The symphony 1.4 was my second kite and second symphony after I'd been playing with my 2.2 for a few months. I bought it second hand for £15 after getting pestered by my young daughters who were finding the 2.2 too powerful (they were only 8 and 10 years old!) It packs down almost to pocket size in it's own pouch complete with belt loop. It's a two line kite with an attractive rainbow pattern. Being second hand, the ripstop nylon had lost it's crispness but the construction was still sound.
The supplied lines were pretty naff and had several knots so I flew it on the 2.2's lines and handles. I first put it up in about 30 mph winds at Pembrey on 30m lines. It was totally controllable and blisteringly fast. Since then, noth girls have found it great fun to use in mild winds and I tend to put it up in heavier winds when the pull on the 2.2 gets too much.
All in all a great fun kite to have for really windy days - the speed is great fun and now I'm moving on to slowing it down and practising fine control. I'm having so much fun with it that I'm looking for another so there's always one in each car!
The only downside recently was buying another off ebay recently. The trader was fine, I paid £18 in all, but the lines were very thick heavy nylon on individual winders. After the sleek smooth dyneema lines of the 2.2 these would have weighted the kite down too much in lighter airs so I sold it on... (but now regret it as, since then I've got more line sets so wuld have had a set to use...
Conclusion
A great fun fast foil kite. It isn't suitable for traction or lift, but for sheer fun and speed through the air it's hard to beat for the money!
By : beara
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