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Try www.windscooting.com I am a BIG boy at 98 kg and have used them for a couple of years now with no damage. The biggest geezer to ride was 114 kg and he was pulling jumps and stunts and all kinds of crazy sh*t and still couldn't bend the board. Brilliant for carving, blasting and generally fooling around and the new economy ones look pretty cool to me. They are a lot easier to ride than they look, don't need much pull to get you going ( 6.2M3 gin Yoz in 4 to 8 mph winds is the lowest I've been out in) Won't pimp anymore, give em a go.

I was down at Saunton 2 weekends ago and there was at least 10 other people on mountainboards and a couple of people on buggies. Everything seemed to be cool and groovy and no one told me or any of the others that we couldn't play there. There is a car park right on the beach (Almost) and you just have to walk for about 5 minutes to get away from Joe Public when you are setting up and basicaly everyone was staying away from families and others and burning it up. Awesome beach when the tide is out and I haven't had so much fun since the hogs ate my sister. Maybe there is a ban there but I couldn't see anything about it on the beach but then again I wasn't really looking as I could see the kites and boards and that was enough for me.

I reckon the Kitescooter is innovative and revolutionary, can be built down to 4.7kg, goes like stink is easy to ride no speed wobbles just about indestructible and is pretty funky looking. www.windscooting.com Nuff said, it broke the mould. Anyone down at Saunton last weekend might have noticed the Geezer on the Gorilla ripping it up...the first time on a two wheel landboard board for him was Saturday afternoon....nuff said The fatone

Hey Markarse, I love that handle, if you make it to Middle Wallop there will be kitescooters there check them out and have a go. For the people in the know there is nothing that compares for too many reasons to list. I've done my fare share of pimping and am quite happy to let the scoot speak for itself now, take a ride and your eyes will be opened. Maybe the stylin moves the young studs like aren't available yet because it's the older boys who are turning onto what it has to offer but it is only a question of time before some of the youth have a go and find new ways to milk an inline board and do sh*t we wouldn't even consider. All the blurt about not being stable at low speeds and hard to ride is just that blurt, and definately hasn't come from anyone who has ridden a kitescoot. Nuff said, tap any of the troops up and you will be riding within minutes catching bugs in your teeth. The fatone;)

Check out the kitescooter on www.windscooting.com another alternative to the 4 wheel boards, an inline kitescoot that has lots to offer. You will see some at Middle Wallop, have a go with all alternatives and see how you feel about inline boards then.The fateone

As long as my plane doesn't crash I will be at Middle Wallop and I am trying to get Marc the designer/manufacturer to come too. I will bring a few different development boards and a couple of current production models with me and am happy to let anyone have a go, just have your kite and I will lend you some wheels. Lets hope there is some wind and not too much rain, not asking for much am I? PS Kitefreak check out http://www.windscooting.com details are there and the contacts also if you want to find out more. The fatone

Dirtsurfer gloves rock and give loads of protection whatever you want to do The fatone

Hello Srod, my windscooter does weigh 8 kg but it is the version for use with a sail so the weight isn't an issue and is light for a "land yacht". My Kitescooter a B125 with 12" wheels tooled up and ready to go weighs 6.3 kg, My 110 special with 10" wheels weighs 4.6 kg. The weight depends on which wheels and tyres you use, the 12" wheels and tyres are heavy but smooth to ride with over most surfaces. The alloy frame,deck and straps weigh just under 2kg and the rest comes from the wheels and tyres. The windscooter is different as it has a stainless steel frame and carbon composite deck as well as large wheels mastfoot etc however it is a different tool for a different job. Power sliding the back wheel with a kite on wet grass or sand is no big deal, the front will stay tracking where you point it and the back will drift where you want it, check the vids on the site and you will see Marc doing just that. For straight mountain board riding I haven't sussed how to drift the back yet but Marc does it quite happily on wet grass by getting his weight forward. For kiting there isn't a problem with the rails decking out but if you have BIG feet (I don't) your back foot heel can touch down if you are really cranked over but it isn't often that you would get that far over, again watch the vids and see the carving and how quick and fast it is, I have never decked out yet with a kite. For straight downhill aggresive riding in woods and rough ground etc you will deck the rails and spin out if you ride it like a 4 wheel board. At the end of the day the kitescooter and windscooter are both primarily designed for either kite traction or sail power not boarder cross or freestyle mountainboarding, the deck/frame is a bit too inflexible for that. For high speed downhill blasting it is a hoot and although not as fast as a dirtsurfer for outright top speed I would say it is more stable and easier to control but don't want to get into an argument about it. Dirtsurfers rock and so do the kite/windscooters. Kite/windscooters are small, really functional, well tough and easy to ride. A flexideck version would be interesting with 10" wheels and a disc brake for Boarder X and freestyle and maybe one will happen one day but for kite or sail power I can't see past what I already have. It is not just the weight that does you in for board tricks it is the length that is more important as inertia comes into play, a short board will spin and stop quicker and easier than a long board so a 4 wheel short ATB will be best a short Kitescooter next best and a Dirtsurfer last as they are so long. Horses for courses really isn't it. If you like high speeds, controlability, manoueverability and stabilty then the kitescooters need to be tried, not everyone's bag which is fair enough but there are a few of us enlightened people out there who have come to appeciate what a brilliant tool it is, not perfect admitedly but pretty damn close, if a flexideck version ever gets made then I think it will be an interesting weapon for boardercross and freestyle downhill, just have to wait and see if that ever happens. The fatone

The best kite specific board has got to be the "kitescooter" nuff said check the website. http://www.windscooting.com Seriously good simply indestructible tool and dead easy to ride

I have a rake of Paraflysurf UDS tuned kites, 3 Warriors and 3 YOZ's, will be at Middle Wallop easy to spot I am the large old spazzy geezer falling all over the place but having a blast. Got the Spider bar and Sling system as well but havent used the sling yet as I haven't been home much. If you want a look or go keep your eye out for Orange and White GIN YoZ's or a Flysurfer with a carbon bar with Human attached to it and a kitescooter, tap me up I am not selfish The fatone

Just for Kiting with a bit of downhill? check out http://www.windscooting.com for the vids it's as good as it gets with a kite and they are way down on price now. Tougher than old boots and small enough to fit in the back of a car. A few of us will be at Middle Wallop easy to spot and if you want a blast just tap us up. nuff said

Check out http://www.paraflysurf.ch I have one of the CARBON SPIDER bars it is a true 4 line control bar and also the dogs nadgers by the way. Also has some other interesting control systems to offer. They ain't cheap but are high quality and can do anything you can with handles + more.

check out the vids on http://www.windscooting.com and you will see some gybes being pulled off on a 2 wheel board.

Gin YOZ with UDS by Paraflysurf, storming kite loads of power/depower and control with this set up and am pretty sure it would be nearly as good without the UDS but have never tried it. Check out http://www.paraflysurf.ch as the UDS can be applied to lots of kites.

Can save you a lot of effort, check out www,windscooting.com the development work has already been done and it goes great.