Hi all, I'm still pretty much a newbie at kitesurfing and I don't have much experience with different equipment/manufacturers. I have four boards. Three are...
George, Here are my general comments (trying not to be biased to any company): 1- LEI has dominated the kitesurfing scene (even the first kitesurfing foil...
Aloha, Have some questions on waist harnesses and pads? First should the pad size match the bar size? It seems that a 10" bar with a 10" pad needs some...
... .....I have the DaKine PYRO and it is a combo of 9"/23cm bar with 10"/25.5cm pad, and it seems fine - but then I've never had something to directly compare...
I noticed that the traffic on KiteForum, Kitesurf and ksurfschool group have gone down quite drastically. Does it means that Kitesurfing has reached the mass...
Hey Hung, You have reached the masses, all twelve of us kiteboarders in Ottawa. The thing is that everyone is living a different kiteboarding life, with...
Hi Hung, I agree with Andre. I'm a beginner from Alameda,Ca. I'm listening. Andre Ethier <skiwithandre@...> wrote: Hey Hung, You have reached the masses,...
In a message dated 7/11/2004 10:48:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time, bolddog@... writes: Hi Hung, I agree with Andre. I'm a beginner from Alameda,Ca. I'm...
It's been very quiet here. We're in the summer doldrums now on the west coast of Florida. I think everyone kiter in Florida except me has migrated to the a...
I learn something almost every time I head to the beach. I NEVER wanted to become a gear head but this damn kite stuff will teach you one simple thing: Take...
Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I was asking to see whether it's time to spread kiting to the masses by some other means (e.g. an inexpensive kiting...
There are already a couple of good books out Hung, although I am sure whatever you did would be good too. The "Flexifoil book of Powerkiting" is excellent, and...
Thanks Steve, Also Ian Currer wrote "Kitesurfing the Complete Guide", John Holzhall wrote "Kiteboarding the Simple Plan" and Eric Marson/Menu Morel wrote ...
... .........Sorry, I misread your intent. 'reaching mass' can be interpted in investing as the point of which you do not need more capital to maintain a...
Hi to all!!, I run the biggest kitesurfing comunity in Venezuela where all we do is
promote the sport in Venezuela and all our riders through the competitions...
Does anyone know of any kiteboarding shops or instruction available on Lake Winnebage in Wisconsin, in Oshkosh, FonDuLac, etc ? Thanks Bill kennywek@......
Or a request to the publishers of all the books you mentioned to get them listed or stocked by amazon, Dymocks, etc Kiteboarding Vision has an ISBN number and...
Steve, Do you know where the book, "Kiteboarding Vision" is available for purchase and the price? Thanks, Bill Kenny kennywek@... [Non-text portions of...
... ........I don't live in Wis any longer, but there seems to be a helluva good instructor - Bob Hmmmm - based in Madison (probably the only one in the North...
G'day Kenny I have it, we sell it for $30AUD, I can airmail it anywhere asap. Otherwise you should be able to get it from good kitesurfing shops and IKO...
Jim, Thanks for your reply. I was going up to Oshkosh for the Air Show and I thought I'd try some kite boarding on Lake Winnebago if there was time. Bill ...
Hi Bill, Talk to Kevin at Windpower in Calumet, His windsurfing shop is just across the street from a nice park with shallow water in the lake: just NE of Fon...
This might seem like a stupid question... and I can ask my instructor next weekend, but since I haven't found any information to help me out I figured I'd ask...
Hi Sara Waist harnesses are not generally favoured by begginers, male or female. The reason is that they tend to ride up, regardless of brand, and having the...
... I got a Guerilla 2, 13m... The size is daunting! But then, the 4m Flexifoil Blade seemed impossibly huge the first time I saw it too. I'm probably going...
Definately try stuff on, before you buy, make sure you get some lessons with the G2, it flies very differently to the Blade, completely different launch and...
