Hey Sean,

Nice video - thanks for posting it. I guess I was out of town when you posted the pics of the Single Keel. Glad to see it!

Yeah Randy, the single keel comes in handy on those crazy wind days that my 2.5 is too much for. Nice to have an ultra high wind kite.

Great Stuff Sean,... remind me, what size NS2 is the yellow one?

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Great Stuff Sean,... remind me, what size NS2 is the yellow one?

ns2 colors

2.5 green, 4m yellow (shown in video), 5.5m red, 7m blue

all other sizes are custom on the ns2's

Man, those are four sexy ladies! :smug:

Outside of the obvious change in the vertical versus horizontal paneling I'm not seeing stark differences between the NS2s and NS3s. Can anybody comment on what the version change got folks other than not as nice looking kites?

Looking at this video really impressed on me the advantage of getting pulled around on pavement using a board without foot straps as compared to being harnessed in or having skates on your feet. There is a lot to be said for simply stepping off the board when things get squirrelly with the bar in your hand and the kite being flown right off of the bridles. :D

Oh yeah, did I mention I have a set for sale!

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Looking at this video really impressed on me the advantage of getting pulled around on pavement using a board without foot straps as compared to being harnessed in or having skates on your feet. There is a lot to be said for simply stepping off the board when things get squirrelly with the bar in your hand and the kite being flown right off of the bridles.

If you haven't tried it, definitely give it a shot. I'm totally hooked.

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Quote: Looking at this video really impressed on me the advantage of getting pulled around on pavement using a board without foot straps as compared to being harnessed in or having skates on your feet. There is a lot to be said for simply stepping off the board when things get squirrelly with the bar in your hand and the kite being flown right off of the bridles. If you haven't tried it, definitely give it a shot. I'm totally hooked.

I've got 1.5, 2.5, and 3.2m NS3s along with the B-K street bar. I'm highly tempted to try this on pavement. Unfortunately I don't have the right board. I used to skateboard as a teenager so I suspect my board skills could be resurrected. I'd most certainly put on all of my "plastic courage" for this event!

Truth be told I've ordered some 86a durometer 125mm skate wheels for my Powerslide Metropolis SUV frames and have been wanting to try this on skates. My wife, however, has other plans. As I still have "nocturnal urges" perhaps I should pass on this "opportunity". I think I'm going to return the wheels for a refund without even opening up the box. A man needs to have his priorities in order. :saint:

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Another video made at Tempelhof. Or what I like to call kite skating heaven.

Yea Sean, I couldn't agree more...what a place. Every video I've seen of that place seems like it has very consistent moderate strength winds which surprises me for an inland location so far from the sea/ocean.

I saw that you mentioned on another forum that there were no NS3's and just NS2's even though the video is recent.

I did find this on Wikipedia which might explain it?

But does that mean, there is no more kiting there? I hope not, because if I lived there, I wouldn't be able to stop crying.

"Up until September 2015, the former airfield was used as a recreational space for the people from Berlin known as "Tempelhofer Feld".[5][6] In that month however, it was announced that Tempelhof would become an emergency refugee camp for the foreseeable future."

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A man needs to have his priorities in order.

Totally understand. But, I think it can be done relatively safely especially with those kites, lots of padding and not going too fast. I've thought about trying it with skates but to me, the skateboard gives me that surfboard feeling if that makes sense.

Lunchbox, looks like you are right. looks like it's closed to the public and is a refugee camp. I don't know if it's just the building or not but looks like it's expanded to include a portion of the grounds as well.