mystyc

Hi mate, had a look at them today in detail and 1 is actually totally smashed. So there are really only 6 worth posting out. 2 are perfect with no problems, 2 have very minor hair line cracks and the final 2 have significant cracks although will causde you no problem unless for a full on freestule kitelooping hound! How does 15 quid including all postage sound? tim

I was clearing out some junk and happened across 7 old black rockstar hubs. They are complete (no bearings), but most have at least one hairline crack on one spoke. They are still perfectly usable and a couple are in perfect condition. Anyone want to make me an offer for them? pm me if so. perfect for spares if you use rockstars. Mystyc

north uist, harris and lewis are relativly undiscovered gold mines for kitesurfing. Flat water lagoons that work in all wind direction, awsome wave breaks and the colour of the water !! in fact the water is so clear it is often hard to tell where the water stops and the beach starts! Get a map and look at it - hunt and you shall find......

uncle will be along shortly to display his wares.... however he is a little distracted currently with a new bambino so it may be worth you pm'ing him. his belts are top notch and they come in either 2 or 3 point designs.... all stainless fittings to.

not if you know where to go :-) study an os map - there are plenty of spots!

bump for skidders and a sound dude.....

south wales - reefs all over the place that are cross / cross off in the prvailing big stormey SW systems

makes me want to take the fins of my board! :-)

hmmm tempting but no, what would I do with two crazyfly boards..... this will be in awsome condiiton as stuey isn't hard core enought to have done anything mental with this board.....;-) buy with confidence

cheers dude, Ben, to be honest mate I have not riden it much as I am, mostly a kite stuffer, I just have this for those light wind days. I have done some tiny jumps in it - no probs there. Mine was second hand and to be honest the rear shocks have had it but it does soack up the bumps - especially ripples where the vibration you get in a standrad bugy is totally eliminated. The build seems solid enough and everything is still straight and strong. The one weak area in the design I can see is if you came down on the rear wheels with the front wheel pointing at the sky. The lateral load on the pivot joints around the suspensiuon might be too much and the 8mm fixing bolt could go or the plates on the end of the axel could also crack. Both fiable if it happened though. I know there are some guys that jump them from here to the moon and never had problems so you should ne ok. Just be aware the rea axel is heavier than a flexi so you may need to adjust for that. Having an infinatly adjustable down is perfect for a shot arse like me too :-)

Hi all, Anyone out there repaced the suspension units on their helfire rear axles? Any tips on what to replace the existing units with. I thught about going for a much lighter loading on the spring if I can find them. cheers

any updates at westwrad ho! ? Have not been on for a while so had not seen the request for letters. Are still of use? Or are the council sticking to their guns?

sounds odd but cover it in normal coca cola! it dissolves the built up salt corrosion. i was scheptical but it does work:eek:

15m kite for the north uists!! you might want to back that up with something a wee bit smaller too for out there, I'v never flown anything bigger than a 9 on the islands and mostly 7's!! board wise, don't go too big or you'll grow out of it, start with something pretty wide perhaps 135 - 140 by 40 - 41ish wide

if you decide to split, I'd be interested in the hornet. Pm if you do ecide to split.

No category for 'hanging your arse out' - thats my style :-)

don't use those bungy hooks!! quickest route to loosing an eye....

have a chat with uncle and skydude, they both can be found on royston heath. The are good guys, they might try and sell you various bits and pieces made from webbing, but they'll give you the east anglina low down for free ;-)

:-) the surf there is something else - way heavier than anything I have experianced on the main land. Something to be aware of when paddling out in what looks like nice mellow 3 to 4 ft !! mellow it is not

in that caes go to the gower - everything is on your doorstep :-)

you can take what you like weight wise on the plane as long as you book it before hand (like 30 quid per 10Kg i think) or stick to what the mit on your ticket says BUT UK baggage handlers will not touch anything over 23kg. Therefor if you have a 32 kg allowance split it between two bags simples I went to the maldives with thomson, no probs at all took all my dive kit and kite kit and just split it between two bags. on and packed three pairs of boardies in the nad luggage - job done ;-) They didn't care what was in the bag and just classed it as sports equipment - they are are best airline for transporting kite kit as they don't care if you say the word 'board' . Say 'board' to most airlines and you get a sharp intake of breath and a large bill :-)

if you drive from south uist to ullappol you'll have crossed back to the main land!! :-) seriously though. South uist is ok - long sandy beach all along the west coast but exposed to the atlantic and a military firing range for most of the distance!! North usit - North coast huge areas of lagoons, some fill at high tide to leave knee deep water for miles, others shallow down to knee deep at low tide - totally flat some of them even in 30knts. Whatch out though as the water is so clear its hard to tell where the water stops and the land begins :-). Get an OS map out and you'll see all the options in all wind directions. there are hundreds Bernaray island to the north of North uist also has some lovelly lagoons on the north east and some cool places to camp in the dunes. From there head to Harris. The west cost around luskentyre is just amazing, you have the surf breaks of scarasta, the sheltered bay of horgobost (+campsite on the beach) and then the incrediable turquoise lagoons around luskentyre itself - you'll struggle to get better views anywhere in the worlld when kiting here travel further north and you'll hit Lewis. SW lewis around UIG bay is amazing. Uig bay on a mid to high tide is knee deep for miles and miles and like a sheet of glass even in 30 knts. There is also reef beach which is awsome in easterlies. Great surf beaches in this area too at cliff and mangastat. If you head north along the west coast you come to loch baravas - its a freshwater loch on the coast. If you have never kited freshwater before its weird - need loads more power - just don't get any water up your nose as its acidic and burns your nasal cavities!! On the east coast of lewis there are loads of straight long beaches especially near stornoway. Once back on the main land options are limited so stay on the islands!! they totally rock - awsome place to chill out for a few weeks - you'll hardly see anothet kiter though so go prepared to solo kite! One thing to note on the islands is that sundays are a day of rest and it is taken quite seriously. Respect the locals and residents and stick to flying in out of he way places on a sunday. If you kite baravas on a sunday its in front of the church and you will offend people. There are looads of quiet spots away from hoses to kite on sundays so not to tricky!! have fun and hope you get some breeze if nothing else to keep the highland midge away! and if you get board, the walking on harris in the mountains is cool, the shore fishing is epic - catch your own dinner! otherwise just chill out the place is sooo loayed back its silly :-) mystyc

what colours are they available in?? ;-)

i did mine at the ho! - if nothing else the ratio of hen (many) to stag do's (few) makes it a top destination

knots in your rear lines so less likley to go as less load BUT if it does go you will be stuffed as you'll have no way of steering the kite saetly get the knot out - they act as a stiff point around which the rest of the line line will flex against - this weakens them much like repeatdly bending and unbending a paperclip does at the same point till eventually..... twang......