F4LLCON
Junior Member
Posts: 3
Registered: 21-6-2012
Member Is Offline
|
|
Hello, I'm having some difficulty choosing the gear
Hello all,
I'm new to this forum and want to start with land boarding with a kite.
I have kite surfed for a few months with a Cabrina CO2 12m kite. But landboarding is new to me and I would like to get some information.
I'm almost 84kg/185pounds,lbs and am at +- 1,80m tall.
I know, a little bit on the heavy side......
I found this package deals:
1: Deal one Deal one Good price
2: Deal two Deal two Looks better but also more expansive
What size do I need? I am guessing 4m is good?
Also do you guys have other tips/package deals/ or separate buys
I life in the Netherlands, so the wind is good and there is a beach
Anyways, thank you very much!
Good night now |
|
|
awindofchange
Posting Freak
Posts: 1945
Registered: 14-3-2006
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Member Is Offline
Mood: Awesome - totally awesome
|
|
If you are in the Netherlands, get in touch with Vliegerop - they will have everything you need and will also have people there that will take you out
and get you going.
|
|
|
F4LLCON
Junior Member
Posts: 3
Registered: 21-6-2012
Member Is Offline
|
|
Awesome ! I will have a look and see when I have the opportunity to contact them. Thank you and goodnight
|
|
|
Bladerunner
Posting Freak
Posts: 9679
Registered: 17-10-2006
Location: Vancouver
Member Is Offline
|
|
Welcome
Of those 2 choices the second is much better. These kites are Fixed Bridle , a hooj step backward for you ?
Depower kites are actually better for landboarding. Your Cabrina will work for you ? You will just use it in less wind than you do on the water.
If money is a concern avoid buying new gear. Gear drops in value greatly the moment it leaves the store.
I would suggest looking for a used board + a depower kite around 7 - 8 meters to compliment your 12m ?
Look into closed cell foils if you want to ride on land and water. This forum is a bit U.S. focused but I am sure there must be forums with used gear
in the Netherlands ?
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)
|
|
|
nocando
Senior Member
Posts: 986
Registered: 15-1-2010
Location: Blue Mtns, NSW. Aus.
Member Is Offline
Mood: Mad As
|
|
scope out www.kitecrowd.com
a bit closer to home for you has a good for sale section
Experience is something you get, just after you need it!
Kites I own
PKD Century 1.8
PL ViperS 2.6
PL Reactorl ll 2.2
PL Vapor 2.7m
PL Reactor 4.9m
PL Vibe 1.6
HQ Apex 3m
HQ Apex 5m
Ozone Cult 3.5
Flexifoil Rage 2.5
PL bug
|
|
|
F4LLCON
Junior Member
Posts: 3
Registered: 21-6-2012
Member Is Offline
|
|
@Bladerunner Thank you for your advice, I've sold my 12m Cabrinha because of lack of time. Now I want to buy some landboarding gear to have fun on
land. This way I can landboard almost everywhere I go, even if there is no beach. Actually I love depower kites, it's more my way to go. I will have a
look at your suggestions thank you 
@nocando Thank you, I will have a look there |
|
|
g-force junkie
Member
Posts: 258
Registered: 21-11-2009
Member Is Offline
|
|
F4LLCON,
Forget FB for landboarding unless you like hardknocks,frustration,sitting out while your buddies are having a blast and many other problems. Any
depower kite will get you riding quickly but I like Peter Lynn Twinskins for safe and easy riding. If you have prior experience with tubes the arcs
will be easy for you and are readily available and cheap.Good luck and have fun!
|
|
|
![[*]](images/perspective/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
