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  • Republished with permission from Fractured Axel. Photos: Atelier Kites & Paul May. I recently acquired a baby Transfer.  I quite like it and I’ve written a little review. Construction Compared to his bigger brothers, the Z has been given a few small but appreciable fixes:...

    Atelier "XT.z" Review by Al

    Posted on January 7, 2010 | No Comments
    Republished with permission from Fractured Axel. Photos: Atelier Kites & Paul May. I recently acquired a baby Transfer.  I quite like it and I’ve written a little review. Construction Compared to his bigger brothers, the Z has been given a few small but appreciable fixes:...

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  • So it’s finally here – the Deep Space Ultra Light (DSUL) has landed. To say there has been a bit of wait would be understating things rather, as the kite has been in development in the Benson workshop for a little while now, and in serious development since the start of 2009. It’s fair to say that Tim Benson doesn’t release a new kite until he’s completely happy with it.

    Benson "Deep Space UL" by Ben

    Posted on September 15, 2009 | No Comments
    So it’s finally here – the Deep Space Ultra Light (DSUL) has landed. To say there has been a bit of wait would be understating things rather, as the kite has been in development in the Benson workshop for a little while now, and in serious development since the start of 2009. It’s fair to say that Tim Benson doesn’t release a new kite until he’s completely happy with it.

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  • Built by Hunter Brown and Paul DeBakker of Focus Kite Designs, the 2009 Hydra is a top notch stunt kite with no detail left overlooked. The leading edges are SkyShark P2X tubes, combining the stiffness and strength of P300 tubes with the weight of P200s....

    Focus Kite Designs "Hydra" Review by Jared Haworth

    Posted on August 20, 2009 | No Comments
    Built by Hunter Brown and Paul DeBakker of Focus Kite Designs, the 2009 Hydra is a top notch stunt kite with no detail left overlooked. The leading edges are SkyShark P2X tubes, combining the stiffness and strength of P300 tubes with the weight of P200s....

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  • The latest addition to the Cosmic TC range… It’s a small one, somewhere around 91% the size of the full size version! 2.25M wingspan.

    Kitehouse "Cosmic TC XS" by Bryan Beasley

    Posted on August 3, 2009 | No Comments
    The latest addition to the Cosmic TC range… It’s a small one, somewhere around 91% the size of the full size version! 2.25M wingspan.

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  • Designed by Chris Goff, Built by Kite Related Design What’s it for? (Other than flying manically around the sky in a ‘falling with style’ kind of way.) For a good while, team CR and their sponsored fliers were all conquering within competitive kiting in the...

    Robertshaw / Goff "Element" Review by Bryan Beasley

    Posted on April 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Designed by Chris Goff, Built by Kite Related Design What’s it for? (Other than flying manically around the sky in a ‘falling with style’ kind of way.) For a good while, team CR and their sponsored fliers were all conquering within competitive kiting in the...

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  • A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to receive a “Seven” made by Sportkitedesign in Sweden. I had seen photos of the kite and been kept well up to date with its development, so I was quite excited to see exactly what had made...

    Sportkitedesign "Seven" Review by Adrian Bickerstaffe

    Posted on March 28, 2009 | No Comments
    A few weeks ago I was fortunate enough to receive a “Seven” made by Sportkitedesign in Sweden. I had seen photos of the kite and been kept well up to date with its development, so I was quite excited to see exactly what had made...

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  • This is the second offering from Jest of Eve kites, following on from the Trident in its various guises. So, is the Jest of Eve Talon an improvement? Build Quality. Mark (Mr. Jest of Eve) has been gaining something of a reputation over the last...

    Jest Of Eve "Talon" by Bryan Beasley

    Posted on December 12, 2008 | No Comments
    This is the second offering from Jest of Eve kites, following on from the Trident in its various guises. So, is the Jest of Eve Talon an improvement? Build Quality. Mark (Mr. Jest of Eve) has been gaining something of a reputation over the last...

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  • Perhaps you have heard that Tim Benson was updating the Gemini ? What would it be like ? Would it be a whole new kite or just the old one with rollbars ? Recently I got the privilege of finding out when Frazer loaned me...

    Benson “Gemini” Review by Glen Warren

    Posted on December 10, 2008 | No Comments
    Perhaps you have heard that Tim Benson was updating the Gemini ? What would it be like ? Would it be a whole new kite or just the old one with rollbars ? Recently I got the privilege of finding out when Frazer loaned me...

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  • Vented kites don’t work they’re not fit for purpose! ‘Tis only an opinion, but an opinion shared by many. So let’s have a look, and try to define what that purpose may be. Light weight kites are designed to fly in light winds, and standard...

    Jest Of Eve "Talon" Vented by Bryan Beasley

    Posted on December 2, 2008 | No Comments
    Vented kites don’t work they’re not fit for purpose! ‘Tis only an opinion, but an opinion shared by many. So let’s have a look, and try to define what that purpose may be. Light weight kites are designed to fly in light winds, and standard...

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