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by ldmelo
Thu Sep 05, 2019 1:12 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Aluula? New Revolutionary Material from Ocean Rodeo
Replies: 998
Views: 186946

Re: Aluula ? New Revolutionary Material from Ocean Rodeo

OzBungy wrote:
Wed Aug 28, 2019 7:13 am
It has been suggested that an Aluula kite will be double the price of normal kites. It would want to have more than double the performance of a normal kite for that to be at all attractive.
Best thing is... probably the already good non-alula kites will get a price drop .....
by ldmelo
Wed Aug 28, 2019 1:19 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Aluula? New Revolutionary Material from Ocean Rodeo
Replies: 998
Views: 186946

Re: Aluula ? New Revolutionary Material from Ocean Rodeo

Huib wrote:
Tue Aug 27, 2019 7:54 pm
I am convinced that Aluula is very strong.
The weak spot will probably be the stitching. How strong is and how long does it last?
Or maybe the weak spot will be.... price.
by ldmelo
Thu Aug 22, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Coating your Kite
Replies: 19
Views: 4646

Re: Coating your Kite

So you want to coat ur sweet kite, here is how you do it... Mix pure, new silicon sealant with turps/white spirit/mineral spirit (oudorless if possible). MIX thorughly then put into a clear water bottle and shake until the silicon is FULLY suspended, no lumps. Apply two coats to the extrados 1st co...
by ldmelo
Wed Jul 31, 2019 1:38 pm
Forum: Safety
Topic: The Safety Topic: please post your experience and advice!
Replies: 340
Views: 210227

Re: The Safety Topic: please post your experience and advice!

podiatanapraia wrote:
Wed Jul 31, 2019 12:39 am
That's outrageous! Was it in Fortaleza? I've never heard of anything like that! Glad to hear you're OK. Like you said, it could have turned out really bad!
I am from Fortaleza but this happened near Uruau/CE.
by ldmelo
Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:56 pm
Forum: Safety
Topic: The Safety Topic: please post your experience and advice!
Replies: 340
Views: 210227

Re: The Safety Topic: please post your experience and advice!

This is my story... happend two years ago. I was about to launch the kite and I asked for some guy on the beach to help me out. I couldn't see anybody else there. I had him holding the kite sideways by the leading edge and I told him I would walk to the bar and give him a thumbs up if everything was...
by ldmelo
Tue Jul 30, 2019 9:20 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Wareable WOO alternatives
Replies: 14
Views: 4982

Re: Wareable WOO alternatives

You asked for accurate, wearable and inexpensive .. that is just impossible! In fact, you can't even get to the "accurate" part... All of these devices are inaccurate (piq, woo, xsenr). Watch based apps are even more inaccurate. Anyway... If you want wearable, your alternatives are: 1. woo + wearos ...
by ldmelo
Tue Jul 30, 2019 8:53 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Wareable WOO alternatives
Replies: 14
Views: 4982

Re: Wareable WOO alternatives

Jump height will never will be accurate with current GPS technology. GPS signal is less accurate vertically then horizontally (factor 3!) It can easily be off by 10-20 meters. So it is useful for getting some stats like distance ridden and speed but do not expect any kind of accurate jump measureme...
by ldmelo
Mon Jul 22, 2019 2:13 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: 2019 Watches
Replies: 95
Views: 33264

Re: 2019 Watches

I have been using jmg-app on my garmin and I noticed some improvements lately. Now the app shows the jump height during the session. You check it after landing. (it was there before, but was not working). I don't know how accurate are the values, but apparently they make sense. I will try to compare...
by ldmelo
Tue May 07, 2019 4:05 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: 2019 Watches
Replies: 95
Views: 33264

Re: 2019 Watches

Apple watch 4 with cellular is awesome. Great for calls/texts when a downwinder goes long etc. I bring headphones when setting up my kite or just working out on the beach and you can stream music directly from the watch which is amazing. The biggest flaw is the ikitesurf doesn't have an app yet! Ye...
by ldmelo
Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:59 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: 2019 Watches
Replies: 95
Views: 33264

Re: 2019 Watches

Apple watch 4 with cellular is awesome. Great for calls/texts when a downwinder goes long etc. I bring headphones when setting up my kite or just working out on the beach and you can stream music directly from the watch which is amazing. The biggest flaw is the ikitesurf doesn't have an app yet! Ye...

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