putting up a Case of BEER right now if someone can convince RevPaul to come to NABX this year NOT next year.

Odd that......I got a U2U from him saying he was teetering on coming next year but couldn't read if it was because he'd come this year instead or because he might not be able to come next year either.....Paul - I can haul gear no trouble at all...we'll find a way to make it all fit. It'd take the scenic route home so you'd be without until mid April but I'd think that was no big deal given what you'll take home from NABX this year.

Grab a wrench and break down those buggies!

Did I mention we could find room to lay in the RV? It comes with a dog and a baby but I'm sure there's worse fates ; )

Really all you need is a plane ticket.......

my resolve to skip this year (in favor of attending next year) is weakening. it's gett'n late i know but i'm trying to get some logistics (mostly $$$) nailed down.
i shouldn't mention that i already juggled some vacation days and have from 3-30 to 4-6 off. (juuuussst in case)
it looks like, thanks to you Kelly, that i could travel light. Rip says there is good food available on site (which of course i will pony $$ for) so feeding myself doesn't seem like it'd be an issue. room rates aren't terrible even for the whole party.
if I didn't like you (kelly) i would take you up on your offer to shack up with you in the RV but that's not my style. I want you and your wife to enjoy yourselves and i'm not about to cramp your style if you know i mean.
plus i'm alergic to most dogs now too (used to be just cats).
plane ticket $$$ sucks ar$e but so does the idea of driving down alone.
that's why i wondered whom (from AB) is planning to drive. I've done the Edmonton to LA (and LV) drive a couple times and did looooong haul driving for a living for many years. i would split gas and share driving.
the only other issue is transport to from hotel (bumm'n rides).

......thinking.........

I could look into adding you as a driver for the first three days of the trip then all you'd need is a one way flight back home. 'Course then the allergy thing and "cramping style" kick in ( j/k......you're a funny guy). It'd be REAL tight quarters all loaded down but surely we could manage it? Wonder how much we can load on the roof? (We're hitting the road Friday afternoon too.....but could probably hang tight if needed. Our first night is with friends in Lethbridge - you'd get on just fine with him and all of us......cool guy.)

Anyone here know how standby works? I know WestJet hits Vegas nearly daily, don't they? As far as I understand it it means cheaper flights?

Do you guys think it'd be cool to contact the other two Albertans listed on the NABX site to see if maybe they can offer anything in the form of a solution? We're all kiters, right? Anything to get one more of us down there?

Check for deals. Virgin has $49 flights to Vegas fro SFO right now. Maybe there is something cheap from your neck of the woods too.

i'll have wife(shopper) see what she can find (flights). i looked last night not looking pretty but she has better idea where to look. i thought stand by was for students.
i'll get it all sorted (coming or not) before you leave mac on friday. i will not hold you up.
-thnx for the tip BB-

If my efforts win the beer from Rip it's all yours ; )

Looks like Bob's vying for the prize now though....we better be careful here. Last time this happened things got cut in half. No need to get that desperate to go Paul...we can make room for you fully intact

Theres nothing better than having a case of fine beer and friends to share it with. Well there are better things, but if I get in on this, I'm sharin'.

mac you sure you got room for big bertha?
i can fully disassemble buggy and think i can (remove tires from rims and flatten tires and stack them inside of other) if need be.
that reminds me...
**Rip**
i have the big smoothies on right now. Duro 21x12.00-8 mounted to "original eurotrax by cad.kat" rims. i think 2ply?
looking at what you guys are riding on i am thinking these aren't tires of choice for NABX. ?
speed rating wise. i'm not thinS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-n about me pushing 70-80 mp/h but i think 50-60 might be doable personal best. i doubt these tires are up to par for those speeds?

Share and share alike! Paul - we'll make room. Don't you worry. Even if we have to fab a quick tandem bar or two and tow the buggies down

I wouldn't go to the trouble of deflating and unseating and all that unless you're gonna run different rubber anyway. I've got my midis, a spare set of regulars, two BFs and another spare set of midis coming down and there's little difference between a loose tire or a mounted wheel. Besides, it's easy to stash stuff like that. It's the oddball stuff like axels and kiteboards and skis and the surf board I'm bringing home that are gonna make things interesting ; )

looking pretty good for a go.
when r u going to be on site? i know Rip is going to be there a day or two early. i'm sure i will be able to mix/mingle well with BB and other guys from PKF once i meet them.
trying to figure out a schedule to book hotels/fight. just phoned Buffalo Bills and they r sold out(over booked) of the NABX group rate but normal rates aren't much more. no biggie.
just wondering about buggy tire situation now and taxi to/from hotel.
and to/from airport.

Kiterider called me about sharing a room.
Rooms are super cheap during the week.
If you would like I can contact him and see if he wants a room mate for the week nights and then you could just crash with Mac and Fam' on the Fri + Sat ?

I think you are refering to my 1st Buggy Love " Bigfoot Betty " Pab's + Jen's old super truck ? Isn't She your ride now?

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Originally posted by Bladerunner Kiterider called me about sharing a room. Rooms are super cheap during the week. If you would like I can contact him and see if he wants a room mate for the week nights and then you could just crash with Mac and Fam' on the Fri + Sat ? I think you are refering to my 1st Buggy Love " Bigfoot Betty " Pab's + Jen's old super truck ? Isn't She your ride now?

yep...that's right "Bigfoot Betty".
if we come down you can have a go or two or three... with her. i'm not the jealous type
thnx for the offer to contact kiterider, it's OK though. putting myself in other shoes i would prefer to meet someone a while before committing to sharing accommodations. my extra costs are only my fault.

