Thunderpants 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Anyone flying kites here? Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Considering snow kiting next season. But not sure whether it is worth it here, too many trees unless you do it on frozen lakes, flat snow fields and the likes... Was thinking more along the lines of BC access. But again, probably will not since I spent enough on winter gear as it is. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 SerreChe, snowkiting and kitesurfing looks really great, but i was thinking of stunt kites. i've been flying sports kites for 10 years, this kind: i have had a 2 year break from it, but recently bought new sticks for my old beat up kites. I've been flying the last two weeks and had a blast. the Germain company http://www.invento-hq.com/ produces the best kites available, if anyone is interested in flying, let's let's Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 TP, what is a stunt kite vs regular kite? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 kite poofs. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 Had one back in Aus Thunderpants. Was a lot of fun. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 ah, now I know where the ATB comes from. Still not sure what a stunt kite is even after looking at that link. Was thinking about Ozone for snowkites. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 there are many types of 2 and 4 line kites. 4 line kites can be controlled to fly in any direction without turning it, usually l;ooks like this The 2 line sports kites (which i know most about) comes in many different designs. Some are optimized for speed other for great pull, which many people loves. other kites are design for precise turns and low speed, these kites are used to perform "ballets" or team flying. You will be amazed what some of these teams can pull off. The types i like best ate the ballet and trick kites. Tricks are things that defies the laws of nature. first step is to get slack on the lines, and thereafter you can make the kites spin and flip in unreal ways. there is a small video here: http://www.invento-hq.com/ click videos, scroll down (a long way down) to Video File: obsession2_web you will see some nice tricks being performed there. after been flying sports kites for some years i wanted to try kite surfing, since i am also a surfer, i thought it would be easy and fun. but i found it too difficult to learn, expensive and went against my preferences in sports: keep it simple (snowboarding being the exception). A top sports kite can be bought for around 3 man. cheaper kites can also go great though. and there is years of fun. it has a meditative feel to it. gives a moderate exercise, lots of fresh air and if you like kids and childish people in general you will make lots of friends. (can be avoided with the use of ipod which discourages people from talking to you). A classic ballet and team kite, the Tramontana from HQ, now out of production The Passion, also from HQ also out of production Sorry about the 2 kites above are not out of production, but i own them, and know them very well. notice how the wingtips are designed very differetnly, the trick kite seems to oversteer into turns, which helps to tilt the kite... oh i'm nerding already here is a real big pull Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 well the ATB was just All The Best what were you thinking about? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 There is a kite island at Kasai Rinkai park (near Disneyland). Usually a couple of teams are practicing synchronized kite flying every Sunday, very interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Ahh thanks for the info slow! (not that i go to tokyo that often) Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 In some places in Asia they attach powdered glass to parts of thir kites and have dogfights, trying to cut strings and rip up other player`s gear. That sounds fun. It sounds like a modern sort of thing to do, but it`s apparently a traditional sport. For those kite flyers who don't want to be called 'fairy' any more. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted August 31, 2006 Author Share Posted August 31, 2006 Yeah I've heard of it, it is a part of many western kite festivals also Its only fun if you don't fly 3-4man kites on 4000 yen spectra lines... Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by Thunderpants: well the ATB was just All The Best what were you thinking about? Seems there are some powerkites called ATBs which I thought was linked to your signature! Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Sorry, looks like they actually some boards with wheels to be used with a kite. Think O11 was selling one ealier this year. Link to post Share on other sites
Thunderpants 0 Posted September 1, 2006 Author Share Posted September 1, 2006 there is one video on http://www.invento-hq.com/ with a guy using some board looking like a mountain board with foot straps. personally i would love to get one of these: But i already have enough problems fighting for my space on the beach. Jimny drivers seems to think that the beach belongs to them and everybody must move out of their way, guess a kite buggy is out of the question Link to post Share on other sites
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