landboarding beginner (after 3 years of kitesurfing) - need equipment recommendations

[l_tzachi]

Hi All,

 

I am kitesurfing about 3 years (medium level, jumping ++)

I have kites: flexifoil ion4 size10.5 and slingshot fuel 9 and 13.

 

I would like to start practicing landbording. can any one supply what kind of further gear i need?

 

can I use my kites? should i buy a traction kite?

what kind of skate i need to buy? firms & model?

 

wight 87 kg

high 1.86 m

 

thanks guys!

 

Issac.

Edited October 23, 2009 by l_tzachi

[l_tzachi]

nothing?

 

come on guys... need your help please!

[l_tzachi]

guys?

 

come on i need help here!

 

please share from your experience.

[Afro1599968737]

try using the ion; it will be fine for landboarding

 

board from MBS, trampa, GI, scrub are all good and more recently flexifoil and eolo also make boards, you could try them

[peter32]

I would use the kites you got at least you know them well.

Land based helmet is a must and pads if you want.

87kg you will be fine with skate truck set up then your good to go.

[plummet]

what do you want to do on the land? freestyle? freeride? speed? distance? hill?

 

how hard is your beach?

 

Basically the more freestyle you want to do the lighter, smaller board you want. the faster you want to go the bigger more stable board you want.

 

if your beach is soft or not that flash then you need bigger wheels.

[l_tzachi]

thanks for all the advices

 

the beach where i am surfing has only narrow strip of hard sand (near to the water) all other parts are soft sand. I will practice there and maybe on grass in time to time (looking for a spot).

 

in the long run I am aiming for freestyle but i think for start it will be all -around untill i catch the idea... maybe its realy like kitesurf so it will be in no time but i am not sure.

 

can anyone expain in more details what "skate truck set up" means?

 

I looked in trampa site and there are dozens of skates.. beside the weight which is obvious how do i choose one? is this company is good?

 

Thx again

Issac

[DirtDave]

Ground Industries Flight 93

[downbubble]

Trampas are really good boards! Also, you can buy the deck only and put whatever parts you fancy onto it. I was looking at doing this but my expensive tastes proved just that bit too expensive! I will get one one day, but not this side of the credit crunch!

[Weasel]

Trampa will be realy good and never break. You would want to choose the right thickness (ply) board for your weight and then choose the trucks and bindings.

 

Skate trucks are the sort you would find on a skateboard, channel trucks are bigger heavier and better suited for high speed.

 

If you want to do free style then you would need the Kiteboard Short with skate trucks and scrub velcro bindings or f3 ratchet bindings.

 

If you need any more help just ask.

[Krazy Kiter]

grab a landboard and just use ur ion. you will pick it up in, ohh about 5 mins. much easier than surfing, you just need to get you posture right.

[carltb]

just remember to stand flat on the board and not on your heals

[DirtDave]

my ride

 

http://groundindustries.com/images/mountainboarding-stuff/dirtboard-pictures/Flight-93-mountainboard-660px.jpg

[Dubs]

If you want to get some creative ideas, head to the pimp boards thread- theres some flabbergasters in there!

[joshman35]

try using a mbs pro 90 it is likely it will be lighter than ur kitesurf board!!!

[Hammer-n-saw]

Board ? ...

TRAAAAMPA with skate trucks and some decent ratchet bindings, maybe some weels n tyres would help too. ....end of