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"Blade Kite" Att: NSW Kiters!

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Created by LordAaron > 9 months ago, 3 Nov 2009
LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
3 Nov 2009 9:25PM
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Hey guys, i need some help with replacing a Blade Vertigo 2008 14M kite bladder. Basically its not worth repairing the LEI bladder and i need a new one, i was just searching the net and found out that extremekites in NSW stock the blade kite's, is any one off this forum from that shop, and know if you stock these bladders? Any help much appreciated.. i tryed there contact thingy but it keeps saying stupid **** to do with validity and hasnt sent

LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
3 Nov 2009 9:56PM
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i was just wandering if any one else has one of these kites, and had the same problem, ive been told its not uncommon for them to have bladder blow outs. Any One?

curlyjimbo
VIC, 75 posts
3 Nov 2009 9:59PM
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They're unhappy kites - if you know what I mean.

Try Moti Levi, They'll probably give you a quote on a new bladder etc...

laurie
NSW, 3904 posts
3 Nov 2009 10:04PM
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I've PM'd you the guy who was the last known distributor ... maybe he can help...

LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
3 Nov 2009 10:05PM
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oh god why didnt i just save my peni's and get the switchblade, stupid i am, ah well ive always been unlucky. the guys from SHQ told me to give them a call too, maybe ill just do that tomorrow and see how i go, thanks!

LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
3 Nov 2009 10:06PM
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pm aquired, thanks for that laurie!

GreenPat
QLD, 4108 posts
4 Nov 2009 1:35PM
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LordAaron said...

oh god why didnt i just save my peni's


Freudian slip?

decdok
VIC, 107 posts
4 Nov 2009 5:08PM
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Yeah mate this happened to me, placed my kite on the ground and pop blown to pieces. go figure ay

LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
4 Nov 2009 8:29PM
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hobie said...

Hi,

I have had Blade kites for a couple of years. Seems you purchsed a secondhand kite and are trying to blame the product for your problems.

Out of all the Blade kites sold onle 2 that I no of have had blader problems both caused by the owners.





im not blaming anything on anything im going by what ive heard by experienced kiters, they have said they have had bladder problems, all im doing is asking, since i now own one, i would just like to know if i do get a new bladder if its going to be fualty as well and blow up again like the last owner had, that is all.

LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
4 Nov 2009 8:31PM
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GreenPat said...

LordAaron said...

oh god why didnt i just save my peni's


Freudian slip?


yea so it seems :P

kiter77
VIC, 273 posts
4 Nov 2009 10:24PM
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How do these Blade kites perform? Don't know much about them but late models are super cheap second hand, and they don't appear to move, what's the go?

LordAaron
VIC, 17 posts
5 Nov 2009 10:56PM
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kiter77 said...

How do these Blade kites perform? Don't know much about them but late models are super cheap second hand, and they don't appear to move, what's the go?


i havent actually ridden it yet, but from what i heard there pretty decent, i guess i would like to hear what some one that HAS riden or OWNS them has to say as well?

nathand
QLD, 211 posts
5 Nov 2009 11:23PM
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gday mate ive had blades for 3 seasons now ill admit the first one had some issuses with valves popping out, but at my local there was about 4 people with the same kite and mine was the only one and they gave me a new bladder under waranty and that fixed it, as for the newer ones dunno anyone that has the 09 vertigo but i had 2 09 triggers and love them, seems they really cleaned up on the construction the vavling system is completly different and i havent had any issues with it yet an it get hammerd, prob about 7 people at my local riding the triggers now, they are pretty cheap which is a good thing, i dont really see them anywere else so thats prob y they dont sell, not that popular
as for the spare parts your better off ringing glascraft i think used to stock them but im under the impression blade aus is selling here any more its under blade international or something like that, and theve auctioned off all there gear, so somwhere out there is a new bladder for you, but your prob better off giving it to moti then u dont have to dick around with it



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