The worst things in kiteboarding

[Boss_Hog]

Brent where you riding that you're forced to wear a PFD??

For me the worst thing is shitty attitudes - people who aren't conscious of the safety concerns or think it's funny when their kite flies into the road and then into a tree. I saw two dudes out on the beach a couple of weeks ago, each about 10 beers deep, launching just upwind of our bridge on kites that were about 4m too large for the current wind - knowing only what they had seen on a youtube video on how to launch and land and thus getting dragged across the rocks, and one of their kites winding up wrapped around the bridge.

[peterheirman]

Pumps that only last 30 sessions (= about 5-6 months)
Due to the thinner leading edges one needs to pump more pressure hence killing the pump faster.
(experienced thanks to Nemesis HP 2008 kites)

Marketing non sense: "This kite is good for jumping old school - new school - unhooked - free style and wave riding"

[Brent4336]

Marketing non sense: "This kite is good for jumping old school - new school - unhooked - free style and wave riding"

for real!


@ hog

Ontario

really only applies to urban and some semi urban launches, but it sucks.