• The Kite
  • Specs
  • Colours
  • Spares
  • TALON VENT  
Kite Summary
Buy  £240

Latest addition to the Talon range, the Vent takes the bite out of stronger wind conditions.

Carefully developed over a year-long period, this version of the Talon features a more robust frame, focussed venting to exhaust pressure from the sail, and a very striking look.

The result is a tougher Talon in challenging conditions, less pull, slower and easier to handle.
All this without compromising trick performance or that familiar Talon feel.
  • Retains the flying characteristics of the Talon kites, but tailored towards the higher wind strengths, less pull and more control.
  • Tricks most commonly associated with stronger winds, such as Insanes & Rolling Cascades are sharper and more positive.
  • Careful weighting retains acceptable pitch performance without compromising other areas. Roll Bars are present for yoyo multi-wraps.
  • Yoyo stoppers are equipped with a slip-catch. If a line tries to slip off of the Roll Bar after a trick input, the catch will prevent this.
  • Leading-edge socket and yoyo stopper glides are reinforced like the other Talons, stiffer at the ULE glide due to larger socket.
  • The trailing edge is reinforced as per Talon STD, but leaves the TE open wing area clear of reinforcing to promote buzz/drag, slowing the kite.
  • Additional Mylar reinforcing at the Centre-T joint.
  • Adjustable leech line. By default the line is loose, adding noise and drag to slow the kite. For a quieter fly, the line can be tensioned.
  • Lower leading edge spar is the stiffer, tougher Skyshark Nitro 'Strong' spar. Stiffness reduces wingtip 'chatter' and is less prone to brerakage.
  • All venting panels are reinforced with Dacron adhesive tape for strength, creating a vivid graphic to complement an already striking design.
  • Panel 'D' vent is additionally reinforced on the back site of the kite due to its frequent contact with the ground.
  • Exposed stitching protected by tough 'Moonie Tape', preventing failure due to spine-rubbing.
  • Non-snag, 3-piece double layer nose construction.
  • Removable wing tips, and a 2-piece spine enable the kite to be packed down to less than 90cm.
The Vented Talon should be your last choice over the others in the range due to its target wind range and price.

However, its low wind performance is quite exceptional.
The cross-over between Ultra-Light & Vented is good.
Kite Specifications

The Talon is built from some of the finest materials available to kite production today.
Specifically Icarex PC-31 sail fabric and Skyshark carbon spars.

Icarex is a tough, light-weight ripstop sail fabric available in many colours.
Skyshark carbon spars have an excellent price/performance ratio and are used in many kites.

Height 90cm
Wingspan 223cm
Weight Approximately 350g
Wing Range 7-30mph (11-50km/h)
Sail Icarex PC-31 Ripstop Polyester
Upper Leading Edge P200
Lower Leading Edge Black Diamond Nitro STRONG
Wingtip Spider Comp. Carbon
Upper Spreader 6mm Structil
Lower Spreader 7PT
Spine P2X (2-piece + Tip)
Fittings APA / HQ / TW
Bridle Active (tuned for wind)
   
Weighting 10g Integrated into Spine Tip
10g Velcro Attached at Spine Tip
Wing tip weights


Further details of measurements and construction illustrations can be found in the Tech pages
  • Colouring
  • Greys
  • Reds
  • Blues
  • Purples
  • Greens
  • Golden
  • Colourizer

Colouring The Kite

Each JoE kite is built to order, so the colours you choose are the first step.

There are many colour variations in the Talon, there's something in there for everyone!

To assist you we have provided a selection of examples, grouped by colour.
Use the buttons above to navigate through the various sample images.

If there is a look that you like, why not copy it into the Colourizer and personalise it further?
Or, design a completely new colour scheme!

Each sail panel has a unique reference name, as shown in the illustration above, these names are useful when communicating with JoE kites.

Likewise, each fabric colour has its own name. You can familiarise yourself with them below*

 

white light grey dark grey black yellow mango gold gold red rubin wine berry sky blue royal blue midnight blue teal slate rose purple grape magenta light green dark green flo. Yellow flo. green flo. orange

current colour WHITE - Foundation colour - Always available

*Some of the unusual colours may be out of stock or low on stock, please check with us before ordering.



On-screen colours will not be an exact representation of the fabric colour, particularly the flourescents.

Greys

A selection of colour schemes in no colour

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Please use the Reference No. in the top-left when ordering

Click an image to send a copy to the Colourizer for personal tweaking

Reds

A selection of colour schemes in red

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Please use the Reference No. in the top-left when ordering

Click an image to send a copy to the Colourizer for personal tweaking

Blues

A selection of colour schemes in blue

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13 14 15 16

Please use the Reference No. in the top-left when ordering

Click an image to send a copy to the Colourizer for personal tweaking

Purples

A selection of colour schemes in purple

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13 14 15 16

Please use the Reference No. in the top-left when ordering

Click an image to send a copy to the Colourizer for personal tweaking

Greens

A selection of colour schemes in green

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13 14 15 16

Please use the Reference No. in the top-left when ordering

Click an image to send a copy to the Colourizer for personal tweaking

Golden

A selection of colour schemes in Orange & Yellow

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Please use the Reference No. in the top-left when ordering

Click an image to send a copy to the Colourizer for personal tweaking


Design your own colour scheme Current Selection


Pick colours and paint the panels.



The best results use some grey-fade coupled with different shades of the same colour.



Clicking any of the example colour schemes
will send a copy to the above image for quick and easy reference.



To take a screen grab:

PC - Press {Alt-PrintScrn}
MAC - Open 'Grab' and use {Apple-Z}

Then paste into a paint program, save and e-mail.
If the Colourizer is not visible, please download the SVG plug-in from here
Spare Parts
Whether you've suffered a breakage, preparing for one or just renewing a bridle;
everything you'll need is here.

Ready Made spares are ready to drop in and come equipped with the necessary fittings*
Repair service is available depending on extent of damage.
 Please note that damaged sail panels cannot be replaced.

Ready Made Raw Materials
Complete sail (no fittings) £190 7PT spar (82.5cm) £9
Spine (complete) £17 P2X spar (82.5cm) £6
Spine Upper £5.50 BD NITRO spar (82.5cm) £12
Spine Lower £7.50 Solid ferrule (10cm) £1.50
Spine Tail Piece (with weight) £4 P100 ferrule (for Nitro) £0.50
Upper Leading Edge spar £8 Spine tip nock £0.50
Lower Leading Edge spar £13 Yoyo stopper (unmodified) £1.50
Upper Spreader £5 Vinyl cap (specify size) £0.25
Lower Spreader (ferruled) £12.50 APA (standoff) 5mm £1
Lower Spreader (open) £11 APA-D (LLE) £1
Wing Tip Piece £6 APA-B (ULE) £1
Roll Bar £4 TW sail grabber £0.75
Yoyo Stopper (left) £4 JACO 2mm (Roll bar) £0.75
Yoyo Stopper (right) £4 T-Piece (6x7mm) £2
Standoff (inner) £3 O-ring £0.10
Standoff (outer) £3 Bridle line (per metre) £0.40
Bridle £8    
Sail Tension Cord £0.40    
*Existing parts on your kite are excluded in the purchase unless requested.

e.g. Edge APA connectors when buying a LE spar.
or T-Piece & Tip Nock when buying a spine.