LET’S START WITH YOUR NEW KITES. YOU’VE DEVELOPED THREE DIFFERENT AIRFRAME SPECIFICATIONS THIS YEAR WITH THE HTD LITE DACRON, HTD HYBRID FRAME AND UL-TRA HT. CAN YOU TELL US WHY YOU’VE APPLIED EACH OF THESE TO EACH KITE MODEL?
The design strategy for the 03 kite collection was to build each kite with whatever mix of materials perfectly suited the style of riding it will be used for.
HTD Lite is a new material developed specifically for inflated structures and takes the superior benefits of our proven High Tenacity Dacron and combines it with a superior reflex bias recovery and lighter weight construction. This is at the heart (frame) of the three key kites that use it: the Moto X, Drifter and Contra.
Ultra HT, unique to the Nitro kite, is a more expensive performance product and one that is perfectly suited to the rigors of Big Air, and it was THE material out of everything the design team tested that was decided is the best possible material for the Nitro’s leading edge and struts. This was the goal with the Nitro kite and having given it to our team and ambassadors the feedback is overwhelmingly positive. Ultra HT reduces the weight of the leading
