I've been looking around at landboards and what to know.... which is best!!!

Thats all! (for use mainly in short grass)

should I start with a nice cheap Scrub or save up for a Flexdeck or such like?

What do you think!

I'm looking at getting a Scrub Silver Reef II fro my first board. Have tried a FlexDeck, didn't like the shape and the way it made you ride. The Scrub is reversible, so should be easier to fly both ways on without having the kite over your shoulder. Have ridden the original Silver Reef and it seemed a fairly solid board, but then I'm only about 60kg!
As your first board there is not a lot of point getting either a trick board or a high speed board, wait til you know what you are going to use it for..

Hope this helps

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Originally posted by bondcw Scrub is reversible, so should be easier to fly both ways on without having the kite over your shoulder

Confused, how is the Scrub reversible?! :S
The foot strapping is set isnt it? same as the flexdeck? So you can only use it in a direction?

You can ride a mtn board any direction. With the kite straight downwind, you facing downwind, you can ride to your left or right. If you can only ride one direction, you just need to practice to ride the other. Just like toeside, you can ride either direction with your back to the kite with practice. A board doesnt make you not be able to go a single direction, your skill does.

Scoop

What I mean is that you can get off the board and reverse your feet without moving the board, so to ride your preferred way, either regular or goofy, you don't have to bother turning the board aroud while flying. The Flexdeck, because it is curvy cannot be comfortably ridden in both directions so will need to be ridden round corners or flown goofy one way or the other.

check"flexboardz.com"

like an off road bmw streetcarver. looks like you`ll never get speed wobbles on this style of truck.

i personally want to try a freeboard and kite together.........probably super difficult ..........but hey a little pain is worth the expirence.

My addvice is not to go for a scrub or a felxifoil but an overbuilt kite deck check the web site its being referbished www.overbilt.co.uk

Hi all, new here & new to the sport.

I like my Flexifoil Kava. Long, low center of gravity & stable at what seems very high speed Also, the build quality is superb - really nicely finished etc.

And it's 12 ply & very solid. I'm 6'3 & almost 300lbs :D
Those thin, tall decks scare me

Otherwise, I have no experience of other boards :D

Check out the Ground Industries Boards (www.groundindustries.com). They are the best boards I've ever used for kiting. Super durable and suprisingly light. I light the shorter flight deck for jumps and tricks (it's only 15lbs with everything attached) But GI also makes some longer decks that would be better for just cruising around.
The uniquely designed trucks totally eliminate speed wobble and you don't need to replace springs or anything.

Christoph Riddle
www.madkiting.com
www.flyozone.com

my advice is to get a reasonably priced kheo. there good boards and you can use them for downhill with out the kite aswell. you cant on the flexifoil boards as the truks are set up for kiting, and if you tried downhilling with a kite flexifoil or some other company that only does kite boards you will uncontrolably swerve to you backside.