KiteJan

This was my second kite & was an impulse buy in March 2001 again in Decathlon. I was till quiet ignorant of the different types of kites & in honesty I think I expected something different. However I have enjoyed flying the Triboard very much - it is easy to fly & doesn't need as much wind. In fact give it a strong wind and it is great fun indeed. As it is a two line kite you do all the normal two line things with it, except you can't do slack line tricks as with a normal Delta (if you try it just starts folding up & falls out of the air).

Purchased: March 2001

Details

Width	Height	Depth	Weight	Spars	Sail	Windrange
w cm	h cm	d cm	x g	None	Ripstop Nylon	medium
Cost
£25.00 (approx.) + £12.00 for lines + £3.00 for handles (although this exact model is not sold anymore similar ones are).

Good Things

• Cheap to buy!
• Flies very well in strong wind & generate quite a bit of pull.
• Flies OK in light wind.
• Small children can fly it (obviously not in a strong wind).
• Packs up small - I used to carry it around 'just in case'.
• Very good at resisting crashes - nothing to break & no sharp rods to hurt other people.
• Very fast mover (again in strong wind).

Bad Things

• Does not impress people with big kites.
• Can be hard to launch & land solo.
• Parafoil kites can't do tricks in the way dual line delta can.
• Kite is not strong enough to be used in very high wind.
• Don't even think about using it as a traction kite (and, yes, I have tried)....

Final Thoughts

An excellent & fun kite. In fact in many ways I would recommend this more than the Wing 165(or other cheap Delta) if you had to buy only one. The Triboard (or other small dual line parafoil kites) make extremely good 'occasional' fun kites - they are light, pack up small, fly in a large wind range, and easy to fly - and as such are perfect for a family kite for taking on holiday. 

Since discovering quad line kites such as the Revolution and getting into power and traction kiting I don't fly this one much myself but my children still have a lot of fun with it.