LEONYIDO Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 just read my email from flexi and they say the sabre will be out feb-march and still no prices confirmed i thought it was mid to end of jan wot will they say next may i'm thinking the frenzy 05 will sell very well whilst we wait for the sabre kite for xmas well it wont be a sabre c'mon flexi tell us a date and price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nevermind Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Frm another post- http://www.flexifoil.com/community/forums/showthread.php?t=57319&highlight=sabre+prices Got some prices of the new Sabre! The flexifoils pricelist 2005 that I got from the Salon Nautique in Paris gives the following prices: - Sabre 7.0 € 899,95 - Sabre 9.5 € 1049,95 - Sabre 11.5 € 1199,95 Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEONYIDO Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 cheers fella but i aint french (only joking) thats cool any news on a release date Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I remember when Mike Shaw told me it'd be out before xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEONYIDO Posted December 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 wots going on flexi hurry up with the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natz Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Starting 2 get a bit bored of waitin Flexi dudes... don't suppose you'd have a spare proto that you don't want any more... round about 9.5m...?? It'd keep me quiet til the proper ones come out at least... otherwise I might get talked into buyin an alternative... Oh, to base choices on the very direction of the wind... Come on!!! I'm holding my breath and turning purple here!!! Luv Natz xxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasga Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 I remember when Mike Shaw told me it'd be out before xmas Unfortunately in the real world you got to wait for the protos to be sorted, I remember first hearing about said kite existing / being tested - heard that before my first depowerable kite. . . Just wait, lol - PBS has just gone, so in time honored tradition let them get to the shops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 i dont think you could go wrong wtih an 05 frenzy, honestly. its an amazing kite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin1599968620 Posted December 14, 2004 Report Share Posted December 14, 2004 Got some prices of the new Sabre! The flexifoils pricelist 2005 that I got from the Salon Nautique in Paris gives the following prices: - Sabre 7.0 € 899,95 - Sabre 9.5 € 1049,95 - Sabre 11.5 € 1199,95 Craig Bloody Hell.............. How much, this for a kite so people who can't handle power can join in:rolleyes: If it goes the way of the Frenzy ie that it's got so little usable wind range it stays in the bag i forsee a lot more Blades being sold.. BAH Humbug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim186 Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 To be honest me thinks it will be similar to the xbox and the PS2 when they were released, everyone bought a PS2 because they were out way before the xbox and the xbox sales suffered because of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 i dont think it is goingto be a good kite. well it will be good, but not up to the frenzy and psycho2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexigirl Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Tone What possible basis do you have to write that comment ? 1, have you flown it ? 2, have you used it ? 3, no i dont think you have ! I want one and im prepared to wait, Flexifoil have been talking about this kite for a long time and yes i too am getting fustrated but im sure it's going to be a good kite, with the pedigree of Flexifoil, and Dont fall back on the Nexus comment which ive seen posted on these threads, That kite was way ahead of its time, takoon for instance are in the process of manafacturing a flat bridled LEI, so think on, Flexifoil at the moment produce two of the best Lei kites available today, not to mention a world champion who had the forsight to stick with the company who first took him on and believed in his skills, build quality is second to none as is there back up service which ive used plenty of times, They produce the best buggy jumping kite todate as well as the most stable safest kite ive ever flown (bullet), the buggy although i agree could do withsome updating, is 100% solid and has stood years of abuse, not to mention the kite landboards which yes arnt 100% carbon or have the best trucks but thety are there and they have good riding potential, And for next year they are bringing to the table a new depowerable foil a new Strike2 and 2 new entry level kites to add to the legendary Powerkites which are still ahoot to fly ina good breeze unchanged since 1972, I appreciate all other brands i myself flew lots of different brands but i always came backl to Flexi, i appreciate that yes i am annoyed at waiting so long, and by the sound of things so are all you guys but i dont want to buy an ozone or a Flysurfer i want my sabre so come on guys get your arses in gear i know you have a lot on probably more than any other kite manafacturer out there because you do so many things but please can we have that last push for the sabre oh and a happy christmas to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nevermind Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 i dont think it is goingto be a good kite. well it will be good, but not up to the frenzy and psycho2. I don't really see how you can make that comment, Have u even seen 1, and i dnt mean just the pics but the actual kites. I have flown 1 and i think it is alot better than the 04 frenzy but not tried an 05 so can not comment on it. I also think it is better than the psycho2, o and before u ask i have flown 1! So why don't you think its not gouing to be good, you can not just make a comment like that without