kitefreek Posted December 22, 2005 Report Posted December 22, 2005 yeah, well thats what I was working towards, but it seems to have taken longer than usual :p yeah normally all you have to do is even try and have a sense of humour and it sets them off o/j
Alex Brown Posted December 22, 2005 Report Posted December 22, 2005 lol, i didnt remember that being there. here is one i did earlier... (America Visit 05, jumping Gabe's truck) http://kite-landboarding.co.uk/gabes%20truck.jpg
kitefreek Posted December 22, 2005 Report Posted December 22, 2005 i bet gabe almost crashed that van or was he expecting it?
maxlevens Posted December 22, 2005 Report Posted December 22, 2005 i think everyone should take this more and more to the extreme, and time the response. Anyone got any pics of kiters going down a busy motorway? (Only joking )
Alastair Posted December 22, 2005 Report Posted December 22, 2005 no pics but i go down motorways all the time (in a car)
kiting mad Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 very very cool,get over it guys people that do stuff like that have a screw loose anyways he's already done it so you cant realy stop him.
Tone Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 anyways he's already done it so you cant realy stop him. you are SO right! can't argue with that! lol, love the stuff kids come out with Tony
Madcap Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 Quote: Originally Posted by Madcap Kiting is not an extreme sport. It's an "indie sport". Are you for real? That must be a joke. Excuse my bad english. But I find kiting to be a very personal sport, no rules, just have fun, indipendendent sport. Just be polite and take care. Anyway, for for me it is like that.
Tweak Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 Ah ok. Should have checked your "locations". sorry!
Tweak Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 very very cool,get over it guys people that do stuff like that have a screw loose anyways he's already done it so you cant realy stop him. Rad dude...........................
daZZa-S Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 Kiting is not an extreme sport. It's an "indie sport". :confused: Do I now have to grow my hair long and greasy and wear a parker
Tweak Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 You have forgotten wearing your dads scarf and generally being obnoixious.
Chris L Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 http://www.crustysoft.co.uk/Kites/Images/Flxi/M40jump.jpg Don't think it is a good idea...do you?
Madcap Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 :confused: Do I now have to grow my hair long and greasy and wear a parker How do you know my style:confused: Irony and humor is hard to deal with on a forum. Lots of confusion. But that is what a good argue is about, not understanding each other. Good to see that other than me has got this horrible desease, kiting.
daZZa-S Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 http://www.crustysoft.co.uk/Kites/Images/Flxi/M40jump.jpg Don't think it is a good idea...do you? nah if thats taken in England then they will only be driving at 10 mph... if its cornwall then they will only be driving at 5:rolleyes:
Maskedboarder Posted December 23, 2005 Report Posted December 23, 2005 jus need a little style when jumping. makes all the difference http://www.kitegallery.net/albums/album56/masked_boarder1.sized.jpg
trebor Posted December 24, 2005 Report Posted December 24, 2005 http://www.crustysoft.co.uk/Kites/Images/Flxi/M40jump.jpg Don't think it is a good idea...do you? LOL thats the gap at the north of stokenchurch on the M40 - funnily enough there are big open fields on either side - shame really, most of the chiltern ridge is either covered in trees, powerlines or damn motorways!!!
makka Posted December 24, 2005 Author Report Posted December 24, 2005 So Kiting is NOT an extreme sport? Well we have the Extreme Kite shop, and most kite retailers say the powerkiting is an extreme sport in their safety pages, does this mean all those places that have banned kite sports are ill informed and have actually banned something that is considered not extreme by everyone who has any kind of involvement in kite sports, and everyone who has ever witnessed kite sports taking place? Good debate by the way.....!
spooky Posted December 24, 2005 Report Posted December 24, 2005 Could be? Unfortunatly the word "Extreme" has now become a marketing tool Be it from the industries, insurance companies (add 15-25% on your primiums ) or even the press that can sell more magazines with "extreme" pictures or newspapers hn reportig people having done extreme (read stupid) things. Also it is now "fashionable" to do extreme sports, even if what you do is not extreme? Unfortunatly Kiting will never be in the same league/main stream as some other "extreme sports" because of lack of access/space to do it. Good or bad thing? Could it beworth playing down what it is we do to the councils just to gain/keep access? If you are putting on a demo for them so they can see A) what kiting is all about and B) how safe/none impact on others it is, Do you go out pulling high risk moves and charge around as fast as you can, all of which you may do in full control, but may not appear so to others? Or do you go out, trundle about in a buggy with a few spins or some nice simple low risk jumps on a board? As sasid good topic Merry Christmas evrone. Jon
makka Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Posted December 27, 2005 Merry Chrimble everyone, hope yours was a good un! Unfortunatly Kiting will never be in the same league/main stream as some other "extreme sports" because of lack of access/space to do it. [/qoute] Like extreme ironing for instance? ..... they actually had a programme about it on Adventure 1 the other night, so I thought this would be good for a chuckle.... It turns out if you do your ironing outdoors that counts as extreme ironing, it's as simple as that, so perhaps the extreme tag could be added to some other sports, so that kite sports don't stand out quite as much. TV schedules would look great:- 'Extreme Golf' 'Extreme Crown Geen Bowling' 'Extreme Tiddlywinks' 'Extreme Fly Fishing' 'Extreme Clay Shooting' 'Extreme Walking to the pub' (Walking home again has always been an extreme activity so is excluded from this) 'Extreme knitting' And finally that hideously dangerous sport......... 'Extreme Gardening'!
kiting mad Posted December 27, 2005 Report Posted December 27, 2005 you are SO right! can't argue with that! lol, love the stuff kids come out with Tony but am i not right ? you all moan about it but theres nothing you can do about the select few who want to go bigger than the rest,yes some things people do is dangerous but it is also progressing the sport.i have seen loads of snow kite vids with people doing that. oh and kitings not an extreme sport..... its an INSANE SPORT:eek:
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