It's $455 out of Oakland right now.....still kinda steep.

Check out the Litewave DV8. There is a demo in Boston with Jean Dunoyer. http://www.litewavedesigns.com/products/kiteboards/dv8-freestyle-surf.html Also more videos on http://www.youtube.com/litewavedave ....subscribe and you'll get all the latest Litewave vids. http://www.litewavedesigns.com/images...

Check out the 2013 carbonKICK from Litewave. Really good value for a TeXtreme carbon board. The video tells a lot. 14 years in kite business and going strong.

http://www.litewavedesigns.com/products ... -kick.html

-Dave

I heard today that Phil died on Thursday and I've been really sad all day. Phil was the coolest, most humble, great guy. I will really miss him and feel an empty place inside me now. So sorry to see Phil pass too soon.
-Litewave

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carbonKICKs 132, 135, 139, 144 .....KICKass.

take a look at the Litewave carbonKICK http://www.litewavedesigns.com

Also, the FLS Sandal bindings are really good in their 3rd generation.

-dave

Also 3x G10 11cm tall fins.

The backwards riding may have actually saved my life a few weeks ago. It's a great way to get across a thick/heavy kelp bed.

GK kites are very durable. Nobody has a stronger LE seam than GK. Look at how we sew the webbing into the seam. No rips on the seam EVER since we started doing it this way in 2007.

Try riding your DV8 with skate shoes. It makes a HUGE difference in leverage. I've been using regular "World Industries" skate shoes, but they make wake-skate shoes with better drainage that would probably even be better. Your foot is curved on the edges, compresses, and rolls around. When you put o...