Well I hope you don't considered this to be some type of sacrilege but I don't have a good spot to ride my buggy and had really been itching to ride
it. Then I noticed a nice paved road with a nice incline in a deserted subdivision where I sometimes fly trainers with my son, so after thinking
about it for a while I decided to give it a try. Wow what a blast, it isn't too steep but we are able to go plenty fast. I say we cause I have my 5
year old on my lap, so plenty fast is relative but it is still fun. I am looking for some bigger hills to try solo. The walk back up isn't the best
but still worth it. I am thinking about using a ski rope and getting a tow back up the hill.
Its not flying a kite but it is a lot of fun. Anybody else ever tried this?John Holgate - 2-10-2010 at 06:26 PM
Hell yes! It's my fitness workout - drag buggy uphill, rest on way down. Repeat until exhausted!! Even made the video: Buggy fitness workout! The other thing I'd love to do is to have an electric motor that I could hook on like a trailer - I've seen it done with
a two stroke motor somewhere on youtube. I often look at stretches of local road thinking........hmmmmm could I get away with a bit of downhill!stetson05 - 2-10-2010 at 06:27 PM
never tried it but it sounds like it might be fun. I would probably carry an airhorn incase some starts to back out of a driveway though.rocfighter - 2-10-2010 at 06:30 PM
The Kid does this in one of the parks we fly in when the wind doesn't cooperate. He has a blast.Cheddarhead - 2-10-2010 at 07:19 PM
If a little red wagon counts, then yes.shehatesmyhobbies - 2-10-2010 at 07:42 PM
Looks like a pretty wild ride! Have not tried this though!stetson05 - 2-10-2010 at 07:49 PM
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Originally posted by Cheddarhead
If a little red wagon counts, then yes.
I second that. My parents kept wondering what was happening to our shoes.:ticking:Todd - 2-10-2010 at 07:50 PM
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Originally posted by Cheddarhead
If a little red wagon counts, then yes.
Little red wagons rule, and yes the power lines were dead due to the construction ;-)
rocfighter - 3-10-2010 at 04:25 AM
You two have isues!! And that is a great thing.bobalooie57 - 3-10-2010 at 08:21 AM
Todd - 3-10-2010 at 11:03 AM
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Originally posted by rocfighter
You two have isues!!
Tell me something I don't know snowspider - 5-10-2010 at 05:42 AM
I took my kite sled down Lincoln gap in Vermont twice , both the walk up and the ride down is death defying.jimbocz - 5-10-2010 at 07:25 AM
I like to go on holiday to a beach in France near Quiberon. We rent a cottage within buggy dragging distance of the beach, about a quarter mile or
so along a paved road. On the way back, you can ride down a slight hill, and then the road goes around a roundabout and back up the hill again.
Each year I get a little braver, going faster and even trying to go through the roundabout while there are cars coming in. The French never bat an
eye! And yes, the kids love it as well.WELDNGOD - 5-10-2010 at 02:46 PM
