Best Price for a Sabre II 230

[mjrod 0]

The best price I have seen for a Sabre II 230 is 1620. Has anyone seen any better prices around? Kind of diffficult to find used ones.

Thanks

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[TOT 0]

not very much of a difference but Square 1 has them for $1600

[darkwing 5]

If your heart is set on a Sabre 2, then I think there is relatively little variation in price. You could save more by considering a different canopy, e.g. an Aerodyne Pilot, which is somewhat cheaper, about $1350. There are other canopies in the same class too.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[mjrod 0]

That is a good point. I have read the reviews, looked at the posts here with the comparisons between the Safire, Pilot, and Sabre II. It seems IMHO that it depends on who you are speaking with. At my DZ, PD is the preferred canopy, but I am open to different brand canopies. I spoke to Aerodyne about a 230 class Pilot, which they do not make, and this is the response: Along the same lines of the Navigator we have the Solo, which is our student canopy. However, it is just a Pilot, the exact same canopy, however built of hybrid construction. We build it in 230,250,270. There are some all ZP's out there that size, for instance we make the Triathlon in 260. I'm assuming you want an all ZP canopy because you think it will last longer? That may not be the case. The two factors that make canopies deteriorate the most is the sun, and touch (there are some other factors as well, such as very fine sand, and fertilizers, and farm chemicals) But mostly it is sun and touch. So a canopy with a zp top skin will last for thousands of jumps, without loosing all that much porosity. And the reason that we make those sizes hybrid, is because of both pack volume and ease of packing. If you want the performance of the Pilot, in those sizes, give us a call and take the Solo for a spin."

I have all my rig ordered, except for the main, and I think it is probably wise for me to demo the Pilot, Solo, Safire, and Sabre II. I am looking for a 230 due to my exit wieght of 250, but I guess I coild drop 10 or 15 lbs to get under a 210.

Thanks for the feedback.

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[Zoter 0]

You might want to consider the ZP.Exe range from Chute Shops....
Its a Sabre copy very well made and has at least , the same flight characteristics.Its also very very strong......check out my post in the Incidents Forum for an example.
Comes in at >200sq ft sizes of 215 and 235
Best news of all its about 4-5 hundred pounds sterling ( read 680 US) cheaper than a Sabre 2!

(No I am not a dealer....just a satisfied customer)

[kelpdiver 2]

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I have all my rig ordered, except for the main, and I think it is probably wise for me to demo the Pilot, Solo, Safire, and Sabre II. I am looking for a 230 due to my exit wieght of 250, but I guess I coild drop 10 or 15 lbs to get under a 210.

I was taking the weight loss approach to to 210, but then found a good deal on a used tri 220.

The resale on a sabre2 is pretty strong, though. If you can afford to buy new, you can jump it till a 210 (or perhaps even 190) is a reasonable choice and perhaps get enough to pay for the pilot.

Resale on the Solo may be difficult - you should check with people here and the gear shops on that.

I don't know why Aerodyn doesn't make the Pilot in a 230. Seems like there are enough of us big guys out there that don't want to load at 1.2 to start.