Jason-G
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buggy speed
anybody know what the cheapest easiest way is to tell how fast you are going in a buggy? GPS? if so what setup?
Thanks
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BeamerBob
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I just bought a etrex legend for $50 on ebay. Can't get good and simple for less than that. You can use a bike computer for about half that, but the
magnets get knocked off and wires (if not wireless) break off. Some of them don't adapt well to the small diameter wheels we use.
Coastal Wind Sports Team Rider
Landsegler Disc wheels
PTW Hero Buggy - XXtreme ApeXX Buggy US 88 - Libre Hardcore
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HQ Montana X 8m, Montana IX 12m, HQ Ignition LEI 5m,
PL Phantom 12m, 15m, Big Blu 24m+, Synergy 10m, Venom 10m, 13m , Phantom II 12m Vapors 3.8, 5.4, Crosskite Sonic 7m, PKD Combat 10.3m
Uturn Butane 2.5m PKD Buster 3m Genetrix Hydra 7m Ozone Yakuza GT 14m
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AviN
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Here is an idea :eureka: : can't we use the car GPS ? their mobile as well, have the speed clock on it and fairly cheep.
I mean, they can be use out of the car, why not mount one on the buggy ?!
Anyone ....?
Peter Lynn Twister II ---> 4.1m
HQ Montana 3 ----> 7.0m
Flexifoil buggy
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DAKITEZ
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got an iphone? they have free apps that will tell you max speed.
In addition to that I will be using a etrex legend like beaver bob and a foretrex 301.
just incase I get some reading I am not sure of I will have 2 other sources to confirm the speed
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burritobandit
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If you have an Android phone, there's the My Tracks app:
http://mytracks.appspot.com/
Kites:
2012 TS 7,9,12/2007 Waroo 3,5/2009 Kahoona 9.5
Flexifoil Ion 2 8.5
HQ Hydra 350
Naish Helix 2, Cult 3,4.5
Ozone Zephyr 17m
Rides:
2011 Best Profanity 134, Cabrinha Kiteskate, Cabrinha Nugget, 2k9 Cabrinha Plasma 146x50, 2k9 Flexifoil Delta 139x41.5, 2011 Slingshot Darko 135x41,
Slingshot Scud, Tona wakeskate, Flexifoil Flexdeck, MBS Pro 90, MBS Ambush x 2, some oldskool buggy
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thrash
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I bought an etrex gps on craigslist used (looks new) for $30.00 shipped to the door.
Prism Snap Shot 1.9
Flexifoil 1.2 Sting
Ozone Imp 1.5
Beamer II 2.5
Ozone Little Devil 2.1 3.0
Hq npw9 3.4
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markite
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had a friend that was kite skiing yesterday and tried Every Trail and also MotionX GPS on his phone and MotionX recorded a max speed of 48.5kmh while
EveryTrail said 73.3 kmh. Another interesting discrepancy was his altitude changes showing he was either boosting 90 ft jumps or falling into deep
holes everywhere.
Mark Groshens NAPKA KC 13
WindSpeed kites & design - Canada
Peter Lynn Arcs: Charger2 22.5 +18 + 15 + 6.5, Charger I 6, Scorpion 16 + 10, Phantom II 12 + 9, Orig Phantom 9 + 6, Synergy 10 + 8, F 1200, S 840
Ocean Rodeo: Flite 17 + 12, Rise 13 + 10 + 7, Razor 9 + 6
Foils: PL Leopards and Lynx, Airea Raptors, some PL Reactor IIs + IIIs, Libre Spirits, Cross Kite Sonics, Ozone Flow
Peter Lynn Kite Cat for cruising the lakes
buggies: PL XR+, Cameleon Pagona, custom bigfoot, PL Bigfoot, custom ice buggy
Boards: 2 custom directionals, O.R Surf series 6-3 and 5-11, Mako Duke, Mako Skinny, Mako 140 Wide, Mako 150 Wide, Mako King, Brunotti
lots of old school skis, snowboard
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ripsessionkites
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Get a cheap gps with a display on it and the garmin etrex is normally on sale for less than 99.00
Dino you better not show me your iPhone speed I will not believe it. :moon:
Doesn't the playa have data loss there.
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Bladerunner
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If you already have a portable car GPS I have to expect it would work. Mine seems pretty accurate. Thing is it could easily get smashed.
Etrex is acceptable but fortrex is worth the extra few bucks IMHO
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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