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Crossing Antarctica With Kite Buggies

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doomwheels - 16-2-2003 at 09:07 AM

Copied from old forum:

January 2 2003 by doomwheels

Two Irishmen will begin the 650-mile journey from the South Pole to the edge of Antarctica using kites and specially designed buggies.

Read the full story:
http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/12/30/offbeat.antarctic...

BC

doomwheels - 16-2-2003 at 09:08 AM

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January 3 2003 by doomwheels

So it appears that the wind gods have frowned upon our Irish friends and they have had to abort the attempt.

Here is the news from their website:
http://www.icekites.com/news.htmhttp://www.icekites.com/news...

Maybe next time!
BC

sunset-Jim - 10-3-2004 at 05:35 PM

give me a call 861-1083 or 503-791-1136

Jim

zloty - 16-11-2005 at 07:13 PM

good advise-buy one,save time and time and time

Scoopy - 17-11-2005 at 05:58 AM

I agree, buy one. I thought about building one before I bought. If you build it right anyway, you will have as much money in it.

Scoop

coreykite - 17-11-2005 at 12:04 PM

Howdy,
The issue is not whether or not to build your own buggy,
the real question is: WHY?

Commonly, many think they can build cheaper than those store-bought models.
Truth? Build only because you are a fabricator.
You already know the first one won't be "right" but the second will be closer.

To do an even half-decent job, you'll copy the geometry of the PL buggy.

But your motives probably won't include issues like portability.
Why go to all the trouble to make the buggy dissasemble easily?
Just weld the darn thing up and let's go!

Cutting corners might lead you to believe bicycle parts are a great way to adapt without having to make the complicated bits (like a fork).
But bike components are usually designed to absorb shock vertically, while the buggy generates lots of horizontal energy.
Bike wheels, particularly, can be prone to "taco" under those loads.

So... Know yourself.
Build for the right reasons.

Most home-builders I have met, who are still buggying, ride store-bought now.
Buy a great design once and ride for the rest of your life.

Safen Up! Buggy On!

"I'm often wrong, but never in doubt"

the coreylama

Scoopy - 22-11-2005 at 06:23 PM

Sounds like you are doing it for the right reasons then. YOu can buy wheels from just about anyone who sells buggys. Also you can probably buy the correct size bold hardware to go with them. It may cost you a bit, but like I posted above, you will have good money in it. Wide Flexifoil wheels with bearings will cost somewhere around $50 each and then shipping. Just something to think about.

Scoop

rrc62 - 8-1-2006 at 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ExtremeAirStore
Just thought i would let you all know that we got pretty big back stock on Flexifoil Sabre's so the prices are marked down to about 10% above cost. this means something along the lines of a $1300 kite for about $850.

Just lettin ya know, this is only while we still have models in so check us out.

http://www.extremeairstore.com/

...And over here on the East coast, we also have some Sabres that need a good home. I have one 9.5 and three 11.5's left. I'll do better than the web site price. Give a call or email. We'll likely not stock Sabres anymore, so this is it for the Sabre deals.

knots - 3-10-2006 at 11:22 AM

Do they come with bar or handles???

KYTE SLINGER - 3-10-2006 at 04:50 PM

:rodent: alert

kitemaker4 - 11-11-2006 at 05:04 PM

Are these kites.

Susan

1oldkid - 11-11-2006 at 05:21 PM

Hmmm. This looks phishy. :thumbdown:

stevep - 15-12-2006 at 05:49 PM

please put these on e bay not here

stevep - 15-12-2006 at 05:50 PM

please put these on e bay not here

stevep - 15-12-2006 at 05:51 PM

please put these on e bay not here

kitemaker4 - 29-12-2006 at 12:48 PM

Do any of the items you listed fly.

kitemaker4 - 29-12-2006 at 12:49 PM

How are these kite related.

kitemaker4 - 29-12-2006 at 12:50 PM

How are these kite related.

kitemaker4 - 29-12-2006 at 12:51 PM

How are these kite related.

kitemaker4 - 29-12-2006 at 12:52 PM

How are these kite related.

kitemaker4 - 29-12-2006 at 12:53 PM

How are these kite related.

stevep - 29-12-2006 at 06:27 PM

i hope someone gets rid of this guy

Scoopy - 25-1-2007 at 06:33 AM

nobody wants to hear this here.

