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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Tue Aug 22, 06 8:20 am Wakeboarding + Kite = new invention? |
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My friend who lives on the Upper Willamette said he saw some guys out playing with this device he hadn't seen before. He described it as a normal wakeboarding setup, except attached to the handle was a 2 line kite that had an inflatable LE but no struts. There was a couple of big fins on top which seems to be there to keep it flying straight.
Apparently the wakeboarder was able to get huge air and glidey landings just by hitting the wake.
Anyone heard of this? is this some type of new invention being prototyped in the Willamette? or is it just some guys goofing around with an old 2 line?
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NateDogg
Since 05 Mar 2005
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cineaptic.com
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Tue Aug 22, 06 8:44 am |
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I forget what they called it, but I have a friend at school who contributed to the business plan of the company that developed the whole setup. I think they're out of Lake O. When I first heard about it it seemed like just another way to kook out wakeboarding and kiteboarding at the same time...
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Tue Aug 22, 06 8:55 am |
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NateDogg wrote: | I forget what they called it, but I have a friend at school who contributed to the business plan of the company that developed the whole setup. I think they're out of Lake O. When I first heard about it it seemed like just another way to kook out wakeboarding and kiteboarding at the same time... |
yeah it does sound a little goofy, he said the guy would look like an ape hanging on the bar when he jumped. I'd still be interested to try it though, if not just for a few laughs.
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J.P.
Since 10 Mar 2005
638 Posts
Addicted
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Kataku2k3
Since 14 Aug 2005
3753 Posts
Los Angeles, CA
Videographer
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Tue Aug 22, 06 9:41 am |
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Wow, that's neato! Amery did that!
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
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Beaverton, OR
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Tue Aug 22, 06 12:03 pm |
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At first, I thought "what the hell are they thinking," but after I saw the video it looked pretty cool!
Having said that, I would still like to be able to drive the boat at the same time!
I wonder what the price will be? Here's what I figure:
$1000 - wake kite
$50000 - X Star
$1000 - gas for the summer
or
$1800 - 2 kite quiver
$200 - gas (depending on where you live)
hmm....decisions, decisions
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Tue Aug 22, 06 12:35 pm |
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jbruxer wrote: | $200 - gas (depending on where you live) |
Damn you got some secret spot in Beaverton you ain't telling anyone about? $200 covers like a month of gas for me, even in the fairly fuel efficient subaru.
Where did you find the video? I couldn't get anywhere on the site past the main menu (everything is coming soon...)
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
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Beaverton, OR
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Tue Aug 22, 06 12:41 pm |
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As sad as this is to say, $200 might even be a little high. I just have been to busy to do much riding.
Once the main into loads, click on the "Video" link under the main picture. I think they have an extremely slow server though. It took me forever to load.
Doing any kind of handle pass looks a little difficult since you would actually have to pass it over your head!
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jbruxer
Since 24 Jul 2005
398 Posts
Beaverton, OR
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Tue Aug 22, 06 12:43 pm |
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Lake Nike does have its windy days!
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pkh
Since 27 Feb 2005
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Tue Aug 22, 06 1:02 pm |
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man from the video it looks goofy... I think you guys are right its like the worst of both worlds... very complicated, very dangly, not much air. I thought they'd be going way bigger than that.
And was it just me or was that boat hauling ass? It looked like it was going faster than wakeboard speeds. Probably needs to go pretty fast to get a lot of height out of that (relatively) small kite.
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Teague
Since 10 Jul 2005
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Tue Aug 22, 06 3:09 pm |
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Not very eventful from the vid. Doesn't look like they can do any tricks either but dangle at low altitude. It's obvious the inventors of that thing have never seen the footage of people towing kiteboarders up 70+ feet in the air with a jetski or snowkiters up even higher with snowmobiles.
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kt
Since 16 Mar 2005
761 Posts
Portland, Or
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borely
Since 05 Jul 2006
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MN
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Tue Aug 22, 06 4:24 pm |
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teague, there is only 1 snowkiter going 70ft+ AP.
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Teague
Since 10 Jul 2005
114 Posts
Really Windy Places
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Tue Aug 22, 06 8:19 pm |
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borely wrote: | teague, there is only 1 snowkiter going 70ft+ AP. |
I recall reading an article in one of the kite mags of a snowkiter being towed up that high behind a snowmobile. Must have been him. Scary!
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Teague
Since 10 Jul 2005
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Tue Aug 22, 06 8:23 pm |
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This article is for a different sport. I think it is talking about those inflatable mattress-like tubes that riders lay on while being towed behind a boat. They are shapped like a kite so they fly up behind with the rider/s on top. Many accidents with these I have heard so they discontinued them I think.
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crucifunkin
Since 31 Aug 2005
37 Posts
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Wed Aug 23, 06 5:52 pm |
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If you had the ability to trim the kite it would make jumping way better. I'm sure most kiteboarders could make the necesarry modifications with old gear to make that thing go really big.
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Sol-flyer
Since 21 Mar 2006
1280 Posts
Dude, where's my Bus?
Otto Mann
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Thu Aug 24, 06 9:52 am |
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Quote: | This article is for a different sport. I think it is talking about those inflatable mattress-like tubes that riders lay on while being towed behind a boat. They are shapped like a kite so they fly up behind with the rider/s on top. Many accidents with these I have heard so they discontinued them I think. |
we've been hassled by the local fuzz, but its obviuos that kites and kite-tubes are not related.
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