All I'm gonna say is Ocean Rodeo bar is all yer ever gonna need and that's everything. View in Surf expo photos or http://www.oceanrodeo.com and check the brochure. It is evolution at its finest. Many of us agree that control bar/safety solutions are badly needed in kiteboarding. Here is another on...

The following quote is from the Marketing Department of Wipika Kites. This quote was part of another thread here on the Forum regarding Wipika products, in general. However, with the obvious importance of new solutions for control bars, I think this deserves a new thread. Hopefully, we can hear back...

Here's a link to a kitesurfing message board in your neck of the woods. http://kiteworld.net/kiteboarding-messageboard-main.html Also, you might want to phone Denny at Kiteworld and ask if he knows kiters near you. (Toll Free:1-866-548-3967) He knows allot of kiteboarders near the Gorge and just mig...

I'm curious where you will be kiteboarding near Eugene. Do you have to drive to the coast? If so, where is the closest good spot?

Which seat harnesses do you guys like and why?

Here's another option to using a snap shackle. I haven't seen one of these but wonder what you guys think about it. What if you combined this with the Pro-Limit QR spreader bar? Do you think that would be better than combining a snap shackle along with an X2 QR trim loop? The following is from Murra...

What do we think about this bar set-up?





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Hmmm, the new Da Kine integrated vest/harness sounds interesting. Anybody seen it or have pics or source to post?

It would be great to hear from some of you other riders as to why you do or do not use snap shackles. This is obviously an important safety issue so let's talk about it! No judgements here, so tell us your opinions. Different strokes for different folks and all that! But discussing the issue helps u...

Looks killer! Do you know what the zippered pocket on the front side, below the hydrator tube is? I wonder if it's available in black and what the price is. I'll email bump&jump's dealer & ask. Unless you already know, that is! Thanks for the lead.