Power Kite Forum

kneeboard... ?

pongnut - 3-8-2012 at 03:17 PM

Hmmmm, the post from Tomasz, with the side topic of kiting with waterskis got me wondering... has anyone tried traction kiting with a kneeboard? :spin:

erratic winds - 3-8-2012 at 03:26 PM

This kid gets it figured out in the last 15 seconds of his video, wish there was more riding shown. Totally possible!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0Y4rOeMHSU

indigo_wolf - 3-8-2012 at 03:38 PM

Like the Mad River Rocket, I expect that required young knees. :o

ATB,
Sam

dirtslide - 3-8-2012 at 03:51 PM

I have been toying with the idea of mounting a sit ski chair on a kite board so that I can get back out on the water again. If you utube Handikite one can see how well this would work for dis or able body kitesurfers.

Kober - 3-8-2012 at 06:26 PM

I have knee board in my car for last moth waiting to give a try ..... also some towing rope to get someone on that board and tow behind .... I was thinking that would be awesome ride for some of my girl friends .....

stetson05 - 3-8-2012 at 09:09 PM

I tried to knee board behind a kite before I actually bought a kiteboard. I didn't have much luck but it might have been more an issue of skill rather than it not working. I would think it would really only work well for downwinders though.

Pablo - 4-8-2012 at 09:36 AM

Hey Dirtslide. Remember that PL kitecat we brought over for that guy up in squamish. basically ran off regular buggy controls but also had a separate set of hand only controls to steer it. I took it for a spin up in squamish and it worked quite well. only real problem is transporting it. Upwind no problem, basically you could run any sort of lines a buggy could make.

WELDNGOD - 5-8-2012 at 08:32 AM

I was thinking about getting a wakeskate. They would hold an edge,as they have a fin at each end,but no bindings like a kiteboard. Big fun in shallow water