Hi everybody,
i have found this forum and i think that is the best place for ask someone a question:
I wanna buy a traction kite and i wanna use it with my longboard , but i don't know what's the best size , or the bare minimum to drag me.
My weight is 52 kilos and i'm practice with acrobatic kite (this for say that i don't wanna buy a toy, although i'm not heavy:lol

Thanks ahead,

cheers,

Federico

www.teamflat.it

Welcome Zo,

When you say longboard are you speaking of a long skateboard or mountain (off road) board? Are you stapped (bindings) or not? Also, what are you avg wind speeds and the type of terrain you will be flying on? This will give forum members a better understanding of what type of kite to recommend. Again, welcome!

Hi tridude!

When i say longboard i talk about the long skateboard, for flying on asphalt :D , but i don't know the medium of the wind speed in my country , but i will inform about.

Thank brother,

ride hard!

I have had big success with a 3m kite and rollerblades on ashphalt. I could get going with a bit less than 5 kts and hold it until about 20+ . I expect you could get away with about the same. You may want to avoid kites with lots of lift.

Longboard--nice choice! Not sure what kind of trucks and wheels you have but if your riding something like revenge trucks and gumball wheels with ABEC 7 bearings and your weight you should get rolling around 5 or 6 mph. Your top end would be critical if you have hard carving trucks, i.e a loose ride (revenge or randall trucks). I agree with Snow a 3, 3.5, 4m kite should do nicely. Beamer 3, Profoil, or Samurai 1 or 2 come to mind. More grunt (pull) than lift so you can stay on the board. You can pickup a 3.5 Profoil from kiteinnovations.com for $115 shipped but you will need lines. Ebay is another option for finding a good sail. Make sure you learn the kite and how it flies before you take off on your board. It can be frusturating at first but keep at it!
Good luck

ebay UK new Beamer 3 ready to fly 112 GBP = 150 Euros= 220 USD. Same price Id pay for that kite. This may be the one.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BEAMER-III-3-0-RTF-for-Buggy-Landboard...

I have 3 longboard, two with randal 180 and sector9 wheels 78a , and one with 150 paris truck (like randal) and zigZags 70mm 80a and i ride with all, depending on circumstances.
I think that will buy that kite beacause is also ready to flight!

Thanks to all for the interest!!!
Ride hard and go fast everyday!

If one day decide to go with streetluge, I will be happy to assist you! :D

Cheers brother,
see you soon!

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