Much to my disappointment I find I just don't get out snowkiting as much as hoped. :sniff: It's just not that easy here on the coast.

I will be passing on the Snowkite Rodeo to attend NABX now and so the name just doesn't apply to me that well.



BLADERUNNER ,,,,,,,, Now that's who I am !!!!! :evil:




Even My ATB is an MBS Blade !


Snowbird was fast Bladerunner will hit 40 :tumble:

Very cool!

On a side note: Can you post a picture of your skates when you get a chance.

And did you get to try out the Terrablades??

Sure just confuse us all

You'll always be snowbird to me :frog:

I'm thinkin there should be some kind of uhh "memorial" for the passing and rebirth. See ya at the next event Ken.....:frog:

I'm sure we can cook up something.

cool !

I have always dreamed to be a snowbird, and now the alias was available, so here I am

just to put more confusion.

snowbird

Here is a picture straight out of the NABX shots.

No, I never got approached about the Terrablades .

Too bad they look pretty awsome !

http://www.sportsshutter.com/


Darn .... I'll get the picture in here after work.

Hey X- Buzz ,

I'm honoured to have you take over the Snowbird Name

At least Snowbird will still Fly Flysurfer kites !!!


Here is a picture of my blades !

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Originally posted by snowbird cool ! I have always dreamed to be a snowbird, and now the alias was available, so here I am just to put more confusion. snowbird

Hey Ken

in fact I will stick using buzz nickname

I am trying to sell snowbird nickname for 50$ OBO

some offers !!:frog:

Just sell my Freakin' Speed for me and I'll be happy :wink2:

Maybe you can throw in the name as a bonus !

I have tried but no success
I'll renew the ad on kitezone later on

wow I bought a pair of Coyote Rollerblades
just for the set of wheels!!

they (four of them) are on a super custom
ultra lightweight mountainboard
that I peiced together with a Landyachtz
dropped deck and some tracker trucks

wanna see pictures of that?

Yeah - let's see them kitepool!

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Originally posted by Bladerunner Here is a picture straight out of the NABX shots. No, I never got approached about the Terrablades . Too bad they look pretty awsome ! http://www.sportsshutter.com/ Darn .... I'll get the picture in here after work.

You have some awesome pictures in your album, brings back some wonderful memories of an awesome event. Thank you a ton for sharing.

.kerrjgb

very fast
and only ridden on pavement
probably good for hard dirt

definetly sux on grass

The wonderfull photo's aren't mine !! That was me trying to post a single picture. Sorry Robert if there is any confusion.


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Originally posted by awindofchange Quote: Originally posted by Bladerunner You have some awesome pictures in your album, brings back some wonderful memories of an awesome event. Thank you a ton for sharing.

Nice! What does it weigh?

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Originally posted by kitepool very fast and only ridden on pavement probably good for hard dirt definetly sux on grass

you know I ought to weigh it
its much much lighter than my
2008 GI flight Lite 100
and probably much lighter than
my freind's MBS alex Brown model

I will also work on getting the other photo up 2-morrow

Incedentally I did have to get some help from a machinist
for the project
because the wheels are significantly wider than a regular
skateboard wheel, some 5mm was removed from
either side of each hangar to make room for the nut
to fit on the out-side of the wheels

Hey Bladerunner, can someone still buy those big wheel skates? They would be perfect for plane travel with a few kites, the buggy is too hard to move around casually.

Rollerblade doesn't make them anymore Kind of makes you wonder why :smug: They were originally for downhill / X-country but are a perfect match for power kites now.

There are still lots floating around. I was lucky and someone on here sold them to me but they come up on Ebay semi regularly. Post that you are searching on Buy/sell sites + foil forums. They seem to go between $100 and 200 and are worth every penny !

Check out Terrablader's rig !!! I can't speak for how they run but they sure look fast and strong ! Compact for travel. See if you can Demo a set. While you are at it, see if ..... I ....... can demo a set ! :singing:

What amazed me even before I found out how fast they run on smooth stuff is how rough the terrain can be
WAY more versitle than I imagined and 10 TIMES THE FUN !!!!

GO FOR IT !!!!!

P.S. Regular rollerblades and parking lots are a BLAST as well !!!

What about the Gate Skate ?
I remember seeing them on some website a long
time ago
they had 2 wheels 1
in front of the toe? and 1 behind the heel?
on each foot and each tire was fat and maybe the size of a grapefruit?

the Gate Skate website is still around
and it looks to me that they have evolved a bit

foot rides closer to the ground
and the wheels are med size Mountainboard calibre

I have friends that use the gate skates for x-country off season training. I'm not sure, but I think they would be hard to tack, any thoughts?

The 3 wheels together like on the pic. above seem to make running over big bumps easier ???? I also find it comforting to have the shorter overall wheelbase because I often have to " run out " a situation .
With the smaller wheelbase I can carve a pretty tight turn. With a longer one I think you would be better step turning? I also like the way they side slip if overloaded !

I can see how "doom wheels" may work for higher speed but life is trade offs. I wouldn't step on doom wheels without a binding system for release. But that's just me !

I think that the terrablade set up would be good, a little longer than the coyote, but the rocker would make them easy to turn. I am going to try and make a set of 4 wheel blades using mountain board tires. The problem with the terrablade frame is that they use so much aluminum - most is wasted really - which is where the cost goes sky high. A much more simple frame could be made with less wasted material. With the 4 wheel setup you'd could make it so that you could adjust the rocker for the type of skating you'd want to do. Kenda makes a wide variety of 8" tires for mountainboards,... including 4ply slicks that would be ideal for ivanpah. If you get the coyotes (which I think would be great) - then when you have to replace the wheels it can be a pain - the mountain board wheels are easy to get and there are a variety of styles of tires for different conditions.

I go out of town for a few days and all is not what it once was. I'm catching up on posts and see the Bladerunner name and WHAT? He's a Kite traction know it all already? Did he post 200 times a day while I was gone? And then Buzz is snowbird for awhile and now he isn't anymore. Now I see what has happened and understand. Snow....er uh bladerunner, did you just get PKF to change your name to keep you post history intact?

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Originally posted by Bladerunner Much to my disappointment I find I just don't get out snowkiting as much as hoped. :sniff: It's just not that easy here on the coast. I will be passing on the Snowkite Rodeo to attend NABX now and so the name just doesn't apply to me that well. BLADERUNNER ,,,,,,,, Now that's who I am !!!!! :evil: Even My ATB is an MBS Blade ! Snowbird was fast Bladerunner will hit 40 :tumble:

Yes,

I requested the change. It was easier on here than another site in the past.
I'm Bladerunner on our local forum, NAPKRA, NABX as well.