Bladerunner
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SUP on a long board with the " Big Stick " !
Airin loaned me her Kahuna Big Stick and a long board.
http://www.kahunacreations.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQMbZdMtvmc
I do believe I have found my no wind sport of choice ! SO addictive . I am off for another ride instead of supper!
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Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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Kamikuza
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Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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stetson05
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I tried to make my own but my mountain board tires aren't smooth enough and the rubber stopper I used didn't grab well enough. So it really works?
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HQ 1.4m which my 8 and 10 year old fly
Pansh Flux 2m, Legend 3m,
HQ Hydra 300 PZ depower, Neo 8m, 11m
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Bladerunner
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What a great day for firsts ! The Big Stick and the virgin flight of the Phantom on buggy and blades !
I have very poor skateboard skills and NO SUP experience but the 2 go together so well that I'm shocked some long boarder never thought of it earlier.
For the $100 I think I will just buy a stick rather than try and make one. Definately my no wind fun for the summer! :cool2:
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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shaggs2riches
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Mood: low winds here I come
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I would definitely get funny looks out here with one of those. Getting mt first longboard in a few weeks. Not sure if I'd like using the stick, but
would be fun to try.
what I fly/ride:
19m Flysurfer Speed 2 SA
12m Flysurfer Speed2
6m Ozone access xt
1.5m Ozone imp trainer
144cm Airush Switch
152cm lib tech skate banana
MBS Pro 90
Jereme Leafe Pro 95
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airin
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BR, you're such a natural on a longboard....you may not have tried the sport before but your skills from the coyotes and atb are transferring
naturally to the longboard. Add the 'land paddle' and you have yourself the perfect combo for sure! :roll:
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DAKITEZ
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I discovered the sticks a few months ago also. It is great fun ... plus a good upper body work out (which you could use :P )
Another good thing about the stick is you can use it as a brake. learning to brake on a long board can be a difficult task at first, so the stick
definitely helps with that.
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bigkahuna
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Looks like an expensive broomstick to me. :P Why not just buy a cheap leaf rake, take off the rake part and throw on a rubber foot. Paint some
Hawaiian tiki design on it, put on a grass skirt, and you're done.  |
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Bladerunner
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bigkahuna
Looks like an expensive broomstick to me. :P Why not just buy a cheap leaf rake, take off the rake part and throw on a rubber foot. Paint some
Hawaiian tiki design on it, put on a grass skirt, and you're done.
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This is sort of the reaction I got from the fellow who runs our local shop. He has the SUP crowd already coming to him. He also automatically Poo
Poo'd it saying the same things. He just refuses to accept that we do the same stuff on land and are a viable market! :ticking:
The guy from the longboard store thought the same and tried to make one. Now he sells the original. I think they retail for $100 and are well enough
made that I can't see it worth slapping something together ? That said, I DID grab a boat trailer roller from my Mom's with the idea of making one
using it? With Kahuna you can rotate the rubber for even wear !
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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bigkahuna
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Sorry if I ruffled your feathers. Being a "traditional" surfer for over 30 years and most of that time in Hawaii, I'm just not turned on by this
"sweeper" craze. But no doubt it's a viable market, people doing it everywhere. Good luck to you. |
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arkay
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Looks like fun, but we have too many hills here... Through I did consider strapping few leaf blowers on my back
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Fixed Bridal: Flexifoil Sting 1.2, 1.7; Rage Acid 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m, 6m | Peter Lynn Vapor 11.2m, 16.1m | NPW 7m
Depower : Peter Lynn Venom 2 13m, 16m, 19m | Peter Lynn Phantom 15m | Flysurfer 2.5 SA 19m
LEI : Flexifoil Atom 7m, 9m, 12m; Mutiny 8m
Land rides : Libre Hardcore; Libre v-max; Peter Lynn XR+W | Rollerblade Coyotes! | Ground Industries AK Pro
Water rides : Slingshot Misfit 134; Ocean Rodeo Mako 150; North WAM! 5\'10
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22bene
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I use an old wind surfer board that is huge and bought a paddle I like cruising around the Columbia on it just as much as I enjoy getting in the old
kayak and paddling upstream at least it puts me in the water when the wind is taking a day off... As for land sup'ing would probably not go that far
but in the right places I could see it being a blast... I see really big wheels that have a lot less drag like bike tires working really well and
generating enough momentum to get interesting! Sounds like a new project to clutter up the shop!!!
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Pulsar
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i tried it ... wasn't impressed. I had the feeling i was working my arms way too hard for something i could do with my foot for 10 times less energy
(not to mention 100 $ cheaper). It was fun though, but i'd imagine after a couple of times it'd leave the stick at home and just push my way around as
usual.
Me: Dutch Flyboarder ... but not the kind you\'re thinking of.
Power: PL Vibe 1.8 (1.9 mod) - PL Vibe 1.9 - PL Vibe 2.3 - PL Hornet 2.0 - PL Twister 4.1 - PL Twister 5.6
Wind Range: Riding: 11 - 38 knots. Jumping: 12 - 21 knots.
Ride: Trampa (14ply 35deg channels)
Wants: PL Reactor II 6.9 - PL Impulse TR 3.0
Former gear: Libre Dragonboard Sirius - PL Guerilla 13 - Flysurfer Speed I 10 - Ozone Manta II 10
Homemade: PL Vibe 1.8 - Star 6.0 (Depower) - 3 Nasawings - Pixie 1.5 (fun foil) - Flowform 3.0 (slk) - Frog (laundry)
Dilemma: If you work, you have money for kites but no time to fly them. If you don\'t work, you have plenty of time to fly
kites, but no money to buy them. Either way, we\'re all screwed... 
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tridude
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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looks like good fun.......................I found this vid of the tanker of ground landbooards using the BK stick....................Paul, those huge
sets on the north shore spoiled you! The bamboo board is 6'6 and the green/white two tone is 6'8.................
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjH3bXzn_yg
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airin
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tridude, good link!
Those big surf style longboards look perfect for using the big stick.  (not so
sure the music was the best choice for that particular vid though.. )
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