I think FOne is out of France, so you might inquire with them to see if they potentially have spare parts still around. I seem to recall most kite brands committed to keeping spare parts supported for at least 5 years for that model. You might get lucky if there are shared parts over multiple years ...
About 30 years ago, I had a fall on inline skates. I regularly rode stairs and jumped on ramps with no problems. Somehow, I fell while just skating down a sidewalk. My feet came up in front of my face and I landed hard on my butt. I got up and continued on. The next day I woke up almost unable to wa...
Oldest I know about was Poul from Denmark...88 years old. Did a session, landed the kite, did few steps and fell over and was dead. Amazing death! Current oldest I personally know is Manfred Spuck from Germany, living in Cumbuco, Brazil, since many years. He is 85 I think. Will check. Wow, he got t...
I met a guy named Woody about 4 years ago as he was passing through. He was 85 and had only been kiting for 5 years! This past September I was in Hood River for AWSI and met some people that knew him. He's apparently still at it!
Curious to know what type of harness are you using? I ride both waist and seat. I primarily use my waist harness for teaching and foiling. Occasionally for light wind tt. I use the seat harness anytime the wind is strong and I'm going to focus on boosting. Anytime I take the waist harness out in a b...
Check out the Litewave Kick-S if you can. Comes in wood or carbon layup, so you can definitely get light if you want it. It's boot compatible and one of his team riders (Rocky Chatwell) rides boots, and puts it through its paces, both on Big Air and Wakestyle. This video is a couple of years old, so...
I also have the MA1050 and love it. I had the original 1650R, then transitioned to the 850R before this MA1050. The R series was better for low end planing and had a very low stall speed. A bit better for trying to catch and ride swell. The MA1050 has a better top speed and glides much better with m...
kolpamorta, I just took a gauge from an Ocean Rodeo pump and it screwed into the North pump just fine. Screwed the OR gauge into a Mystic pump, then a WMFG as well. Maybe Duotone's is just different. I mean, they already have a valve that requires a proprietary (and unnecessary, imho) adaptor to wor...