action jackson - 10-2-2007 at 09:49 AM

echo.......aj

Kiteboarder2B - 22-2-2007 at 09:31 AM

Nothing against God or anything, but there is a time and place for things like that. Does Jesus like to Kite Buggy? If so it's relevant

domdino - 22-2-2007 at 10:37 AM

jesus.... :ninja:

domdino - 22-2-2007 at 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Kiteboarder2B
Nothing against God or anything, but there is a time and place for things like that. Does Jesus like to Kite Buggy? If so it's relevant

hahahaa :singing:

coreykite - 22-2-2007 at 11:50 AM

Excuse me.
I do not need, nor do I appreciate, your imposing your religious views in this forum.
They may be your belief and solace.
What determines that your way is superior to my way?
Just a bit over-reaching and imperious an attitude.
Perhaps showing a bit more respect for those different from you would demonstrate the true spirit you claim to possess.

Please keep your belief systems personal.
This is not the place to impose your views.

Have anything to say about kites and/or buggies?

awindofchange - 22-2-2007 at 02:51 PM

Actually I thought this was the way to get to heaven. :lol:

Kiteboarder2B - 22-2-2007 at 03:32 PM

haha, good one kent.
I wonder how many forums a day guest 2714 visits to spread their "word" in places it doesnt belong. One post wonders, sheesh.... Befire you post, please read the rules

1) PKF is intended purely as a power kiting/kite traction sports information forum and knowledge base. Please only post threads related to the various forms of kite traction sports. Refrain from off-topic postings such as political, religious or romantic subjects.
2) DO NOT CROSS POST! Pick the single most appropriate forum and post your threads there. Duplications will be removed.
7) Spammers and flamers will have their threads removed, membership terminated and IP address banned immediately and without notice.

When most people skim rules, they at least see the first and last ones, both which apply to you.
I'll say it again. Does Jesus like to kite-buggy? If so it's relevant.

Bladerunner - 22-2-2007 at 05:45 PM

When you live in Vancouver Heaven looks like a step down ! :bird:

Kiteboarder2B - 4-4-2007 at 02:29 PM

Cameron, It may interest you to know that the buggy community will be gathering tonight at the main white tent on Ivanpah to discuss the future of NABX. Would be a good chance to meet us and gain some insight to what we do and what we are about and also introduce yourself and your views. I am sure some of us might even agree with you. Hope to see you there

P.S. Not to sure, but you MAY have to pay the $25 guest registration fee, though I am no authoritive figure in the matter.

kitergal - 4-4-2007 at 04:04 PM

KiteBoarder I suppose you're going.... say HI to the SkyPilot crew... I miss them

KYTE SLINGER - 12-9-2007 at 07:28 PM

:rodent: :thumbdown:

AirH0g - 12-9-2007 at 07:48 PM

Wow, there not even good at spamming... as if we need shoes to increase our vertical lift :spin:

tridude - 13-9-2007 at 07:33 PM

Hey Sherry,

I hate to break it to you but this be a kite forum, duh!:duh:

domdino - 5-11-2007 at 03:56 PM

uhhhg.... painful

NPWfever - 12-11-2007 at 12:50 AM

Dude its great that you love this place but this isn't the place for your posts. Keep it to locations and conditions. No offence, just that some people are going to get really pissed off.

barnes - 26-12-2007 at 03:46 PM

Something smells like spam....

Perhaps you could only post in one forum, and make your post slightly less vague. I'm sure I'm not the only one confused...

ripsessionkites - 26-12-2007 at 07:09 PM

i'm confused.

If they are looking for kiteboarders, IMO Flexifoil rider Aaron or Slingshot rider Rueben

good place to shoot kitebuggiers Ivanpah @ NABX

barnes - 27-12-2007 at 09:48 AM

Well, for future refrence, when you post to every forum on a site, it is quickly considered spam. The general forum will usually get you what you need to know.

What exactly are you advertising with this commerical? If your looking for a cinematiclly beautiful kiteboarding location, look for people kiting cranberry farms.

If you want snowkiters, I'd suggest heading up to the Ozone Base Camp tour events. You can read more onWindzups website.

USA_Eli_A - 28-12-2007 at 04:38 PM

seaside oregon is good in the spring and summer times

Sthrasher38 - 18-3-2008 at 04:46 PM

Welcome to the forum! Before you get big air let's talk about you. How long have you been flying? Is this your first kite? How have you been trying to get big air? flying static? On a bord or buggy? Water maybe. No- one on here will help without knowing some or all these Questions. Thanks.

Sthrasher38 - 18-3-2008 at 05:06 PM

I don't know how Sabers are for lift that may be the problem why don't you try a liftier kite?

