The Roo Story:

Once upon a time, not that long ago I saw a pretty kite and bought it. It was a fighter. After my first attempts at flight I knew why it was called a fighter, I fought it and it won…. So into the basement it went. Soon thereafter I told another flier of my struggles and he proceeded to show me some simple techniques to try…. I pulled out the kite and SUCCESS! I was hooked, grins from ear to ear. I then practiced and got (in my mind) pretty handy, thought I was ready to actually fight someone else. Wrong; I might as well have been a stationary target…. I had neither the equipment or the skill to compete and I swore that would never happen again. I have built kites since I was a kid but never fighters. So I set out to learn fighters…. After numerous models I thought I had something pretty good, I put it before the experts and they chewed it up (a little) but they gave me the encouragement to keep going. My goals were to make a kite that was good looking, colorful, durable, had performance when I wanted it and was affordable for the average flier. I think I’ve achieved that goal with the ROO series of kites. I hope you enjoy these kites like I do.

Joseph Ludwig
Designer and builder of the Roo fighters!
Roo_Fighters@hotmail.com

The ROO series kites:

ROO-std
This is the basic model but don’t let that fool you. This kite has the performance you will want but is forgiving enough for a new flier to learn quickly. This kite is made of the finest quality materials for making kites and each one is hand made, numbered and signed. This kite has a fiberglas spine which flexes to absorb the impact energy that all new fliers experience.

ROO-II
This kite is the higher performance version of the standard Roo. It has a carbon spine to stiffen the kite and make it more responsive. Again this kite uses the finest materials and can be ordered with multi-panel sails. I do not recommend this kite for beginners.

ROO-HW
This kite is a high wind version in the Roo series. It has a much stiffer frame and is a different kite. This is a very fast kite and is going to be available Jan-‘04.

ROO-SUL
Currently in development (indoor)