halswellp Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 does anyone know when they are coming out and how much they are. also will they be good for beginers. or should i bgo for some thing more like a khoe air-s or scudda easier ride. also what is the point of that wierd shape. peter Quote
rasga Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 answers to questions: the assymetric shape is said to allow easier upwind ability the flexdeck might be what you want as it is meant for standards"begginers - to everyone ability" prices: flexdeck - £189.95 -skate trucks airdeck - £199.95 -skate trucks kavadeck -£219.95 -channel trucks (edit: realise i had wrong price here!) so i assume that the flexdeck will the same lightness league as the air-s, and scudda 39 but the airdeck, might be a bit lighter. . for air and the kava heavier for speed and cruising more info here just look down the page Quote
tom1599968574 Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 cant see why the bend would make it easier to go upwind?? are the heelside springs softer?? anyways, as for easy riding, my mates got an air-s ive got a sol16. the sol has loads and loads more flex in the deck and the springs are stiffer which cuts down on speed wobble. sol 16 =great board! (in my humble opinion!!) and you can get one for about 200. tom Quote
rasga Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 cant see why the bend would make it easier to go upwind?? it is all to do with the weight distrubution onto the springs the way it is, is that more weight is transferred to the heelside springs, therfore, automatically steering you upwind easier Quote
burgy Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 I was a bit sceptical at first but after seeing them I have to say its a good idea but it will limit what you can do with the board a bit. the asymetric boards will make toe side riding harder & you wont be able to use them down hill very well. So I gess it depends what you want to do. Steve Quote
rasga Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 hey, also forgot to say out april (if all goes well) and burgy, like you say quite a few peeps are sceptical so lets hope it doesnt do a nexus on us!, lol Quote
spooky Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 Hi bit confused me? while I accept the idea about the off set stance so as to get more heel pressure, and hence up wind. The problem I find is trying to stop it carveing up wind? When powered up so leaning back I find the board naturally carves up wind? Only draw back is it keeps carveing up wind, to the point it stalls:( Also some times (especially on cross downwind runs) I find that sometimes I like/need to scrub power off (with out sacrificing speed) buy just tabbing the toe side. Will the off set stance make this a bit harder?? Talking of nice boards for kiteing with any one checked out teh new MBS Comp 16 Pro? Jon Quote
blade3k Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 I am deffinatly going to get a flexdeck if a can't get a 7.2. Quote
Coolnutz Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 MBS boards are truly the sickest boards for Kite Mountain Boarding. I have a Comp 26, and now I'm thinking about selling it to by the new Comp-26x. The new Comp-16 Pro, Comp-26x and Core-16 will the sickest of the sickest. These boards have composite top trucks with ball bearing Kingpins, lighter decks that are longer and wider, and the most comfortable bindings available called (F3-bindings). The Comp 16 comes with the new Rock Star wheels, T-1 Treads, and instead of 15 inch channel trucks, they upgraded them to the new 16 inch Matrix Channel Trucks. The graphics on these new decks fat as heck. The longer Comp decks are best for high-speed runs, I experience no speed wobble at all, if need be, use Egg Shocks Orange or yellow. The Comp 26 can still rock for freestyle rides; Board weight is not so much a factor if you got a big kite. I can pull off 20-foot floaties with this board on a good day. Quote
rasga Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 The problem I find is trying to stop it carveing up wind? When powered up so leaning back I find the board naturally carves up wind have you tried to lean back, but keep your feet flat, as in they dont lean to either side i can hold thekite, be leant right back, and yet my board is crosswind, not up or down wind and if i want i can then apply some more heelside pressure, so i go upwind you can be leaning against the power of the kite by sort of croushing in the bumb sticking out position, independantly of what your feet are doing, (by redistrubuting your weight) hm. . does that all make sense? Quote
spooky Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 hm. . does that all make sense? hm NO! Yes I understand, just?? But I was not really after advice as I already do that by pushing my feet flat or crouching etc. It was more of a case of being confused as to why they need to off set the stance to aid up wind, when braceing against the kite naturally applies heel pressure?? Also if the board is heel side biasd would this not make applying toe side (be it for quick cut backs or rideing toeside) harder?? Just a thought as unlike buggying where you can hold a staright line constantly, with ATB's I find it a bit like snow boarding that you constantly want to go from one side to the other? This also reduces speed wobbles, as they only happen when the board is neutral, ie the trucks think they should be doing something when they are not, so they start to wobble? Just a thought, but deffinatly will be up for trying one when they come out:) Jon Quote
rasga Posted February 5, 2003 Report Posted February 5, 2003 when braceing against the kite naturally applies heel pressure?? what im trying to say is that when i brace against the kite it doesnt always mean i go upwind (due to applying heel pressure)! im not too sure about toeside riding, might have a chat to someone about that, see what they think about it Quote
rasga Posted February 7, 2003 Report Posted February 7, 2003 just got some info RE: Toeside ability As for the boards - I thought they would be harder to do toeside when in fact once you learn the stance position on the flexi boards it is much easier and you seem to be able to ride toeside easier - the only factor you have to remember is that you have to lean over slightly more. so that sounds very interesting, so that means that its another reason why i want a board, no problems due to not being able to go toeside (its filling lots of boxes in my "needs to be able. ." list) Quote
blade3k Posted February 8, 2003 Report Posted February 8, 2003 Dose any one know when the BladeIII spec sheets willl be relesed? Quote
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