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kitekid
Since 15 Apr 2007
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15m to big??? i ride a 12m c kite on the street with a skate board up to the low 20s
i weigh 150lbs.... (you ground board in a 4wheel drift). you can ride with just as much power if not more on the ground baord.
but yeah you should be fine on a 15m foil to about 20mph as you get better but i would start off with a 10m or smaller.
I ride 09 torches and cults
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Tue Sep 23, 08 7:44 pm |
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| kitekid wrote: | 15m to big??? i ride a 12m c kite on the street with a skate board up to the low 20s
i weigh 150lbs.... (you ground board in a 4wheel drift). you can ride with just as much power if not more on the ground baord.
but yeah you should be fine on a 15m foil to about 20mph as you get better but i would start off with a 10m or smaller.
I ride 09 torches and cults |
15M FOIL? You probably meant a 15M C kite or bow kite?
There aren't too many companies that even make 15M foils. You can sustain flight (soar) off a hill with a 15m foil in 20mph winds. I do it all the time with 12-15M speedwings, which are essentially foils. You'd have a hard time staying on the ground in 20mph with a 15m foil.
With a good 4-line foil on handles (Ozone Yakuza or JoJo RM+), you'd have more power than you needed with a 4M in 20mph winds. A 10M sheetable foil would be fine in 20M winds.
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kitekid
Since 15 Apr 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 5:03 am |
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| I have held 14m frenzys down in 20mph winds easy. but i see what your saying about there being 2 times the power.
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Hein
Since 08 Mar 2005
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 5:31 am |
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Built this in '05. Twisted my ankle on it so didn't take it any further.
Not sure if it even has potential. But I still have the press I used to
make it.
Some guy down at Windwing has it and I think he's ridden it some.
Think maybe he added some straps to it. Could use a fender.
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kitekid
Since 15 Apr 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 6:31 am |
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yeah johnathan has it i have seen it. he said it is pretty funn to ride but scary.
If you made a ground board that i did not snap in half in a day that be sick cause every ground board i have ridin i brake it in a day or 2 of riding.
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 6:42 am |
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| kitekid wrote: | yeah johnathan has it i have seen it. he said it is pretty funn to ride but scary.
If you made a ground board that i did not snap in half in a day that be sick cause every ground board i have ridin i brake it in a day or 2 of riding. |
You should really try a ground industries board. Eli weighs in at about 220 lbs and gets big air with them. He's a team rider for GI and they have him try to break his demo boards and then send the broken parts to them so they can make improvements. If a board can survive Eli, it's pretty bullet proof.
If you are ever headed to seaside, let me know.
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kitekid
Since 15 Apr 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 7:41 am |
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| lol i do like 40ft kite loops on the ground board to street. i have snaped 6061 metal decks in half.
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blowhard
Since 26 Dec 2005
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 9:04 am |
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Hey Hein
What would you think of 2 wheels on that thing
perhaps some light buggy wheels one per end
some fenders to lean on and some straps to hold on to?
I'm guessing you already thought of it
just need enough edge to get back upwind
blo sand is so loose
concerns about pearling
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FlyDunes
Since 09 Oct 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 9:57 am |
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| kitekid wrote: | | lol i do like 40ft kite loops on the ground board to street. i have snaped 6061 metal decks in half. |
Well that prob even tops the abuse that Eli provides! 
Maybe you should contact GI with some info about your riding style and see if they need another test pilot
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kitekid
Since 15 Apr 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 11:26 am |
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| i have tried i have broken everything g.i has put out except the conflict deck
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hamlindp
Since 09 Feb 2007
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I aint no lawnmowin' pump kite parker, I'm that dadgum
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 12:10 pm |
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| kitekid wrote: | | i have tried i have broken everything g.i has put out except the conflict deck |
Have you tried the MBS Pro 90?
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 12:57 pm |
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anywhere to buggy around Vancouver or north PDX? My ankles and knees are too buggered up for ground boards and skateboards.
Anywhere to rent / beginner demo a buggy?
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eli_anderson
Since 04 Jun 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 3:39 pm F N A |
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I have some wooden kickers too!!!
smaller. taller, steeper. longer.....idea to build a park on the beach for a day if anyone is down to ride it
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eli_anderson
Since 04 Jun 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 3:48 pm Re: F N A |
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| eli_anderson wrote: | I have some wooden kickers too!!!
smaller. taller, steeper. longer.....idea to build a park on the beach for a day if anyone is down to ride it |
bring yer azzz padzzz
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blancoh2o
Since 15 Mar 2005
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KITEADDICT
Since 13 Apr 2006
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 4:21 pm |
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lol i do like 40ft kite loops on the ground board to street. i have snaped 6061 metal decks in half.
I would like to see that.  You are kidding right? I would come to see that stunt. 
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eli_anderson
Since 04 Jun 2007
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| Wed Sep 24, 08 4:30 pm FNBS |
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40 ft loops on land...hmmm...
Hopp off a small ridge maybe that'll work...
lets get kite kid to the beach to hit deeez jumps...then we'll see what snaps 
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