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When deciding which kite to buy an important factor to consider is wind speed - will you fly in a strong wind area (e.g. coastal) or are the winds generally light (e.g. Thames Valley). To get a better idea of wind speeds and the signs around you indicating the strength of wind go here. As you can see from the table below, not many sport kites perform well in winds above 20mph - for these conditions we recommend a small power or traction kite, which are frameless foils and therefore more durable.

Diamonds

  size wind rec. line line pack price
Brookite Stunt No. 1 93 cm 8 - 20 included included £13.00
Brookite Stuntmaster 93 cm 8 - 20 included included £15.00
Brookite Stunt No. 2 104 cm 8 - 20 included included £15.00

Deltas

  size wind rec. line line pack price
Quickstep II (HQ, Germany) 130 cm 6 - 22 included included £15.00
Bebop (HQ, Germany) 145 cm 6 - 20 included included £19.00
Beetle 2100+ (Flying Wings, Taiwan) 145 cm 3 - 15 included included £28.00
Bolero (HQ, Germany) 163 cm 5 - 20 included included £30.00
Tango (HQ, Germany) 148 cm 3 - 18 included included £38.00
Yukon (HQ, Germany) 164 cm 4 - 24 included included £38.00
Salsa (HQ, Germany) 182 cm 4 - 22 included included £47.50
Jive (HQ, Germany) 197 cm 4 - 20 included included £57.00
Maestro (HQ, Germany) 228 cm 3 - 22 included included £95.00
Phantom (Standard) (Benson Kites, UK) 248 cm 3 - 15 70kg B £148.00
Gemini (Benson Kites, UK) 221 cm 4 - 19 70kg L £148.00
Gemini (Ultralight) (Benson Kites, UK) 221 cm 2 - 12 36kg A £166.00
Fury .85 (Carl Robertshaw, UK) 210cm 6 - 25 70kg B £166.00
Deep Space (Benson Kites, UK) 214 cm 3 - 18 70kg B £171.00
Phantom (Ultralight) (Benson Kites, UK) 248 cm 2 - 12 36kg M £171.00
Fury CR (Carl Robertshaw, UK) 250cm 4 - 20 70kg B £176.00

Quad

  size wind rec. line line pack price
Airbow (Benson Kites, UK) 215 cm 3 - 18 70kg 4 x 25 metre £180.00