Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Members | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Slingshot 2007 Page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message jimmyc Since 04 Aug 2005 73 Posts Cape Cod, MA   Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:06 pm    Slingshot 2007 Anyone in the Gorge spied the new goods yet? Onad Rednaxela Since 04 Mar 2005 1170 Posts Coast<<PDX>>Gorge XTreme Poster Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:14 pm     I caught wind of some prototype Turbo Diesels being flow in the western gorge very recently. Not much info on the technical details though… Can’t wait to see, try & fly!!! Mark Since 20 Jun 2005 3059 Posts I need my fix because I'm a Naishaholic Mon Jul 10, 2006 1:22 pm     Hope this doesnt give up secrets.... Watched Ruben Lenten (sp?) fly the new slingy called the LINK. He was hucking huge air. _________________ Cleverly disguised as an adult... www.naishkites.com pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 5943 Posts P-Town / W-Salmon Site Lackey Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:39 pm     Not sure what its called but saw some pretty crazy kite today Ruben was on. Had a LE that looked like a bat or something. pndla Since 10 Jul 2006 11 Posts   Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:40 pm     what kinda kite is the LINK? does it look like a fuel or octane? anybody got some pics? Hein Since 08 Mar 2005 921 Posts Possessed Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:31 am     Did it look anything like this? Last edited by Hein on Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:28 pm; edited 1 time in total pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 5943 Posts P-Town / W-Salmon Site Lackey Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:42 am     Well, its a flat arc shape, but the front of the LE is pointed in the middle. The LE is not a straight curve, it has joints in it. This is a crude attempt, but here's what it would look like from overhead: Code:    _^_ /   \ registered Since 12 Jul 2005 947 Posts tsunami Sandbagger Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:43 am     I hope they come up with something clever or best may take over the world. A hybrid or something? pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 5943 Posts P-Town / W-Salmon Site Lackey Tue Jul 11, 2006 6:46 am     registered wrote: I hope they come up with something clever or best may take over the world. A hybrid or something? It had a 5th line bridle instead of a 4 line one. I bet that'd probably nix inversions, but I wonder how the bridle would handle sheeting the kite? You would need to move the rear lines and the 5th line simultaneously if you wanted the full sheeting effect of a bow/flat kite. Must be some kind of bar. Also I noticed no pullies on the bar. Hein Since 08 Mar 2005 921 Posts Possessed Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:37 am     pkh wrote: Code:    _^_ /   \ Gotta love sketching in ascii. What does the code tag do? The forum needs a built-in java sketch pad. -sorry to get off topic Some one in the kite paparrazi needs to hang out in the bushes at "Headquarters" and snap off a few for the anxious herd. ryan Since 14 Jul 2005 231 Posts Hillsboro - Brisbane Stoked Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:58 am     i spoke with one of the SS guys in town for meetings and he said the kite is finished and ready to go to market. The kite we spoke about looked like a hybrid type kite with a 'logoz' logo i havent seen before, not sure what ss is calling the kite. 4 lines (no 5th line, PKH-they must have another in the works that you saw) and a very simple bar with one sheeting cleet between the chicken loop and bar. i dont think this is a upgraded TD it is a new different kite. seems like a kite to compete with the waroo craze? ryan Since 14 Jul 2005 231 Posts Hillsboro - Brisbane Stoked Tue Jul 11, 2006 7:59 am     i spoke with one of the SS guys in town for meetings and he said the kite is finished and ready to go to market. The kite we spoke about looked like a hybrid type kite with a 'logoz' logo i havent seen before, not sure what ss is calling the kite. 4 lines (no 5th line, PKH-they must have another in the works that you saw) and a very simple bar with one sheeting cleet between the chicken loop and bar. i dont think this is a upgraded TD it is a new different kite. seems like a kite to compete with the waroo craze? blowhard Since 26 Dec 2005 1694 Posts Subsect that mutated and spawned on our own, Windward Tue Jul 11, 2006 8:48 am    no suprises here The T.D. was a altered copy of the Waroo ,and now they are just going out and out copy it (Which they should) if they want to survive pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 5943 Posts P-Town / W-Salmon Site Lackey Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:35 am    Name? "Link" or "Lynx" ... I have heard both now. Hein - I don't have easy access to the 3D rendering like you do, so ASCII is all I can muster. I also don't want the Slingy crew taking me out next time I am at Stevenson. Hein Since 08 Mar 2005 921 Posts Possessed Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:45 am     I wasn't making fun of your sketch. Sketching in ascii is an art. You did it well. shymac Since 20 Jul 2005 712 Posts Hood River, Or. Slingshot Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:04 pm     Link Pictures  Somewhere in Fiji, LoRdCHoaDer...  06-15-06 100.jpg     Link 9M 06-19-06 007.jpg     Link 9M 06-19-06 008.jpg  Kataku2k3 Since 14 Aug 2005 3619 Posts Gresham Videographer Tue Jul 11, 2006 2:07 pm     Sweet! SS always has some crazy shit!!! Looks like the LINK is an SLE/C hybrid? _________________ myspace.com/adamuyemura        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1, 2, 3, 4  Next Page 1 of 4   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You cannot attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum