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ok these are old designs now but don't stop reading here, they are the most awesome buggy engines ever. i fly mine in anything from a 3-4 mph wind right up to 20 mph plus. everyone makes a fuss about packing them but after a couple of times you will find it easy, i pack 3 kites in the time it takes to put away a big foil. flying..... they are very different to fly as they rely on brakes to steer, once you realise this they are incredibly manouverable hooking really tight turns and seemingly creating there own power zone. a good thing to try is the proper c-quad bar it makes harnesed one handed buggying a piece of cake. having the brake lines on the outside of the bar and power lines central makes steering properly easy peasy. the 6.3 in a 4 mph wind will just hook in and pull no working the kite to get it moving just drop into the power zone and hold on. the 3.2 is a good boarding kite (so i'm told not a boarder myself sorry. friend tested this bit for me) he say's it's controllably powerfull and very predictable. the 2.2 is just an awe inspiring piece of kit, it will surprise most people with the power it generates and because of it's high speed ability to turn it seems to out perform kites many times it's size and price. they store away in large ish flat round bags. some don't like these but i love them for storing down the side of the wardrobe out of sight but warm and dry. my conclusion.... TRY ONE you will be impressed and hooked. ignore the micky takers and then smile smugly as you buggy past them sat on the grass/sand because there's "not enough wind to play" . hope this is some help and makes sense. R.R By : river rat

I have been flying kite for a few years now, mostly dual and quad line stunters. I recently bought a used Ozone Little Devil to give kite skiing a try. The Little Devil is a great kite, nice build, super quality and very powerful. Anyway; I gave the kite a good go using skis. It was fine I guess. You needed just the right conditions to ski in control without being overpowered. Well I guess this review is about the Paraski Flex now isn't it ? While out kite skiing one day with my buddy who flys a Paraski Flex, I noticed how much actual skiing he got in, compared to myself. He rarely put the kite down all afternoon. So I decided to sell the LD and give the Flex a try. Man, what a kite ! Yes it is very simple looking and doesn't have the sex appeal of an inflatable or ram. But this kite does its job well. It is very easy to rig (about 3 minutes) and launch. And once cruising along on the skis is very controllable and can be very fast due to its skinny profile. It is not like most traction or power kites. With this machine you point the bar in the direction you wish to go, add a little throttle with the back hand and you go. The harness is as simple as it gets, but is very comfortable and easy to use and adjust. And yes you can catch air, just like everybody else. When you wipe out, the kite tends to drop as well. The kite is adjustable for different wind ranges by zipping up, or un zipping the leading edge or making minor changes to the lines. Hence the name 10-60. It can handle wind from 10km to 60km per hour, yes with one kite. The manuafcturer also makes a larger kite a 5-30 and a smaller kite for crazy ass wind. They too are adjustable. I haven't tried the 10-60 with a buggy yet, but I have seen many shots of the kite being used for water, buggy, landboard, and inline. It seems to be a good all rounder. Proudly Canadian made with a Belgian distributor for the Euro kiters. Even though thier webpage is mostly in French. Most of the crowd is bilingual. Give her a try. By : Scooterboy

I have never had a large budget to spend on a kite, so I have always had to buy them whenever possible, due to this, One of the Kites that I was able to afford was the C Quad. This is an interesting Kite to say the least. It has its definite pros and cons. The immediate pros are that it is very reasonably priced, of course why shouldn't it be, it's only a single skin kite. It is also a fairly ingenious design using minimal material. It has a lot of pull for the buck. The cons on it are that it is very quirky to fly. it can tip forward in the wind and will take a suicide dive staight down, there is no saving it once this happens. It also is more delicate due to the stress on the carbon rod that makes up the leading edge. However the smaller version, has a fibreglass rod and can take more of a beating, I have to teach my friends on my 2.2 as my 4.2 is starting to splinter from crashing. I have been able to get some good jumps out of it, I have also done some body dragging on water with it. I will say don't count on the water re-launchability of this kite. It has small pockets for flotation, and it sticks to the water terribly, if it lands wrong you will never get it up. Overall I would say this is a good budget kite with good pull but is fairly quirky, You have to use the brake lines to steer with it to really make it perform. Good news is, If you can fly these, a foil will be a snap. I would definitely consider this an intermediate kite. You will need some patience to fly this. Oh, P.S. packing this up is an adventure of it's own! By : Skizzo

