You may also want to check out the following web site, which will give you tons of
opinions on many different wings. Take it all with a big grain of salt, but
it's still valuable info.
http://www.bigairparagliding.com
You'll need to go to this site, then click "Forums" at the top, then select "Paragliding".
You'll figure it out from there. The forum is searchable as well.
For what it's worth, I fly an Apco Presta, and overall am very happy with it.
Its performance numbers are excellent, with great glide, and lots of speed.
If I had to change anything about it, I'd dial up the responsiveness a little, and
have it turn a little better. However, that's an "Apco thing", and as I said,
I'm very happy with the wing. It's incredibly stable, and I've been in some
pretty ratty air. The wing really likes to stay fully inflated, as opposed
to tucking or frontalling in rough air. I feel very safe on the glider, and
when I need the speed, I have no problems jumping on the bar. The speed is
there.
I agree with Ojan. Go and fly as many different gliders as you can before committing
to any one glider. It's not about the numbers, and in the end, it's only *your*
opinion that counts.
Good luck in your search,
Robin