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Cheap landboard

power - 23-9-2009 at 07:34 PM

Does anyone have a landboard that they don't want anymore that they would be willing to sell for less than 80$? I know that is cheap, but even if its not in great condition, as long as the wheels and bearings work along with the board not breaking.

lad - 23-9-2009 at 07:39 PM

I got a decent MBS Core 16 - excellent wheels and bearings - it just needs bindings. Thing is, shipping can be nearly half the added cost.

power - 23-9-2009 at 07:48 PM

I've never owned a landboard before. What does it take to put on bindings?

lad - 23-9-2009 at 07:57 PM

MBS website has a few styles available - this has holes for the earlier 2 post/velcro bindings (which I think I prefer). You just need to bolt a set on the deck - but may need to drill new holes if you get a different binding. 'Course, you can sort'a kite w/o bindings - it's just not too practical, to say the least!

bigkid - 23-9-2009 at 09:36 PM

where in the world are you? it would help in finding someone with the right board.

power - 24-9-2009 at 06:59 PM

Two minutes from D.C.

Maven454 - 25-9-2009 at 03:26 AM

I might be able to help you with an ATB, but it'd be more like $100. The upside is that it's effectively brand new and there wouldn't be any shipping. Hopefully I'll see you on Sunday (you did see Ragden's meet-up post, right?).

Jolt - 25-9-2009 at 07:56 AM

I'm also gonna be in the market for a used landboard, but i think i might be better off waiting tell next yeah after winter. For now I'm in the market for a decent used snowboard.

power - 25-9-2009 at 12:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Maven454
I might be able to help you with an ATB, but it'd be more like $100. The upside is that it's effectively brand new and there wouldn't be any shipping. Hopefully I'll see you on Sunday (you did see Ragden's meet-up post, right?).


I hope I'll be able make it Sunday morning, but I might not be able to go. I will definitely be out kiting on Monday. If I get a chance to try a landboard in decent winds sometime soon, I'll probably buy that board from you. 100 is very reasonable if its new especially without shipping. What kind of board is it?

Maven454 - 25-9-2009 at 12:15 PM

It's the MBS Atom 95 in my sig. They run about $160 from a store. You'll notice the effectively portion of my new statement. I did a couple of very short down hill runs on it to test it out. Then I got the GI board that I like better. There's no damage or wear to the board, thus my phrasing as "effectively brand new". It's a good deal though, if I do say so myself :bouncing:

Jolt - 25-9-2009 at 09:39 PM

How light is the ak103? is it more for freestyling than the mbs?

Maven454 - 26-9-2009 at 04:51 AM

The AK is a couple of pounds lighter with bionic trucks on it and it definitely feels lighter too. The thing you'd have to watch out for on the AK that I have is that with the Talon bindings that came on it, a 9 1/2US shoe barely fits, other than that it's a great board :bigok:. As for more freestyling, I wouldn't even begin to know how to quantify that well enough to answer the question :dunno:...

Jolt - 26-9-2009 at 06:55 AM

Hmm... now barely fits you're saying its a bit too small?

Ive got an avg. of 10.5 size shoes, so id need to change the bindings.

Maven454 - 26-9-2009 at 07:00 AM

It's all pretty much covered in this post --> http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=10749&p...
I should add that the bindings have loosened up a bit, but it's still harder to kick out of them than I'd like it to be.

Jolt - 26-9-2009 at 07:06 AM

Alright thanks man.