JimSSI
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Good Retail Option - Peter Lynn Dealer USA?
With Angus shut down, and BigMike on hold - what's a guy to do?
Any 'Murican Peter Lynn Dealers?
Buggy parts and fixed bridle and accessories....
Some men call me.... "Jim."
PL Reactor 2.2, 3.5, 4.4, 5.5, 6.9, 8.6, 10.8
PL XR++, PL XR+ (anybuddy wanna buggy?)
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indigo_wolf
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B-Roc
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Funny you started this post. I was thinking, just this very day, aside from kite surfing stores, Hardwater kites, AWOC and Cobra Kites, are there any
power kite/foil stores still open? Many of my bookmarks are now just dead links. We've lost a lot these past few years
Depower Quiver: 14m Gin Eskimo, 10m Gin Eskimo III, 6m Gin Yeti, 4.5m Gin Yeti (custom bridle and mixer)
Fixed Bridle Quiver: MAC Bego 400, JOJO ET Instinct 2.5 & 5.5, Lil Devil 1.5, Sting 1.2
Rides: Ground Industries
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Cheeks
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What's going on with our sport/hobby?
Is it in a downfall?
Not enough new comers getting into our game?
Why are all the, well most dealers getting out of the business?
Several buggy builders have given it up as well.
Are do-it-your selves making their own gear and not buying stuff?
People like Popeye and Stephan van Bommel getting out on top of their game?
It appeared it started going South when dean screwed up NABX.
WTF is going on??????
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Beamer 1.8m, 2.5m A Chekka A few Zebras
4m Ozone Access de-power foil, prototype (for sale)
Wipika gear 5m DP (for sale) PL 8.6m Reactor
Big E NPW 21 6m custom NASA
A couple of monster tube kites I don't have the balls yet to fly.
Ivanpah Heavy with Big Kid mods. Other junk and stuff for fun.
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awindofchange
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I think the biggest thing is today's economy. It appears the only good economy is in Washington DC....the rest of America is struggling to make ends
meet. Kites are not a necessity therefore when money gets tight, sales on non-essential hobby things gets cut pretty quickly. Our business is still
going strong and we plan on staying around for many years to come. We are quite diversified in many other aspects of kiting and that seems to have
helped, plus the fact that we have been a leading industry kite retailer for almost 15 years now.
I highly doubt that Dean and NABX had anything to do with the economy or with kite sales in general. Suprisingly, NABX and/or IBX has never really
impacted our sales over the years. We have always been a proud sponsor of the events over the last 15 years and will continue to do so because of our
love for kite buggying. Our sales actually drop a bit over the event's time because some of the people and other dealers who use the event to dump
their gear for travel money.
I am sure that once the economy starts to turn around, there will be a couple shops pop up again. Same for the high dollar race buggies. We have
halted production of the Ivanpah (and new Ivanpah II buggy) until the demand for them picks up again. Right now there is very little demand,
especially when there were quite a few people getting into the buggy making business.
We are excited about the new PL buggies coming out and hope to be getting them in stock in the next few weeks. We'll let you know when they arrive.
Until then, hope to see all of you at IBX.
Buggy On!
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Windstruck
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Quote: Originally posted by awindofchange | I think the biggest thing is today's economy. It appears the only good economy is in Washington DC....the rest of America is struggling to make ends
meet. Kites are not a necessity therefore when money gets tight, sales on non-essential hobby things gets cut pretty quickly. Our business is still
going strong and we plan on staying around for many years to come. We are quite diversified in many other aspects of kiting and that seems to have
helped, plus the fact that we have been a leading industry kite retailer for almost 15 years now.
I highly doubt that Dean and NABX had anything to do with the economy or with kite sales in general. Suprisingly, NABX and/or IBX has never really
impacted our sales over the years. We have always been a proud sponsor of the events over the last 15 years and will continue to do so because of our
love for kite buggying. Our sales actually drop a bit over the event's time because some of the people and other dealers who use the event to dump
their gear for travel money.
I am sure that once the economy starts to turn around, there will be a couple shops pop up again. Same for the high dollar race buggies. We have
halted production of the Ivanpah (and new Ivanpah II buggy) until the demand for them picks up again. Right now there is very little demand,
especially when there were quite a few people getting into the buggy making business.
We are excited about the new PL buggies coming out and hope to be getting them in stock in the next few weeks. We'll let you know when they arrive.
Until then, hope to see all of you at IBX.
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Kent - I think you are absolutely smack on - it's the economy. I'm one of the Great American Consumers and I've really dialed back in the past months
as the stock market tanked, pulling my company down with it. Hard to spend a lot of cash on fun stuff when you're worried about valuations.
Excited that you are coming to IBX! I've been looking forward to meeting you.
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NasaStar-5 (2.5m, 4.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m)
NasaStar-3 (3.2m)
Ozone kites:
Access (6.0m)
Flysurfer Kites:
Peak-5 (2.5m)
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BeamerBob
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Kent knows a thing or two about kites and buggying too so we are lucky he is someone to call when we need something. Kent has been a charter, and
generous supporter of IBX, frankly making it possible to keep the registration fees so low, and keep an annual event at Ivanpah Dry Lake. Thanks on
both fronts Kent.
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PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
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