Hi guys,

I've just bought an EXIT mountain board for £30 off of a guy at work, for mountain board use.. I also have a 3m eolo Radsail and an 8m PL hornet . I put 2 and 2 together and came to the question - what's the difference between a MTB and a kite board, and how much of a chance is there that the two are interchangable??"

Tom

Assuming by kiteboard you mean a board you kite with on land and not water than there is no real difference between a kiteboard and MTB. However, boards that come set up for mountainboarding often have brakes which you will need to remove from kite landboarding. If the brakes are already gone, and the bindings are on it, just launch the kite, slip your feet in the bindings and turn the board down wind a bit and you'll be off.

ahhh, couldn't see where there could be a great deal of difference...

haven't had much chance to use the thing, apart from gliding downhill on it-due to lack of wind.

what's better for kite ATB'ing - highwind and small kite or low wind and big kite?

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Originally posted by TomTeaBags what's better for kite ATB'ing - highwind and small kite or low wind and big kite?

That is kind of a general question so I'm not sure how to answer that. I will say that it is good to be well powered when landboarding. If you don't have enough power you'll spend a lot of time working the kite trying to get moving and it will be impossible to get upwind.

I find that "the launch" is the hardest part and its much easier to get moving with more power. In order to start moving you'll need to start off heading slightly downwind. Then when you get rolling you'll want to edge back against the kite. I find that when I don't have enough power when I start moving the kite has a tendency to luff before I have a chance to edge back and keep tension on the lines.

So go with plenty of kite and plenty of pads.

For learning I think low wind and a big kite has a bit of an advantage. As long as you are powered up on the big kite that is. I like having something to push against to regain balance when I screw up. With a smaller kite and big wind it is a bit harder and more consiquential to recover ?
Powered up and padded is always the better option

I have been riding a Flexifoil Kava kiteland board for a couple years now and find it a lot easier than a regular MTB.

On the Flexi board your feet are very slightly offset from the center of the board. This makes it easier to lean back against the pull of the kite.

It's subtle but makes a big difference to me.

Scott