Power Kite Forum - SA2 & Dirtsurfer in 5

SecondWind

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posted on 18-11-2007 at 07:18 PM

SA2 & Dirtsurfer in 5 - 6 mph winds

I was expecting about 10 mph winds when I left for the field this afternoon.

When I got there, the winds were only 5 - 6 mph on my wind meter :mad:

So I added the 6m extension lines that come with the Silverarrow and I launched it not expecting much.

I was really surprised - I reached a top speed of 18 mph on my 16" Dirtsurfer in almost no wind! This was on a grass soccer field.

Once I got moving - it slowly just kept picking up speed :thumbup:

I did 6 miles back and forth until the wind dropped to around 4 mph and that was it.

Can't wait to try her out in the snow :yes:

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LEIs: 9m Naish Pivot, 12m Naish Phoenix
Land: 16" Dirtsurfer GP
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Kiteboarder2B

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Mood: Feeling like surfin\' the dirt baby! Who\'s coming with me!?

posted on 19-11-2007 at 09:37 AM

I was thinking of how cool it would be to stud the tires with nails and do some frozen lake action like the motorcycles do. Maybe even some blades could be retrofitted for some super high speed runs. Now if only it got cold enough here to actually follow through with it....

If you think it\'s hard explaining HOW something works, try explaining WHY it doesn\'t work.

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10m Flysurfer Psycho 2 (incoming and my wallet outgoing), 5m PKD Buster, 4.8 NPW, 3.6m Ballistic Burner, 3m Skytiger, 2.1m Little Devil, 1m IMP

Surfin\' the dirt on a 16\" Flexi Freestyle Dirtsurfer with Hookworms, MBS F3 bindings, Dakine stomppads, and a custom Trampa deck (my go to board)

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leebrianh

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posted on 19-11-2007 at 10:59 AM

I am glad I didn't sell my SA2. Can't wait to try mine out on snow! - Brian