BeamerBob - 18-3-2008 at 07:35 PM

I thought I didn't know how to jump till I flew the blade 6.5. Then I realized how easy and controllable it was. After that, I found that the Crossfire was nearly as lifty even at 5 meters. I can jump with either one if there is some wind blowing. I'm not sure I could explain how it works for me in words though. I'd heard it explained a dozen different ways but didn't get it till I just tried it one day with the blade. Handling plus lift plus float. Now thats fun right there!

Baluk - 18-3-2008 at 08:01 PM

With a depower kite you will really get more performance out of it while moving on a board or buggy. You just need some wind and really send the kite in the other direction hard [remember to redirect after]. At 100lbs you should be able to get good air and reasonable float out of the Sabre. The Sabres have good lift/float so it is all a matter of experience and trial.

The faster you are moving on the board, the more likely you are to go higher. Try to keep a good edge/hold against the kite to keep a lot of tension on the lines while jumping and with practice you can learn to get real high :thumbup:

NPWfever - 18-3-2008 at 08:31 PM

I have had my 8m Ace for 6 months now and I am just starting to get 10' jumps, just keep doing it, and it really helps if you go all out, don't do it half assed, really run and really jump!!!! :D

domdino - 19-3-2008 at 08:18 AM

the 5m will take a decent amount of wind to get lifting you, 25mphish, i used a 7m for a while and i was riding that in 22mph and boosting huge, was amazing...

+ everything that baluk and everyone else has said is great advice as usual :thumbup:

, and it will be much nicer on a board where you can load up power, after all, you can only run so fast in one direction, on a board you can rack up 20 odd mph and then whip it back the other way, then it will give you a jump (and probably a kiteloop

be careful!)

nhlrule56 - 21-3-2008 at 04:36 PM

What size bar did you have on the 5m? How was the turning speed? I have a 9.5m Sabre2 with the 54cm bar. Sometimes it is a little slow on the turns, yeah its a big kite, but... I thought about trying a 60cm bar on it. I am in the market for a 5m and was considering putting the 54cm bar to help with turning speed.

silvereaglekiter - 21-3-2008 at 06:51 PM

:singing:????do we have another va kiter in our midst???:singing:

silvereaglekiter - 21-3-2008 at 07:42 PM

Welcome to the forum. WELDNGOD mentioned it, not sure if he's made it out yet. :thumbup:

Bladerunner - 29-5-2008 at 08:16 AM

Even if the admin. is away , you won't get away with spam here !

Your REPORTED !

NPWfever - 4-6-2008 at 06:20 PM

Power kites=wind energy? Is he like trying (pitifully) to make some type of connection here? :bisou:

action jackson - 4-6-2008 at 06:29 PM

There is a connection and it closer than you think!...............aj
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20071012_0032...

NPWfever - 4-6-2008 at 09:09 PM

YAY for Peter! :D :thumbup:

manitoulinkiter1 - 8-6-2008 at 06:37 PM

Ummmmm.

I guess you would wear these shoes landboarding. :lol:

manitoulinkiter1 - 8-6-2008 at 06:39 PM

Ummmmmmm.

Thought this was kind of an odd post under kites and accesories , but it definetly doesn't belong here.

WELDNGOD - 9-6-2008 at 05:25 AM

just some jerk tryin to use the forum for advertisement space

flexiblade - 9-6-2008 at 08:19 PM

After looking at the Makani Power site I sooooo would love to have a job there - It would be fascinating to work in a field of researchers dealing with such incredible raw power - just imagine how much force could be generated by a 200m arc dual skin flying on 1000m lines! My god. I know its not the upward pull that's generating the power but if you could make it a depower you could lift a house.

flexiblade - 9-6-2008 at 08:28 PM

EHHHHHH???? Do you speak kite? K... I... T... E...?

NPWfever - 9-6-2008 at 08:42 PM

SHPAM!!!!!!!! :no:

gross213 - 9-6-2008 at 09:32 PM

:flaming:go away already :flaming:

DAKITEZ - 9-6-2008 at 10:58 PM

Very interesting ... I just read that article
The fact that the kite makes power from the wind is amazing enough, but then the factor of a moving kite and the increased air volume from the movement of the kite is over the top. I think I should try and buy some stock in Makani Power. especially with Google backing them.

Sthrasher38 - 10-6-2008 at 08:44 AM

200m depower!! Nice!

NPWfever - 18-6-2008 at 12:48 PM

Spam.....? Well kinda, but there is some rule against ads isnt there.....?

