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fixed bridle: Beamer III, 4 Meter - Great Beginner Kite
Chinny replied to Jim O'Hara's topic in Buy & Sell
Bit of a typo there dude. Thats a Beamer III 3M in the pics, not a 4M. Still a sweet kite for learning on -
Thanks for the advice and offers I would gladly have a Frenzy also. I didn't mention them because they have already been well covered in threads. Montanas don't tend to crop up often, hence the question. In fact parksy, I'd love to put an offer in for the FX you have advertised, but it's out of my price range unless I sell my blade or flow. (Ain't gonna happen) As for budget, I have an absolute top end of £300, so would expect to sort something fairly decent. I'm 11.5stone and do a mixture of beach and inland grass. I guess I'm looking for a 9M or 10M foil to progress from the fixed bridles I currently have. Wenglish - Cheers for the demo offer, very kind of you. I'll drop you a pm if I can wangle a trip across the bridge this weekend or some other time soon
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After putting off the inevitable for far too long, I want to take the plunge and enter the world of depower. I have already read some of the related threads in this section with good advice on suitable kites and sizes for first depower landboarding, and amongst my considerations is the HQ Montana. Now usually newer is better, but my budget is nowhere near half a grand plus, so are there any issues with the mk1 or mk2 Montanas? I don’t mind a scruffier kite that is a bit less responsive, but don't want to buy something that, for example, lacks a decent safety system.
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Thanks for the link tsp13. I had already talked to a very helpful guy at ATBshop, and he also recommended the khiro as a bullet proof alternative for scrub trucks.
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Okay, I've just stripped my board for a clean up and spot of grease, and noticed that the pivot cups are worn through to the point that both have large holes in them. I must have been grinding metal on metal, for a while and to be honest, I reckon that there is only about 70% of the rubber left !!!! New ones are on order, but I just thought I'd publicly hang my head in shame as I haven't posted in a while.
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Funnily enough I used own a 5.6 Twister, but recently sold it to a chap based in Newbury. Small world ehh Already loads of good advice in the leaning back and sending the kite back up. I'm working on my posture also as I'm still too upright. Look at the angle of dangle on plummets avatar That kite will be really slow compared to a 2.5m , but it has loads of grunt to just park in one place and bomb along. Dont dip it too low and you won't go as fast.
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I have watched several 4.9 biv's complete on the bay recently, and that seems the going rate. Yours is described as mint condition with extreme lines, so it sounds good.
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Thanks Afro, yep – that looks like what my board started to do. Fortunately without the dramatic ending. I guess the wind picked up and pulled me forwards directly over board to initiate the wobble. Chrisp Once the old sphinc started twitching, I managed to heel edge the board upwind and zenithed the kite to stop, so pretty much what you recommend. I’ll see if I can crank up the trucks a bit. Cheers guys
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I'm starting to get the hang of cruising up n down on my board now. Yesterday I got a bit fast, and the board went a bit weird under my feet. Basically it felt like it rocked heel toe heel toe making a small yet fairly rapid weaving motion underneath me. Not sure if this is the speed wobble that people talk about, or just a loss of balance. I know I was losing balance at one point but can't say if this caused the weaving, or was a result of it. It is a Scrub Ejector board (fairly old but hardly ever used) skate trucks. Should I loosen or tighten the trucks? Would I need to upgrade the trucks? Or could the rubbers need replacing. Or should I just learn to ride the flipping thing a bit better? Any advice appreciated.
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last bumps before it goes on the 'bay'
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cheers for a rocking bump downbubble still for sale and open to sensible offers
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weekend bump
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another bump
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Hello Vic. sent you a pm Cheers Chinny
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Peter Lynn Twister 5.6M Bought on this forum last spring and has given me many a good time. It is ready to fly with bag, killers, stake, 25M Ozone lines and handles. As you can see from the pics, it's all in really nice condition, but I have taped 1 tiny tear near the trailing edge. This was done last summer, and hasn't budged a mm since. £110
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Well as you've posted in recreational, I'm guessing this kite is for mostly flying static and jumping about. For that I'd definately recommend the twister over a flow. I have a 5.6 and it's reasonably floaty. Can't comment on a 4.1, but I cant imagine any 4M kite bringing you down gracefully if you happen to go high unless you are very lightly built.
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Rather than taking a long drive to a beach, I hit the local common with the wife and lad on Sunday for a spot of static. They played with a 1.8 Symphony and I had the 5.6 Twister. What a fantastic time! Bright blue skies, and wind around 10-15mph. The Symphony was fast enough to test their reactions (and the wife’s kite-monkey skills), and the Twister had just enough grunt to give me 2 seconds of float when I sent it hard, but never felt like a dangerous loft was imminent. Not the 1st flight of the year, but definitely the most enjoyable Question is, Do I think of trading in for a Blade?
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Have blown up my computer, how much is it gonna cost me?
Chinny replied to kinny's topic in The Lounge
There is a very good chance that you just blew the primary side of the PSU. so before binning the PC or getting a shop involved, try one of these for £15: It should be just the job ,unless you are into high end gaming, and need something beefier to run the 3d card. 400W Arianet Ace Power Supply - Aria Technology 4 screws ,and a few connectors = easier than re-sleeving a line -
A small sample of bank statement. Please pay particular attention to the very ugly overdraft interest area. This is unfortunately, quite a common injury experienced by kite addicts.
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Peter Lynn Twister II also has a bit of lift. I have a mk1 5.6m for lower wind air, but they are available as 3m and 4.1m also.
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Well , you wouldn't want to be hard and trying that sort of thing
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A belated Hi MrTimm from a fellow Brizztilian - Yeah I should log in more often. As a relative newb, I started boarding this summer and can occasionally be found at Hengrove. Usually lying on the floor detached from the board with a kite on my head Might bump into you some time if I ever join the club and get to a beach. Have fun
