ive heard hearsay is for twits that have never done anything, but i have pulled an octo system apart and i could train a monkey to do it
slave i agree you should have a right to a choice of 1pump or not, but u gotta look at it from a manufacturers POV, there's a very good reason ppl want single point inflation; as stated in the thousand replies.
why would any of the manufacturers build a kite with 17 valves when all their competition has tried, tested, researched and PROVED SPI?
you have to agree that technological progression is driven by consumer (majority) demand.
and the car thing is the perfect example. yeah carby's 'were' easier and less technical and i spose u could say reliable in some cases but there's a very good reason you can't buy a car with one now.
please tell me why a manufacturer would consider producing a product that would only be bought by a small minority?
you can clip of the stuts i had a friend and be burst a strut and he was fine because he cliped of his strut.
Just got out of the garage after three hours wrestling one of these ba$tard things 
From a post in the Gear Reviews section it seems the following kites are offered as multi inflation:
North Vegas
Best Kahoona
Wainman (all of them I suppose)
So I will be selecting from the above after yet another session ruined by a one pump system today.
I love some of the comments on this thread:
'No mate I don't want any choice, not me, I am a steak & chips man. Every restaurant I go to I have steak & chips, never have nuffink else mate, never eat nowhere that don't have steak & chips mate, I just love the same $hit dished up to on a daily basis me mate. I hate choice, it confuses me'.
Bloody hell are you a cab driver you seem to have an opinion on everything?
Why not have one pump it makes it easier, a bit like power steering in your car I wouldnt give that up
Btw I'm curious about the "Launch Pad " what is it
What's so wrong about customers having a choice ?
Nothing wrong with that slave,the point is I dont think (insert brand here) will make 5000 kites one pump and only 3 multi pump for the manority few that like old school.
Just the way it is, they are out to make money, like any bussiness.
What are the problems you are having with one pump.????
Have been flying the same one pump(alot) for close to 2 years, not one problem,,touch wood.
But dont get me started on pulleys
Maybe you should fly a doona, no pump inflation points
Waimans, kahoonas have 3-4 struts and therefore hardly any extra time anyway. Theres always gonna be choice if thats the main reason to pick one model after another.
99% of one-pump kites are totally maintenance free, yet some give you grief. If one transfer valve is leaking here's the only way to fix it properly first time.
get a spray bottle and fill it up with water and add some detergent.
cut off all cable ties, and replace with medium ties not the small ones.pull hard with pliers and cut off right at the end.
pump the kite up as much as it can tolerate.
spray all valves and check for bubbles.
Most kites where one transfer valve is crappy usually means the whole kite is crap as it was cable tie by the same dude, fix them all.
way too easy.
^^^^^^dude, hes not supporting new kites at all, thes saying kites with multi inflation are not old school, they are current models so multipoint is not obsolete. Both Waimans and the kahoona are cutting edge wave kites and are as light as possible. Being 3 strut and 4 strut isnt an issue anyway.
BTW tell your mate not to leave the little delflaters in the valves.....problem solved
Yes they are the latest greatest cutting edge wave kites,but with old school inflation
I dont really care,,just like upsetting slave so he can come up with words like gayworthyclassic
I have never been called worthy of anything before
I ride a donkeySorr, didnt mean to upset you.
I guess you fly a bests or wainman,hence the retaliation.
boom boom
the donkey relaunches well,but if you invert it your screwed.
It dosent come with one pump either, but the 2011 donkey,I think they are calling it the Hellshetland, is going to be one pump.
It is reported to have 100% depower,trucks upwind,gives you massive pop,drift back well and it has the build quality you have come to love.Oh and will boost you to heaven with massive hang time and has wind range of 10 to 30 knots.
I think I have read to many reveiws written by(buy) the people who make the kites.
It has "wings" and soaks up blue liquid??????Havent you seen the ads.
Slave, tell him about your Libra Launch Pad Pty Ltd
and all because of this thread every single kite manufacturer is going to stop making one-pump kites
Sorr, didnt mean to upset you.
what about this helium idea would definately help reluanch, hang time, height and in light wind would keep your kite up.
someone should definately try this 
