Good to have ya back dlish.

Thanks ... was I gone ?
I need to get this done before NABX so I don't have to take my big gas guzzler.

What do you plan on driving? I was thinking about maybe getting a ride out from the hotel to the lake bed.

The little blazer. If I took the truck I could haul half the hotels stuff , but I can't afford to drive that thing that far.

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Originally posted by dlish89 archkiter do you have any pics of your old setup before it got smashed I had a rack lined up and I was going to modify it but he was another craigslist flakker. So I'm still searching.

sorry, I can't find a pic of it, but really it was almost just like geokites setup. I bought the rack at GI Joes
(like this- link ) and then added some wooden supports to hold the axle. I strapped the buggy down to the rack and also ran a strap through the back doors of the car. (the straps running through the back doors did cause a bit of wear on the paint though until I started using a fleecy sleeve where they rubbed against the side of the car). I also used a dense foam pad (designed for strapping kayaks down to you car) to rest the top of the front fork on the back of the car instead of the tire in geokites setup.

Nabx here I come

Lets do work !!

Hey, Good job! I thought it was going on the car? Are you taking the gas guzzler to nabx? Well at least you have all that room in the back of the truck for kites.

Its going on the little blazer . The wife had the little blazer , so I was working on the rack behind the truck. All I need to do is slide the rack off the truck and slide it in hitch on the blazer.

Nice!

Could i get a pic or 2 with some detail shots. something like this is what i had in mind

kullas,
shoot me a u2u with your email again and I will get some pics tomorrow. I used a bike rack and made a couple quick and easy mods to it to hold the buggy. The best part is it will still function as a bike rack also.

I put mine in the back of my S-10 easy enough. now with those roof racks do the bugs get splattered all over?:frog:

http://pic7.piczo.com/Popeyethewelder/?g=33354141

Just packed the bug (litle PL Comp XR) and kites/gear in 2 boxes totalling 90 lbs (41kg) & will ship to Vegas tomorrow. 2 more Kites in checked baggage. I'm psyched!

Packed up and ready to go I know you are!:singing:

Just re-checked the Continental Airlines web site and realized I can check two bags @50 lbs each, so in goes another duffel with the balance of the quiver.

I have left it on the truck all week for a road test. I went down rough, bumpy roads all good and hit the freeway and I can guarantee it secure at 95mph. That should be good enough to make it to the desert.

Kullas pics finally sent ... sorry it took so long, but we have had wind the last couple days. I'm sure you understand

When did you have wind? I went today but not to good. 15mph.and fluffy.W/gusts on and off. hard to buggy in. Bummed out I can't seem to get any time in the seat around here.

I've had wind the last 3 days ... no buggy time but lots of flying time. I've been practicing what the master told me to practice. In fact I just got back from flying again

I have been practicing too. I can almost stay balanced on two wheels sitting still for one min. It is good for balance but it will take some time to learn how to do while moving. I don't see how you can do it in your bug it's alot heavier than mine. Anything else I need to practice that you did not tell me about? Don't be holding secrets from your kiting buddy. I can't have you showing me up at Nabx. You know busting out some secret move or something;-)

ahh young grass hopper ... be patient. slinger showed me some flying skills to practice without the buggy so they will be second nature when I get in the buggy. You have over a year flying time on me I need to catch up somehow.:P

You mean to tell me I just spent 25min on the phone with you (longer than a girlfriend in high school) And your still keeping secrets? That's it! Just you wait bro. Don't forget I will be at Nabx 2 day's before you. I should be pro by then. God help me! I have only had about 30hrs in the buggy! training lessons anyone? This is going to be a great one for me.:singing:

2 days head start at nabx will be like 2 years of trial and error by ourselves. You will be pro by then. I'll show up and you will be riding backwards on 2 wheels or something.

Don't count on it! But I will be finding you when ya get there to give all the helpful hints I learn so we can go for a real ride!:singing:

I have a 4 door sedan, so can I just use a trunk mount for my flexibug?

http://www.amazon.com/Saris-Bones-801R-3-Bike-Trunk/dp/B000B...

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Originally posted by firewirepl I have a 4 door sedan, so can I just use a trunk mount for my flexibug? http://www.amazon.com/Saris-Bones-801R-3-Bike-Trunk/dp/B000B...

If I were to use that, I would put my back axle on the bike hold-downs, then put the front wheel on the roof. Better for the front wheel would be a transverse luggage rack - like rain-gutter mount- to give something to lash it to. Then you could mount the buggy whole with no disassembly.

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Originally posted by firewirepl I have a 4 door sedan, so can I just use a trunk mount for my flexibug? http://www.amazon.com/Saris-Bones-801R-3-Bike-Trunk/dp/B000B...

Ive got a friend here that carries his bug on a bike rack like that. Its a short buggy, and it fits fine.

Sounds like you might have your fix here already but if not - Mine goes on the roof racks and all Had to do was build little blocks that slide on the ends (back sides) of the rails with cups to hold the back axle. Front wheel resets n the front rack crossbar and it all lashes down with tie downs. Rock solid and super simple. The blocks are no bigger than 4" X 4 " X 8"? I'll see if I can get a good pic of them on the rack for you today. There are three basic functions of them and then the straps do the rest:

1) to cup the axle and hold the bug from sliding for/aft
2) to lift the back axle so the wheels clear the car roof
3) to slide the whole buggy back 1.5" so the front tire rests on the front crossbar, not the roof.

Me, its easy I stick it in the back of one of my trucks...lol