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by unbob
Tue Aug 01, 2017 11:18 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Advice on Slingshot SST sizing
Replies: 12
Views: 5480

Re: Advice on Slingshot SST sizing

72kg so may not apply but having ridden the SST & Neo back to back the Neo has easier to access low end and the SST has friendlier top end. Both good kites but about a half to three quarter of a meter size difference feel. If I was going to buy I would go one size bigger. Re your comment on the SST...
by unbob
Thu Jan 26, 2017 6:29 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Dakine' new slider bar. Has anyone tried it?
Replies: 12
Views: 4737

Re: Dakine' new slider bar. Has anyone tried it?

Hi, I'm the guy in Boston these are made from solid stainless steel it acts as if the dyneema glides on a 10mm dowel that is polished for least resistance. Anyone interested in purchasing this "SMOOTHY" e mail me at cflcnc134@yahoo.com. Bravo! Looks like a well designed and built product. However, ...
by unbob
Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:27 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Dakine' new slider bar. Has anyone tried it?
Replies: 12
Views: 4737

Re: Dakine' new slider bar. Has anyone tried it?

handy wrote:This is the Smoothy, they are made by a friend of mine from Boston.
Where to buy? Got a link?
by unbob
Tue Jan 03, 2017 9:18 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Exploring Cuba? (beyond Cayo Coco, Guillermo)
Replies: 16
Views: 4135

Re: Exploring Cuba? (beyond Cayo Coco, Guillermo)

Throw a Frisbee... maybe you get a warning, at worst a fine... stray too far from designated kite areas in Cuba... go to jail.... Are you getting it now? What a crock - is a Frisbee now considered a deadly weapon? Balls and Frisbees not allowed on the beach? Welcome to the "Land of the Free"! Thank...
by unbob
Tue Jan 03, 2017 7:43 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Exploring Cuba? (beyond Cayo Coco, Guillermo)
Replies: 16
Views: 4135

Re: Exploring Cuba? (beyond Cayo Coco, Guillermo)

Throw a Frisbee... maybe you get a warning, at worst a fine... stray too far from designated kite areas in Cuba... go to jail.... Are you getting it now? What a crock - is a Frisbee now considered a deadly weapon? Balls and Frisbees not allowed on the beach? Welcome to the "Land of the Free"! Thank...
by unbob
Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:53 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: NY Times S. Newman Darby, Inventor of the Sailboard, Dies at 88
Replies: 6
Views: 1267

Re: NY Times S. Newman Darby, Inventor of the Sailboard, Dies at 88

So, then it's now official - windsurfing is dead. :(
by unbob
Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:54 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Effect of split point on bar trim
Replies: 41
Views: 9401

Re: Effect of split point on bar trim

Also a North kite/bar customer. Desperately seeking comment from Dan! Talk to us Dan!
by unbob
Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:54 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Will be there a Evo 2017-Version?
Replies: 3
Views: 1399

Re: Will be there a Evo 2017-Version?

vanille_pete wrote:Hey guys,

im wondering if there will be a 2017 version of the evo. And if so, when will it be released?
Thanks!

greetings
Which Evo? The North Evo kite or the Firewire Evo board?
by unbob
Wed Aug 24, 2016 1:48 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Inserts for footstrap screws?
Replies: 15
Views: 5281

Re: Inserts for footstrap screws?

by unbob
Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:13 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: When will those one pump hoses go inside the kite. Octopus style?
Replies: 36
Views: 6635

Re: When will those one pump hoses go inside the kite. Octopus style?

... you had to pile a ton of sand on the kite when laying it on the beach - otherwise it would immediately blow away since the wind would blow right under the kite due to the "Sigma" shape. Totally bogus. Nonsense. Where do these myths come from. I owned several sigma shaped kites back in those day...

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