PHREERIDER - 18-6-2008 at 12:50 PM

what's that smell?

acampbell - 22-6-2008 at 05:19 AM

Welcome to my world. Really, just hold it by the trailig edge and shake it out. You mau have to work the tip cells sideways a bit to get sand either to the center open cells or to the tips where the dirt-outs are.

NPWfever - 22-6-2008 at 08:42 AM

Putting a leaf blower into the dirt out tends to blow it all out of te cells, then do the same on the other dirt out.

Taper123 - 22-6-2008 at 12:05 PM

Shaking always does it for me as well. Amazing the amount of sand a few trips to the beach can accumulate.

f0rgiv3n - 3-9-2008 at 08:02 AM

Spam?

DenisLaMenace - 3-9-2008 at 12:46 PM

it could be worse than a spam

can it be a scam ?

I've read such thing on kiteforum

Jammer - 6-9-2008 at 08:09 AM

SPAM

Jammer - 6-9-2008 at 08:10 AM

Spam!!!
This guy has 3 posts all Spam!

Bladerunner - 6-9-2008 at 08:22 AM

Does this make you our new Spammer, Jammer :singing:

There is a report Button on each post to help us expose these people :thumbup:

stevep - 6-9-2008 at 09:49 AM

more spam

USA_Eli_A - 6-9-2008 at 10:02 AM

flaming violation of forum policy

gggggoooooooodddddd one!

action jackson - 1-11-2008 at 08:44 AM

I rode there back in August! Nice beach! I will be back in the Tampa area for New Years and hope to hit more of the launches................aj

BeamerBob - 1-11-2008 at 10:21 AM

I'm in the tampa area new years as well! We are camping at Fort Desoto. I have talked to Steve Pigeon about getting together for a buggy session one day either where I am or driving north to one of those long beaches up near Clearwater. That would be cool to have a get together. We are there the 29th till the 4th.

f0rgiv3n - 13-11-2008 at 08:30 AM

lol@ "and so on..."

f0rgiv3n - 18-11-2008 at 09:35 PM

I don't want to be insulting if you are real but to me this seems like a scam. You sign up, and your first post is advertising a website that sells lamps and kites? first of all lamps and kites? second of all, I just find that a bit weird....:puzzled:

flexiblade - 26-2-2009 at 11:25 PM

Are you going to buy a kite with the proceeds from this sale? You do realize what this site is all about? I'm just giving you a heads up for when people either ignore this and let it fade away or start berating you for posting something that really doesn't belong here.

bigben91682 - 3-3-2009 at 02:15 PM

can I fit a kite in that Knock off Burberry purse?? Or perhaps a few cans of spam?

f0rgiv3n - 3-3-2009 at 02:25 PM

:lol:

welcome back bigben

heliboy50 - 3-3-2009 at 02:52 PM

Hey, maybe we could fill a bunch of them with sand to weigh down our kites while we are setting them up?

f0rgiv3n - 3-3-2009 at 03:28 PM

Or to store the dog crap that's on the beach/field... ;-)

ripsessionkites - 3-3-2009 at 04:03 PM

i could use a juicy purse for my kites. just like paris. ROFL.

macboy - 24-3-2009 at 09:16 PM

Yeah, cooking is fun isn't it? I've got some cookies cooking in the cooker right now. Want one?

Kiting can be pretty fun too. :lol:

csa_deadon - 12-4-2009 at 10:50 PM

Can someone delete this. This guy has been scaming people for years. Just google his name.

bigben91682 - 21-4-2009 at 01:26 PM

what kind of depower do these purses have?

:D

awindofchange - 21-4-2009 at 01:30 PM

We could have used a couple of those at NABX this year! Wonder what pound the straps are rated at?

BeamerBob - 21-4-2009 at 01:48 PM

And most importantly.... Do they have BIG ZIPPERS on them. :lol:

csa_deadon - 21-4-2009 at 04:16 PM

Might make great sandbags on those high wind days:embarrased:

beachrights - 24-4-2009 at 03:01 AM

Will the Gucci handbag work as back support on my buggy??!! :lol:

Pimp my ride baby!

spvone - 24-4-2009 at 03:16 AM

channel is the ONLY fragrance i use to help me achieve my high speed buggy runs.

G30Jack - 24-4-2009 at 05:10 AM

This is the first forum where somone makes fun of trolls and spammers. Most places I frequent, we kill and eat them. You have to tenderize the trolls a good bit, though.

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