Brian
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KiteWing
Just wondering if anybody tried the kitewing looks pretty wild:wee::wee::wee: Attachment: YouTube - Kitewing.url (197B) This file has been downloaded 543 times |
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Bladerunner
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A few folks on here enjoy them. A whole bunch of folks at NABX will have them. They pair up with the Dirtsurfer real well !
Great for higher winds !
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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Brian
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They might work really well here on the prairies expecially on the snow, do you know what kind of wind it will take to get a 190 lb rider going
decently and do they come in different sizes. And they should work just as well on water also right??
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Bladerunner
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YES you are right !
They are most popular in the Prarries and Quebec. If he doesn't jump in ( new baby ) you should try and contact Prarriewind. He has some good
experience and is a great guy.
Be sure and look in to Dirtsurfers. They are also popular on the Prarrie. Sort of mountian bike / skateboard morph.
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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KiteWings seem very versatile, cool looking, well-designed and can even give air.
They're also sizable, breakable and cost up to 1.3 grand!
A compromise might be the Santa Monica "Windskates."
They do pretty much the same things as Kitewings, but start at half the cost.
The bottom option would be a Nasawing flown on the bridles.
They are quite "unbreakable," fold down into a coat pocket, and can cost about 1/10th the price of a KiteWing (or less if you can sew).
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