justifying ureself, Lets face it flexi's track record with kites this year is superb, The blade, bullet, storm 3, strike are all fantastic kites, lets not forgot that theres a world champion on these:eek: I think people should give flexi a chance. At the end of the day every1 has there own opion and i respect that but when people slate it without 1st flying/seeing the kite and secondly without giving a reason, Moan Over Craig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trebor Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 I think what Tone was meaning is that a company who's producing their first depowerable foil are unlikely ( ) to equal that of a competitor/s who already are on the third evolution of their own designs and have years and years of R&D. This applies pretty much accross the board for any product you could think of. Just look at how the blades evolved for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim186 Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 This is true, but flexi have had alot of time to develop one so it could either be crap or good, no one really can comment until they go into mass production and people try them, not even people that have flown them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
air stiffler Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 but the P2 gives you the best of both worlds as it is water relanchable which gives it a much bigger target market, thats why i brought mine, oh plus its a great kite, mind you haven't played with the new frenzy yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tone Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 guys guys guys!!! all i said was "i dont think" as in its my opinion that it is not going to be as good as other kites coming out. i am entitled to my opinion and when the kite comes out rocks my world as well as others then i will eat humble pie, thats something i dont mind doing. remember this is an open forum and people are alowed to think, have an opinion and breath. yes flexi are a kite brand making a great load of products. i never said they didnt, as for the nexus, i heard from a few poeple that really got to know the kite, that it was a great kite. VERY fast and boosted well. Tony, a free thinking Tony. p.s. the saber has too many bridle lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasga Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Remember this is most likely not to be their first generation depower, It may be the first publically released one but they been playing around for well quite a while on it. . see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowi Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 No Tone, you've got it all wrong, the wrath of the mighty will be called down upon you should you dare criticise Flexi! If they got into depowerable foils instead of LEIs Flexi would be competitive now. As it is they are playing catch-up. From the PDF the kite looks like a WAC style depower plus crossover setup. I guess it will turn well. Good for ATB and snow. Don't think it will rock the market. It will claim a slice on the back of the brand name. But pulley's are so 2004 , my bet is the Extacy will eat the Sabre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasga Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 lol you could say that vps didnt use it pulleys, it used rings didnt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowi Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Remember this is most likely not to be their first generation depower, It may be the first publically released one but they been playing around for well quite a while on it. . see what happens! You can't count non-production designs as a generation, that would completely invalidate the point of the term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yowi Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 lol you could say that vps didnt use it pulleys, it used rings didnt it The VPS had one pulley at the Bar between the mains, at least the VPS I flew did, but I don't know if that is standard. The crossover uses rings... From the pictures in the Sabre PDF it looks like they've used four pulleys, but I could be mistaken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 It will be very interesting to see the HQ Crossfire in depower form next year - maybe not the same cache as the flexi but it won't be the same price either. I suspect that newbies going up from their beamer/buster to a kite with more lift may seek out the Crossfire rather than the Blade. So on the depower front maybe a nice intro to depower for some. Me thinks by the way you guys are talking the release of the depower CF may not be far behind the Sabre! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasga Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 hmm i know offshore you said you were nothing to do with HQ, though you have to wonder from those HQ posts on their forum - you seem to love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offshore Posted December 15, 2004 Report Share Posted December 15, 2004 Well hey I've been lucky enough to fly some of their proto stuff so OK nothing to do with them on a paid basis but you can't fault them on speaking to the grass roots of the sport - I consider myself grassroots - no expert either. Maybe that's where flexi started - I don't know is the honest answer there. I do fly other stuff from other manufacturers as well and am due to review the series 2 rad pro range. I'm interested in getting folk into kiting and maybe the affordable level means it aint a Flexi - but the thing is they are kiting and enjoying it and maybe then they aspire to greater things. That has to be good from flexi's point of view. I know there are some dyed in the wool flexites out there and I hope I'm not being disrespectful with the comments - if anybody takes it the wrong way - apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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