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Sella
Since 21 Apr 2007
1794 Posts
Doin' The Dalles
FLY'IN HIGH PIE GUY
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| Rollo Tomasi wrote: | | yup saw him do this a long time ago before Wainman kite brand started. ultra short lines with a kite that looked almost home-made at that time.... possibly a proto type. |
Lou is always outside the box.....way outside. Artistic mixed with crazy. Via a mutual friend I met him and Flash Austin in an apartment on the HR heights when they were both riding for Wipika back in the day. Wipika and Wainman Kites have a lot of mutual DNA. Austin came off as somebody who had difficulties tying his shoes while my friend was giving Lou a bad time about his 2-line prototype he flew with his thighs/hips. Yep, lines attached to your lower body so your leg and hip movements controlled the kite while you rode totally hands free. It was going to be the bridge to pure surfing and he was pretty passionate about it and believed it was possible. I bet somewhere in his garage collecting dust is an old 2-line Wipika Free Air prototype sitting next to some sort of harnessed kite pants. He did love those kite pants.  |
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jahmbi
Since 28 Jul 2005
622 Posts
MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN
River Troll
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| Thu Dec 06, 12 5:52 pm |
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| Gman wrote: | | What year did he pioneer that self-launch? |
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;well TRULY I SAW THAT LAUNCH IN 1999 AND SHOWED JOSH WHEN WE WERE KITING THE PONDS .....THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LAGOON... TOTAL CARNAGE.. 2 LINE WIPIKAS.. LOL'...............TROLL
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Yardsale
Since 29 Mar 2005
387 Posts
Portlanastan
Obsessed
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| Fri Dec 07, 12 12:37 pm Self Launch |
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| Gman wrote: | | What year did he pioneer that self-launch? |
A while ago is my guess, he's always doing shit that pushes the envelope. Lou was the first to show me a beach launch by running past his kite from a downwind position(kite nose into the wind) and just pulling it straight into the air. I still remember it as one of my favorite moments in kiting... Went something like "hey Steve watch this".... boop... straight into the sky LOL. It's one of the reasons a grew to love the Wainman kites... aside for great de-power and grunt... they are super easy to self launch. (sorry that wasn't a promo ad... just a comment) |
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stevo911_
Since 21 Aug 2011
9 Posts
Victoria
Kook
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| Mon Dec 10, 12 2:43 pm |
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| JonMalmberg wrote: |
Hey, anyone know the music they used on that edit?
Jon |
Infinity Automatic - Battleground |
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JonMalmberg
Since 15 Aug 2011
340 Posts
Obsessed
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| Mon Dec 10, 12 3:42 pm |
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Yeah... Stevo is on it! Thanks for the 411...
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forrest
Since 21 Jun 2005
4330 Posts
Hood River
Hick
CGKA Member
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| Mon Dec 10, 12 5:35 pm |
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| Salt in a festering wound... Nice flick, miss Maui. |
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