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WANTED: MBS board! and preferably a break

Richard - 14-7-2010 at 12:25 PM

i need a new board as i have an EXIT of some sort and another called "the toaster" lol. and the trucks snapped on that one :/ so i need a good board to go down my hills on.
Budget: max £200 but can hardly afford that!
thanks, Richard

WIllardTheGrey - 15-7-2010 at 03:39 AM

Two Mountainboards to sell:thumbup:

Richard - 15-7-2010 at 08:23 AM

Im sorry mate but im looking for a newer mbs. this this is an older model. good luck in sellin pal

Richard - 15-7-2010 at 08:25 AM

im also looking for a buggy or off road small buggy so i can surf the sand on one and go up my hills on it XD i have contacts who can fit an engine too :D but im not as desperate as to buying an mbs board :/

indigo_wolf - 15-7-2010 at 08:46 AM

For a board, you might also want to keep an eye on www.surfingdirt.com.

For boards and buggy, www.kitecrowd.com is also worth monitoring.

In your original post, you your budget was in pounds. while there are UK flyers/riders on PKF, a lot are also US, Canadian and other locations where shipping to the UK might be prohibitively costly.

The SD and KC forums above have a healthy UK population, and some of them may even be local enough to you where you might be able to forego shipping entirely.

There is currently an MBS Leon Pro, Scrub Board Bag, helmet and pads for £300, but he might be willing to sell the board seperately and you might be able to come to an agreement.

There is also an MBS Tom Kirkman, but the asking price is £338. However, the difference is what you might have paid for shipping from the US ;-)

Etchy was trying to sell his MBS Pro 95, but got impatient and pushed it to eBay where it sold for £79.

I expect you will see something to suit you if you keep an eye on those two forums.

ATB,
Sam

Richard - 15-7-2010 at 09:19 AM

well thanks a lot. but whats PKF? lol. and do you think its worth me getting the Leon Pro? i mean i am sure i wont sell it unless it becomes old and unridable :P. i need a helmet and bag! however i do have a climbing helmet. do you think i should but a boarding helmet too? thanks again, indigo

erratic winds - 15-7-2010 at 10:02 AM

Richard-
1. PKF is Power Kite Forum, where you currently are.

2. Yes, that is a pretty good deal on the Leon Pro.

3. Yes, you ABSOLUTELY need a SPORT-SPECIFIC helmet for this. A climbing helmet is NOT recommended. It will not provide the protection you will need. Helmets that are acceptable will protect the back and sides of your head much more than a climbing helmet, a climbing helmet can really only protect you from rocks falling from above.
I personally use a Giro "Remedy" full-face MTB helmet that I got for $70USD from sierratradingpostonline.com, and I would certainly recommend a full-face helmet to anyone getting into this sport.

indigo_wolf - 15-7-2010 at 10:03 AM

Sorry...
PKF = Power Kite Forum
SD = SurfingDirt
KC = Kite Crowd

'Fraid I don't know enough about the Leon Pro to give you a solid review on it. Most of the reviews have been favorable, and it seems to be pretty bombproof. I think a few riders on SD have the board and would probably be able to answer any of your questions.

Not sure what you have for a climbing helmet, so hard to say. Some of the climbing helmets online look like they would be good for eating cereal out of, but not much else. Do you plan to ride in cooler weather? Does your climbing helemet have closeable vents? See if there are any disclaimers on the tags that say "Only for Climbing Use"

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Originally posted by erratic winds
It will not provide the protection you will need. Helmets that are acceptable will protect the back and sides of your head much more than a climbing helmet, a climbing helmet can really only protect you from rocks falling from above.


Whaaaaat ?!?!?! That's just seems loopy from a manufacturer perspective? Are they not expecting any falling accidents or rope failures? Some of the climbing helmets did look like they left the back of your head and ears just hanging out in the wind. :o :o

Looks like Sierra currently have both the vanilla and carbon fiber flavors of the Giro Remedy in stock.