Quality is reflected in the price, these kites are cheap...... but boy do these kites work in the correct hands! At first you will break it by giving it two much top steer, which will cause it to fall out of the sky and smash into the ground... But with practice and patience you might even master the skill which is a basic requirement to flying these beasts... Mainly controlled on brakes, these are a truly awesome machine, providing high manoverability, easy stopping , and a serious amount of power available anywhere in the window... It is essential to fly these with a knotted leach line(knots 4-5inches apart) i.e .........X...............X.......... These two knots will help stop the leech line from sliding too far through the harness, which should help those terrible crashes... Also the leech line must be 1inch further down the handles, than the top line as this provides just enough tension on the brakes.. to balance the kite.. With these useful tips, flying should become an instant pleasure... Not just anyone can fly these kites, as they are not forgiving whatso ever...They are designed for kite flyers ....most people can easily fly a foil... Once mastered you will become fully aware of the many advantages: They can be flown when soaking wet....The upwind performance is truly remarkable.A 4m2 will pull like a 5m.They have a large wind range, therefore a 4m will pull like mule in under 10mph of wind!They leave a messy turbalant trail behind, making it difficult for others to catch you...Very sensitive to control, can stop on a sixpense, will turn very fast and just keep pulling all the way..THEY ARE USED AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, along with Libre etc!!They are untrendy, but then again it doesn't allways pay to keep up with the Jones's. Disadvantages: Can be a pain to store.Packing is a pain, but you get used it..They will break, on heavy crashes, bad packing etc, but cheap and easy to repair..People will laugh at your wierd untrendy jelly fish kites, but ignore the mockery as it will soon be distant behind you, as you power your way through the pack!!Only suitable for KITE flyers as they require skill to fly. By : Dave C-Quad

Recently I bought a 6.3m C-Quad including lines and handles for £50 off the Flexifoil Forums. Bargain! Took it out for a fly in pretty much zero winds for the first time a few weeks ago. In fact, I got down to the beach and there was no wind so I thought I'd take it out of the bag to have a look at it. As I took it out it seemed to be catching some wind (from somewhere, I don't know where!) so I unravelled the lines, it took off, and I was scudding slowly down the beach! Amazing. Later that afternoon the wind picked up a bit (about 6-7mph) and I was getting nice floaty jumps! This thing is very powerful. It was a difficult decision whether or not to buy a C-Quad. The reviews seem to be a bit up-and-down. People complain that the power is unpredictable. I would simply counter that and say that it's very predictable when you know how to fly it. Just put it wherever you want it and it will pull like a train. It has loads of lift, and makes a great kite for buggying, boarding, or just messing about. People complain that it is hard to fly. I would say that if you fly it like a foil then yes, it is a bugger of a kite and will flap all over the place. If however you know that you have to fly it pretty much totally on the brakelines, then it is very very easy to fly and extremely controllable - you can stop it, depower it, reverse it, land softly, take off unaided, etc. People complain about packing it. Well, at first it was a bit difficult, but after 2 or 3 goes I am now able to put it away quicker than a foil - just two twists, into the bag, and in go the lines and handles. Easy as that. I haven't yet snapped the leading edge, but they're only £14 from my local kiteshop and take about 30 minutes to fit so it's only a small disadvantage. I haven't yet tried it on the water but they're not water-relaunchable so I'm going to wait until I have a bit more experience with it. However, I have heard that they make great kitesurfing kites - not as good in many ways as the modern inflatables, but very very good considering how cheap they are! All round...great, brilliant, amazing! I might save up and get some more! The only other thing I can think of is that if I had enough money I would probably go for something like a Blade, Bego, Frenzy, etc. but I don't have any money so C-Quad's will do just fine for me. £110 for a brand new 3.2m? Bring it on! By : Tom Arnold

A c-quad is a single skin kite desinged for power and upwind ability. The control is a little hard but is worth mastering. packing away relies on you coiling it into a small circle and putting it into a bag. not easy... I bought a c-quad 4.2 two year ago and I havent regretted it since (well, apart from trying to pack it away in 20mph+ winds). It is a great kite thogh a little difficult to fly and I have learnt lots from it. If you can fly a c-quad, anything else is easy. Recently, getting bored of the handles, I tried to find a bar. the onbly bar I could get was a peter lynne de-power bar designed for the arcs. I have to remain hooked on which is a bit dodgy. I tried it out on a gusty 15mph day and was astounded at how twitchy it was (as if it could get any more hard) I then fell over off my mountain board and hurt my self badly. I opted to keep this set up. It is great fun in smooth winds where I can just cruise with one or no hands. When moving, the control moves from the brakes to the front lines and (I sometimes have to pull on one with my hand to get it to fly up the window when im moving). the kite is horrible in gusts and becomes uncontrollably twitchy and constantly overshoots. I would recomend using the bar only in steady winds where overpowering is unlikely. all in all, this kite is a pain in the arse when you are cold wet and miserabel and it has gusted all day and you cant pack it up because it has broken the leading edge spar, though on warm smooth summer days it is still my favorite kite. they offer very good value and would suit the intermediate kiter with a small budget who wants to get into buggying or land boarding. as a water kite it is too dated to be used for kitesurfing. By : Rory Scammell