumped up a 2010 8M and spooned it to the 2011 9M.
Results:
- because of the different 8>9 size diff its impossible to tell for sure if the bridle has been moded but if it has it is minimal. Still the same pulleys and geometry.
- panel construction (but not shape or size) has been modified. Couldnt tell if they have been tightened or flared but internally stitched shapes are different.
- scuff guards are 2 piece (like the Rally) rather than one strip covering both LE & strut.
- apart from split strut build everything else appeared the same.
- 2011 retains the 2 front freestyle/wakestyle pigtail options and still has 4 pigtails for turning and bar pressure at the backline end.
- bar is the same piece of beautiful engineering as last year.

We will do an equal size comparison as soon as new stock arrives. There may well be differences undetectable until its a 'same same' comparison.

One interesting crossover design provision is :-
the 8M comes with a 17cm bar - 20M lines
the 9M comes with a 17cm bar - 23M lines
the 10M comes with a 20cm bar - 23M lines

I wonder why it isnt a 20cm bar with 20M lines?
Wouldnt you just love the job R&Ding all these possible options

Anyhow - how it performs is what its all about so come and try it in the real world.

woodys said...

One interesting crossover design provision is :-
the 8M comes with a 17cm bar - 20M lines
the 9M comes with a 17cm bar - 23M lines
the 10M comes with a 20cm bar - 23M lines

I wonder why it isnt a 20cm bar with 20M lines?
Wouldnt you just love the job R&Ding all these possible options

Strange! For the sake of 3cm I would have thought same size bar for the lot of them.

Also what's with 20m lines standard? What happened to 20m be "short" lines?

woodys said...

One interesting crossover design provision is :-
the 8M comes with a 17cm bar - 20M lines
the 9M comes with a 17cm bar - 23M lines
the 10M comes with a 20cm bar - 23M lines


"Dude, check out the size of the bar." ^^^

"Wow man, it's a tiny bar."

"Dude, it must be a mini-bar."

"No man, that's back at the hotel room."

waveslave said...

woodys said...

One interesting crossover design provision is :-
the 8M comes with a 17cm bar - 20M lines
the 9M comes with a 17cm bar - 23M lines
the 10M comes with a 20cm bar - 23M lines


"Dude, check out the size of the bar." ^^^

"Wow man, it's a tiny bar."

"Dude, it must be a mini-bar."

"No man, that's back at the hotel room."

Classic Waveslave!