Sirblackadder

Nobody? Uh-oh, Northern Spain = buggy desaster?

Hi! Currently, I am on a trip through Northern Spain, my buggy in the trunk of the car. Unfortunately, the buggy hasn't seen the spanish sun yet because all the beaches I found were either too crowded, too small or in most cases both. I saw some crazy buggiers in A Coruna behind the torre del hercules but that space is way too small and dangerous for me as a buggy novice . Does anyone of you have tips for locations in Northern Spain where buggying would be allowed and possible? Must not be at the coast, as I'm planning to drive as far the Portugese border along the coast, then towards the midland to Salamanca, Valladolid and finally back to Germany in about a week or so. Have a nice day y'all, Malte

No way, you must be kidding! What a dude!

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

Man, with that photograph in the middle, you're far from invisible .

Ozone LD Stunt 1.5m The tightest, fastest spins you'll ever see with a foil kite. It comes out of the bag almost every session, when my arms start to hurt from the bigger ones.

This is the coolest thing I've ever seen!

Had the same problem twice. Here's what I did: http://www.wiepen.net/misc/handle_steelsleeving.png The casing is made from stainless steel. I cut a screw thread into it and then rasped the inner flanges until I was no longer able to feel the spot where the two parts adjoined. The casing is only a few mm longer than the outer handle diameter. Now I can plug the thingie from both sides through the main line holes of the handles, screw them together and stick the lines through it. For most of my handles, I had to widen the factory drilled hole in the handles by a bit. However, the rounded ends of the casing greatly minimize wear on the lines. I haven't experienced another line breakage at the handles yet. Maybe it works for you, Jon.

Whow, great stuff! THX for the effort and incredible amount of time that must have gone into it. By far the most comprehensive collection of video'd tricks I've seen. Keep it up!

Hi, I'm very new to trick kiting. Got my Premier Addiction just some days ago and currently work on the very basics. However, I was wondering: Would a good trick flyer be able to do many of the standard tricks (axels, pancake, lazy suzan) with any delta kite? Or are some of the older deltas only build for sharp turns and speedy loops? Bye, Malte.

Thanks a lot for the information. Does this down tube fit with the wide wheels option? Regards, Malte.

Hi again. The Flexifoil buggy is very difficult to get over here in Germany, the same with the Pogona. Hence, I am strongly leaning towards the V-Max. Libre offers the "basic" V-Max in two different versions, one being made of full stainless steel, the other only partly. What does this mean for the stability and durability of the buggy? And what material is used instead of stainless steel for the normal version? Bye, Malte.

Thank you all so much for your kind replies. So i get the impression that most of you would go for a Libre V-Max (presumably the 'L' version) for people with long legs. 2 questions: 1. "V-Max" sounds like it was designed with respect to high speeds. Would you recommend a V-Max for smaller fields, too, where agility is one of the key features of a buggy? When I say smaller fields I'm thinking somewhere around 2-4 football fields. 2. What is a swan neck? Best wishes, Malte.

Hi! This week I had my first buggying experiences and *really* loved it. The buggy was a PL Comp with big foot tyres. On the forums, I read a lot of debate about the PL Comp and some of the design choices made for this buggy (like the pluggable axle and the rattling coming from it). But that was not what bothered me while trying my first runs and turns. It was my legs and knees hurting badly after about half an hour. I reckon my near 2 m were just to tall for this special buggy. My legs needed to be awkwardly bent while sitting in the PL Comp. That's despite I had the front tyre mounted as far away from the seat as possible. Now I'm wondering if there are buggies around which would suit tall people better than the PL. I guess I'll not be going into high speeds because the fields around here are just too small to really pick up momentum. Hence, a lighter, more trickable buggy would presumably be a wiser choice. I plan to buy my own buggy somewhere around the end of the year and am looking to spend around 400 - 600 Euros. Can you give some advice? Kind regards, Malte.

"YOU got banned" or "there was a ban"

Aha, when you said "package deal" I thought you were talking about dealer's offers. You can't go wrong with a used LD for that price. Me I only have the LD stunt but already from that the first class build quality becomes more than obvious. Bye, Malte.

Erm, wait, which LD do you expect to get for £140 ? The LD stunt costs more than that.

Ah, ever thought about a Firebee, neelpeel?

Hi Agger, don't diss the Radsails for quality. This does not hold any more since they did the complete product series makeover which yielded the Radsails Pro line. You're completely right, though, when it comes to the comparison between the Radsails and the Ozone LD - there just is none, Ozone is fairly unrivalled when it comes to build quality. But in my opinion the Radsails Pro without a doubt stand up well against the Busters, both with respect to quality and flying behavior. Nice black bridle, meshed vents, sturdy yet pretty light material and overall well sewing accuracy produce a very agile and powerful kite that does not have major drawbacks. From the Pro 5.0 upwards I'd advise to try powerrings, however, to minimize the wing-tip-flap-in type of luffing that occurs at the side edges of the wind window. Bye, Malte.

And for the maximum crappy look, get some indoor tennis shoes which usually have a totally flat sole. Then, for the sake of sophistication, wax them with ski wax and off you go. Bye, Malte.

Maybe you speak a little german or can live with the yahoo/babelfish translation. Then just have a look here: http://www.drachenforum.net/forum/showthread.php?id=12304 or do a search on google.de for the power blast (checking the "Seiten aus Deutschland" option). The Rev kites appear to have a decent fan base in Germany. Regards, Malte.

Yep, Kris said it. You don't need a beach to go buggying. Any local field (play field, acre, park) will do, even moreso with big foot tires on. Malte.

A tip from a flat part of Germany: have your first paragliding course on a hill, not with a lifting jack. Your learning curve will be steeper, it's less dangerous and slope starts are much more fun for a newcomer. Upon the paragliding schools: There must be a national paragliding association in Great Britain. Visit their website and browse if they have a section on certified training centres. This way you can be sure to learn a dangerous sport with the help of real pros. Bye, Malte.

Remember that scene from Naked Gun when Nordberg is dragged along the street under the car?! Learn your lesson from that when it comes to butt scudding: Watch out for them stones!

Yep, however looking at the numbers that were calculated for an assumed 2G of acceleration (i. e. a netto upward acceleration of 1G) I've come to doubt that the line strength logic applied by some manufacturers is a sound one. For example, considering the Eolo line equipment for the Radsails I wonder if anyone of their staff ever did some calculations on line strength. 4.0 m kite: 158/60 kg 5.0 m kite: 250/110 kg 6.0 m kite: 250/110 kg The equality of 5.0/6.0 lines resembles our argument that body weight instead of kite size ought to be the crucial parameter when determining appropriate line strength. But isn't the Pro 4.0 setup complete madness then? I am 82 kg and experienced some (small) lifts with this kite. Aren't the 158 kg power lines a little underfitted? Regards, Malte.