Review Speed2, Size 10m from Kiteschule.com

Testspot: Brasil, Spots from Uruau, Fortaleza to Jericoacoara

Conditions: Water 27C, Air 32C, Sun cream with Factor 25

Wind: Area Fortaleza; constant 3-5Bft, Flat-water

Area Paracuru; constant 4-5Bft, Waves

Area Jeri; gusty 5-7Bft, Flat-water and Waves

Rider: Jens Siegert; 65kg

Holger Vogel; 74kg

So far, so good. As usual I save myself from talking about construction, rigging, accessories etc. As

always there is never anything to criticise. That’s where Flysurfer is ace.

So first day, wind around 4Bft, kite out of the bag, placed on the sand, harness on. No pre-inflation just

straight up with the kite in the middle of the Powerzone. The kite starts quite fast and without any

annoying wingtip folding as is common with an under-inflated PS3. Here first pluspoint,

easily be launched without thorough pre-inflation.

Full testreport you can find here: test report

Out of the many weeks here in Brasil

the small Flyradical 122cm. I could use the kite from 10knt to 33knt. I was never overpowered and

10knt, ok, not really powered but enough to practice tricks. So, all in all a I used the Speed2 10m approx. 90% of the time together withTop ”One Kite Solution”.

Here again the main points in overview:

Positive:

No folding wingtips during launching, extremely stable in the air

Good bar-feedback, steering forces, fast reaction of the kite

Lots of depower, significantly more than the Psycho3

Gigantic hangtime

Much more basic pull and huge range

Hardly any backstall, loops well but with large radius

Fast top-end speed.

Reasonably easy water-relaunch by pulling both back-lines

Negative:

Larger turning radius due to the elongated outline

Fast loss of pull when under swinging the kite during jumps or when riding toward it in waves.

The usual line-salad when leaving the kite on the beach for any length of time in strong winds.