SA-WEEEEET!!!!!

We plan on hitting the Playa on the 29th or the 30th - it all depends on the winds at Skyline/Cedar. I'm going to finish polishing the wheels tonight and then take the buggy down from the roof and start the "pile to pack" in the middle of the garage. As long as the gear's here by the eve of the 25th (Thurs) she'll make the bus on time.

This is awesome. It'll be a pleasure to buggy with the guy that helped see what I was missing out on. Sounds like you'll be a few miles ahead of me but if I cut back sooner than you I can beat you to the beer!

WAHOO!!!!! Another pink skirt enroute!

Save a beer for me! I'll be there at lunchtime on the first. :singing:

BTW. Tires don't compress hardly at all by letting the air out. You would make matters worse by taking them off the rim unless you can leave the bigfoots at home.

Got three ribbed barrows and tubes with no real wear.... They are on barrow wheels but the buggy mechanik can solve that one. I was planning on bringing them as spares anyway.

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Originally posted by BeamerBob Save a beer for me! I'll be there at lunchtime on the first. :singing: BTW. Tires don't compress hardly at all by letting the air out. You would make matters worse by taking them off the rim unless you can leave the bigfoots at home.

i was thinS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-n that if they would actually fit i could stack the BFs inside one another to save room.
for skinnies I have a couple of slicks and a ribbed barrow (plus the 3 brand new tires from PL XR+). i see the NABX cover photo shows a fleet of Libres with skinnies on. if running skinnies/rims if better i could bring the old PL Race. I just thought (looking at the pictures) that the big stretched Apexxs and Libres were running rims like mine (in size) with low profile tires.

Funny- back and forth between threads. I run my bf's on golf cart rims which are like 7-8" wide. SCREWYFITS ran golf cart wheels and tires last year and I will most likely have a set of those too this year. Just bring what you have (or can squeez in) and I'm sure something will work out. I know there were some with bf's on there bugs there last year. I'm not bringing mine just because they are 2 ply and I think I'll burn through them. Glad you're coming!

I have 3 others that have in single rooms that I can ask if they want to share. PAGING PKF, anyone else wanna share a room with RevPaul???

if you want to be alone, i suggest you book hotel NOW!!! Cancel later, before its full.

secondly, Ken #3 is driving down from BC and picking up Brian (OR). if they have room why not fly from AB to BC and drive down.

options are endless

Don't be an InoT, and attend.

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Originally posted by revpaul just wondering about buggy tire situation now and taxi to/from hotel. and to/from airport.

if you're not renting a car

what are your arrival dates to LAS Airport?
(we will be in town again on March 29th, picking up our goods from AWOC, and with the number of vehicles coming back from Primm, we can pick you up)

getting from Primm (hotel) to Drylake? as long as you're an early riser like Faster Arie (either he doesnt sleep or lives on Holland Time the whole time, and its all done without Redbull like some people) and wanna eat breakfast with us. we have like 5 vehicles "non smoking" you can jump into.

yes i think i'm coming.

i can rent a car if need be.
BTW is a car (ground clearance) fine enough to get taxi to and from playa?
*going to garage to see how rims/tires from PL XR+ look on Libre.
for you guys that do the tire switch where do you get the spacers from for the front end? there are already spacers on the front so i'll need two more that are 2" longer than the current ones. i think the bearing size from the Libre rims (front and back) match right up with the PL XR+. bonus!

I cut peices of tubing to fit, and you can probably fine tune with washers.

looks as though i'll only need about 1/4" on either side.
the cad.kat rims are 8" wide where the bead meets but not where the bearings fit (where rim attaches to axle).
so i'm looS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-n good
HOLY LOW RIDER BATMAN!!!
of course i lost clearance so I cinched seat side straps to max to get back to about 2 1/2" of clearance from my tailbone to the ground
i do imagine one does want ultimate Low CoG when riding fast but man i am low... the lake bed is pretty flat right:singing:

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Originally posted by ripsessionkites Quote: Originally posted by revpaul just wondering about buggy tire situation now and taxi to/from hotel. and to/from airport. if you're not renting a car what are your arrival dates to LAS Airport? (we will be in town again on March 29th, picking up our goods from AWOC, and with the number of vehicles coming back from Primm, we can pick you up) getting from Primm (hotel) to Drylake? as long as you're an early riser like Faster Arie (either he doesnt sleep or lives on Holland Time the whole time, and its all done without Redbull like some people) and wanna eat breakfast with us. we have like 5 vehicles "non smoking" you can jump into.

thanx Rip,
beggars can't be be choosers but about what time do you hit the playa and what time do you normally arrive back to hotel?

plenty of cars going back and forth from the hotel to camp ... thats a easy ride to get. No worries on that one!

I see a Canadian invasion going on. I better practice up "eh"

Just got back in from din-din and super stoked to see this taking shape! It really means a lot to have you down there Paul esp. considering had it not been for you I'd likely not be making the trek. Anything else I can do to help just let me know.

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Originally posted by DAKITEZ plenty of cars going back and forth from the hotel to camp ... thats a easy ride to get. No worries on that one! I see a Canadian invasion going on. I better practice up "eh"

i gotta be careful not to let my mouth write cheques that my body can't cash. i'll let Rip and the BC crew do the talking for now being they should have may have been out riding already. there is still snow on the fields here and buggies have not been used for some time.
lots of ring rust and cob webs to shake out.
*game on for sure though once the rust is cleared out but you year round riding season guys have to ride backwards:wee:

Wahoo, got the whole province to myself ....lol.