I won't comment further on it, but here goes:
You're talking shit about a kite you yourself haven't even flown and trying to influence people to avoid buying a kite you haven't flown - lame!
I've flown Links, Revs, Rev2's, Octanes and the Rally is by far my fav to date. I would think wisely before paying attention to unsolicited advice by someone who has NO personal experience with the kite.
Being curious to see where you may have seen such a comment, I went to the usual suspect, and of course, it's kiteforum! No surprise, but in the very same thread you're pulling from, two posts above it reads "I spent an hour plus on the Rally and was blown away." and a couple posts later the guy goes on in detail to describe why.
And in the video it's clear to see the RPM smacks the Rally and they both bounce around. You're such a joey, your cred is ZERO!
Prior to the main SS demo in August, I had a quiver of them I demo'ed to quite a few riders and everyone loved them and had nothing but totally positive comments about them and were stoked on them.
Same with this thread:
https://www.bayareakiteboarding.com/for ... 5&start=60
I've flown them a bunch, everything from Rufus, to Sherman to the Bay on everything from a 6 to a 12 and they rocked. Just yesterday, got this email from a rider who just got a 6,8,10 quiver:
"I rode the 10 Rally today at Golden Gate fields. I LOVE that kite!"
From the other thread:
"Got to fly the 6M and 8M Rallys today at SI. The 8 will definitely be my replacement for my beloved 7M Links. "
"I tried the Rally 10m and I really like the kite, I wish I had time to try the 12m also."
"Super boosty, turned well with reasonable bar pressure."
"Kite turns fast and has very smooth turning and very smooth and linear power/depower. Kite is very stable and unhooks well also. The 12m turns very quick for a 12m, didn't feel sluggish at all, and felt almost as quick as a typical 9m kite."
"Riding the Rally was a blast i rally enjoyed the kite
i found it very stable and ez to fly"
etc., ad nauseam...