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PostPosted: Apr 28, 2005 11:14 am    Post subject: Couple of pics Reply with quote

This is from riding here in Dallas a few weeks ago.

They dont call it a BFK for nothing!!

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PostPosted: Apr 28, 2005 12:33 pm    Post subject: WINDY Reply with quote

A Chi-town photo..
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PostPosted: Apr 28, 2005 12:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PART OF THE CHICAGO SKYLINE
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PostPosted: Apr 28, 2005 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

muckmeister, Why isnt it allowed
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PostPosted: Apr 28, 2005 2:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice pics!
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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2005 4:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jama wrote:
muckmeister, Why isnt it allowed


Well, it is now allowed if you have a level 2 cert.

The local kiters got together with the Chicago Park District and worked out an agreement.

There are numerous reasons why they did ban it, but the access is back due to great work by some local guys. They approached it a great way.

Basically uneducated people that didn't understand what was going on.

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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2005 5:44 am    Post subject: Re: Couple of pics Reply with quote

jason_ssr wrote:
This is from riding here in Dallas a few weeks ago.

They dont call it a BFK for nothing!!





Thats funny

how do you like that 5th line set up

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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2005 6:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its great! It adds alot of stability in gusty conditions and makes for easy relaunch. The cool thing about the BFK is you can shorten the 5th line so that it pulls the center more flat to give it a bigger sweetspot for light wind riding. Thenif it picks up, you can let it out to give more range and quicker turning
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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2005 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Guys

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I was just wondering if anyone knows of a site similar to this one with a kieboarding theme. I am really interested in taking up this sport and would like to learn more. Thanks

By the way, sweet pics (gets me even more pumped to try it).

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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2005 10:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://fksa.org

http://www.kiteforum.com/

http://www.ikitesurf.com/


these are a couple of good ones,,,,,,

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PostPosted: Apr 29, 2005 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://forum.bestkiteboarding.com
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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2005 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Are you guys wearing kiteboards/kitebindings or just wakeboard boards/bindings?
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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2005 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you could use either, but for kiting you want to have easy one-handed entry/exit. Alot of people use just straps but personally I can't stand not being attached to my board.

Here's one from SoCal:

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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2005 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do you mean by one-hand entry/exit? I'm guessing you're talking about the bindings?

I think it's ridiculous having to get another board for kiteboarding. Yeah sure, maybe a longer board helps, but if you ask me, I think the board companies have got us pegged as suckers. In addition, last time I checked those kites were pretty expensive too.

Looks like a fun sport though!
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PostPosted: Jul 13, 2005 8:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Unfortunately kiting does require a diff. board. With all the chop associated with edging hard in rough water conditions (white caps, ocean swell, etc.) wakeboards are WAY too stiff. If you rode somewhere with butter all the time like Hatteras, NC then you could probably do pretty good with a normal wakeboard. I've tried using my kiteboard behind a boat and it feels like I'm riding on a wet noodle with all the flex and twist that thing has. Out on the ocean behind a kite that board kicks a$$ though! Wakeboards also have alot more rocker which makes them only usefull for kiting if you're super overpowered or riding downwind. Figure the average speed you kite at if you're going upwind is only about 12 mph. Try wakeboarding at that speed sometime and see how well that board handles.
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PostPosted: Jul 14, 2005 6:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you get ejected from your bindings and your a mile from shore, you need to be able to get back in them without soap. So kiteboard bindings are make of materials that allow for this. the footbeds are the same as wakeboard bindings, The EVA is the only thing that is different.

You can ride a wakeboard. I learned on my wakeboard, but it will beat you up. Like Wallrat said, you also need to be really overpowered to keep a board with such big rocker planing. Wakeboards are not efficient. They dont need to be because a boat pull is constant. I kite power is controlled by the rider and pulls stronger at some times and less on others depending on what you are trying to do. However, as a beginner, you cant control a kite that overpowered, so you end up being yanked into the air on accident and slammed abck down all the time.

best to learn on a kiteboard so you can use less power while learning. If you want to go back to the wakeboard later, then so be it. LF, BEST and some other brand make some sick wakeboard style boards that are designed to kill it on the kite. You will find that you like those better than any wakeboard.

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PostPosted: Jul 14, 2005 4:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it looks like those liquid force bindings, which there names escapes me but they look almost identical to ultra sucs
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PostPosted: Jul 15, 2005 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jason,


Do you know a guy named Jerry with Zero Gravity Boards in Corpus?

I met him last night out here.


Hope all is well.

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PostPosted: Jul 15, 2005 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have met all the Zero G guys. My wife ride one of their boards.
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PostPosted: Jul 15, 2005 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

are you an EMT
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PostPosted: Jul 17, 2005 9:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ezoboarder,

I think you are talking about the Union bindings. A lot of guys that ride boots have been raving about those as kite bindings. I myslef use a set of 04 LF alphas and love them. I will however be buying a set of unions this week. Once I get them I will let you guys know how well they work.

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PostPosted: Jul 18, 2005 5:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope, just a BAMF.

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