Hello everyone, I am new to this board and sport. I live in Seattle and grew up in Long Beach Washington.
I have been wanting to get into this for a while, does anyone have any advice on a good trainer kite to get started on traction kiting?Drewculous - 5-8-2011 at 11:47 AM
Sup Guy!
Ok, let me ask you a few questions first....
-your weight
-avg windspeed where you're at
-kiting goals... atb, buggy, surf
-any other kiters around you? demoing is always good!
that being said, a 3ish meter, 4 line kite is a great place to start (hq beamer, peter lynn hornet, etc) & get you going, and will be a good high
wind kite later!
Welcome aboard!!shehatesmyhobbies - 5-8-2011 at 11:56 AM
Congrats on your first step into going stir crazy till the next time you put your kite in the air!
Welcome to the forum!
+1 for what Drew said!Looking_Up - 5-8-2011 at 12:39 PM
:eureka: well hi!! 2 or 3 m fixed bridle four line kite on handles ozone kites are nearly indestructable I never fear for my kites when I hand them to
a complete novice
Oh Yeh kite killers are a mustMorrie Williams - 5-8-2011 at 04:13 PM
atomC,
There are 2 events coming up not far from you: Aug 13-18 at Klipsan Beach north of Long Beach, WA (during the Washington State International Kite
Festival) and Sept 3-11 at Sunset Beach, OR just south of Astoria, OR.
There will be lots of folks with kites to try out and see what works for you.pyro22487 - 6-8-2011 at 02:13 PM
+1 for ozone trainers and ozone flows. flows are a begginer to intermediat flier. they are my goto kites.ripsessionkites - 7-8-2011 at 02:19 AM
Another WA rider
u2u sentbigkid - 7-8-2011 at 06:23 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by ripsessionkites
Another WA rider
u2u sent
Whats the deal? Can't say it in front of everyone?
Welcome to the forum atomC, If you are looking for anyplace to fly let me know. Some great places in the Seattle area.Kamikuza - 7-8-2011 at 08:12 AM
Welcome! Hide your wallet and ignore anything anyone says about me :DDrewculous - 8-8-2011 at 12:34 PM
Kamikuza is a great guy!
I purchased a kite from him. Great condition!
Awesome guy!!
herc - 11-8-2011 at 01:53 AM
ozone flow is a highly stable kite. probably the perfect choice for beginners. the flow seems to have a very stable reflex profile (ozone speaks about
an "autostable" profile).
this kite will probably never over-fly you, even in very gust winds.
