This was my third stunt kite ever, the first one I had was some cheap thing ($20) I picked up at a hardware store, I broke it. The second one was a bit more expensive ($35) and it held up a little bit, but I eventually broke it. For a while I'd had my eyes on a prism kite --- I wish I'd gone with this one first.
It's SUCH a fantastic kite, like holy cow it was a night and day difference going from cheap toys to the real deal. I kindof knew how to fly a 2-line from playing around with my first two kites, but with my nexus I'm now quite skilled.
A word on product design and build quality, you can really tell the designers are fliers themselves:
- dyneema kite lines that attach on clips instead of needing to knot to attach (which always breaks). clips and line length are identical, and I MUCH prefer the wrist straps to a wheel or spool
- idk whatever magical fabric they use and how they stitch it but it's just unreal, it's truly like a sail, made for some real wind
-very thoughtfully packaged -- kites are made to be taken places, and I've walked/hiked/biked miles with the kite & bag clipped to my belt or lashed to my bike frame. the kite bag it comes with makes a world of difference if you're like me and truly enjoy getting out there and spending some real time flying.
There is no joy like flying a kite, and prism makes the best ones out there, full stop. get any of them, I liked the shape and size and price point of the nexus and it was my first prism kite but as time goes by I will definitely continue buying different model kites from prism, I'm totally hooked it's just such a fantastic hobby and the satisfaction of flying a superbly made kite is second to none.
