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Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2018 6:52 pm
by dzguy
Hi Rusty Chain, how ya been? DZGUY from Kenosha here.
Did you get out kiting time since last April? I haven't and am anxious to give it another go.
We are heading back to South Padre 11/6-14. One more is always welcome!
John
Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 1:42 am
by longwhitecloud
a sugar free diet, actually worked
kiting lighter is more fun
Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 10:40 am
by Beardytello
longwhitecloud wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 1:42 am
a sugar free diet, actually worked
kiting lighter is more fun
How do you know he's fat?
I'm 105kg lean.
Not everyone is built like a tea towel.
Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:28 am
by longwhitecloud
Who knows. Losing muscle mass can make things much easier for kiting too.
Got 2 friends built like units i kite with 100+ that had only good things to say about dropping down for their sport.
I dropped 8 from 94, no bulking, no regrets. I recomnend it if kiting is more important to you than gains short of being 6'7!
Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:38 am
by Beardytello
longwhitecloud wrote: ↑Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:28 am
Who knows. Losing muscle mass can make things much easier for kiting too.
Got 2 friends built like units i kite with 100+ that had only good things to say about dropping down for their sport.
I dropped 8 from 94, no bulking, no regrets. I recomnend it if kiting is more important to you than gains short of being 6'7!
Fair point.
Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:16 am
by Iridian
I'm 6'8" 95 kg.
GF is trying to make me gain. :/
Re: Kiteboarding kit advise (Heavy rider)
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2018 6:33 am
by sergei Scotland
SENDIT! wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:04 am
*Disclaimer: I sell all of these things...
I'm only just now going to add a 7m kite to my own quiver b/c I had ONE session last year where I flew an 8 in 40-50 mph, and would've been powered just fine on a 7.
This I do not understand. From physics twice as much wind should give us 4 times more pull.
So if you really had 50 mph you should have 4 times smaller kite for that than your 25 mph kite which I guess is 10 or 12.Which gives us 3m kite. I do not see how going from 8 to 7 could possibly help riding in 50 mph!
I am a beginner though so is likely missing something here obviously