ATB,
Sam

erratic winds - 15-7-2010 at 10:14 AM

Indigo- it is sad but true, but that's about the only protection you're going to get from a climbing helmet. everything below a "hat line" is totally unprotected.


I am absolutely satisfied with my "Remedy" especially at the price of 89$USD(including shipping to me). Is it perfect? No. But it works great and I still have all my teeth even though I seem to smack the hell out of my chin and jaw with accidental bar-spins and face-drags when crashing. :D

Richard - 15-7-2010 at 10:32 AM

thanks guys.
sam-i dont know what that means on the last line you wrote?
erratic-are you saying your selling?
i aggree with sam but also erratic. i mean they could make it covever the ears. and yes haha! other than the 4 slots for my head torch i could eat cerial out of it lmao! i need a crash mat and really need a climbing buddy/s :(
Richard
P.S. why do people use weird names unlike mine? i mean indigo wolf? :s dont get me wrong, it does sound cool. :)

ragden - 15-7-2010 at 10:52 AM

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Originally posted by Richard
P.S. why do people use weird names unlike mine? i mean indigo wolf? :s dont get me wrong, it does sound cool. :)


I'm sure people have many different reasons for using unique names. I can only say that it offers a certain amount of anonymity. This is the internets after all and people are hesitant to reveal their real names. If everyone used their first names, we might have more than a couple people trying to register with the same name, which would lead to either people adding extra letters to get unique names, adding last names, or creating unique ones. I, personally, am not in a huge rush to give everyone my full name. But thats just me...
:smilegrin:

indigo_wolf - 15-7-2010 at 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by richard
sam-i dont know what that means on the last line you wrote?


Sierra = the Sierra Trading Posted that Erratic Winds mentioned is a clearance retailer for camping/outdoors/sporting goods. Their stock constantly changes, but it is generally very nice gear at a fraction of what it costs elsewhere. You can save anywhere from 30-70%. But they don't always have everything in all sizes/colors. Have gotten some seriously good deals from them.

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Originally posted by richard
P.S. why do people use weird names unlike mine? i mean indigo wolf? :s dont get me wrong, it does sound cool.


Can't speak for others. My posts are always signed with my name.... so there is a person attached to all the text ;) There are various Sam's on the various forums I lurk/post on. Have only run into one or two wolves and none of them indigo (there is one on the DeviantArt site, but she and I don't really run into each other). I use the same alias across all boards I frequent so there is some continuity there.

Why wolf?

Given my druthers I would spend more time as a child of night, outside of the requirements of my day job.

Also, there was a place near where I used to live where you could safely be surrounded on three sides by a variety of Tundra, Timber, and Arctic wolves. When, they all start howling in unison..... well, some else said it better:
"Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf. "
-Aldo Leopold

Why indigo? That's a longer story.... ;) actually has a nice tie-in to kites though.

Why not use something more mundane? Because most of life is painfully devoid of whimsy and unfashionable graces.

ATB,
Sam

Richard - 16-7-2010 at 05:12 AM

well that sounds a good story to hear, sam. email it to me please? my address should by on my profile page.
and its not that i have a problem with the names, its just coriosity and confusion because im slow and special 8-D. good names and explanations though.

so what do yall think of the vixen? theres one selling cheap on ebay http://shop.ebay.co.uk/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m570.l13... but i dont know if its the board for me? im a free carver, wanna be an boarder x, but scared of speed since i went like 30mph into a metal gate at hutton village near guisborough, cleveland uk. then did it again a year later thinking i could get over my fear this way. lmao! im about 5 foot 3 inches and weigh 56kg last time i checked. i live in a town where the hills have mostly tarmack or hard dry roads what are very steep and very fast :Ange09: to go down hehe. i have armor though.

P.S. i think ill make a signiature! how do i do it? XD :duh: :P :lol: :smug: