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Has anyone had any problems with Q-powerlines in the winter (e.g. stiffness, stretching/contracting)? I refitted my Slingshot T2 bar with Q-Powerlines in the summer and had excellent results. I took this bar out for the first time on the snow last week with a 9m T2, and felt like I had control probl...

I have a Spleene Door 154 for light wind and I'm now looking to upgrade my smaller board.
I was looking at the Spleene RIP series (128/9 or 134). Does anyone have any recommendations or comments on the smaller Spleene boards? I weigh in at 160lbs and using T2's (9/11/14).

Thanks,

Bill

Thanks for the info...

I'm using Slingshot T2's (9-11-14).

....is there a clip in the ice screw to attach to the chicken loop (or bar adjustment line on the T2s)?

Bill

I've been launching on the snow with a sandbag.

How are most people using ice screws?

Do I need 2 (i.e. one for launching?, one in my jacket?)?


Thanks...

Bill

Is White Bear Lake safe for kiting now?
Are there areas to watch out for?

Thanks

Bill

Any advice on which snowboard to choose for snowkiting?? :mrgreen: I've used skis for snowkitng last year and want to try out snowboards this season. I know it should be a twin tip, relatively stiff?.... but there are way too many choices out there. If possible...I'd like to use this board for downh...

I am looking for a snowboard setup for snowkiting this year (I was on skis last year) and had a few questions :D Is it worth getting the snowkite specific boards from Cabrinha, Nobile, Best etc? ... or is it better to get a freeride snowboard? Can you use the snowkite specific boards for normal down...

I've seen a few kiteboards out on the lakes that have been modified with what looks to be an extended handle. Is this mod designed to help getting into the straps for waterstarts or is there a deeper reason?
Does this mod help?

Thanks

Bill

I wanted to pick up a Spleene Door.
At 160lbs... what would be the best size for me to buy for light/variable wind conditions around here (164, 154)?
What would be the trade-offs?

Thanks

Bill

Yes... I still have my 13m Bularoo :D Fom a new riders perspective... the SS 14m T2 relaunches very easily under a number of conditions that can be challenging for a beginner (e.g. light wind, deep water, LE down, ...). It seems like the T2 just wants to roll over and relaunch. The bar, depower, and...

Does anyone know if there are are good lakes for newbie kiters on the east side (e.g. 30-45 min from Woodbury). Its hard to sneak out from work and drive 1-2 hours to Waconia, Washington, Mille Lacs,...
Small, quiet, shallow... and few spectators would be great.

Thanks

Bill

The kite, lines, and bar were in almost perfect condition! It washed up on the North shore which was all sand. The kite was fully inflated when the owner found it.... he deflated it some to get it into the boathouse It took about an hour to untangle the lines. The kite still feels and looks new. The...

:mrgreen: It ends up that the kite drifted overnight almost right back to my launch site (within a mile of Reddy Beach). A homeowner found it the next day tangled around his dock and kept it in his boathouse for the last 3 weeks. They spotted the lost and found add in the Mille Lac Messenger and I p...

Thanks everyone!!! :D I think the shoreline hunt is a great idea. Unfortunately... I will be tied up tomorrow ... I have my 3 children competing at the USATF state track meet tomorrow at St. Thomas. I have posted an ad in the Mill Lacs messenger and have made up flyers to put out in stores on Monday...

I had successfully drift lauched the previous week at Mille Lacs... but I seemed to be doing something systematically wrong on this day (...perhaps due to the wilder conditions). Barry & Jim did offer assistance when I was rigging my 9m (and Barry later showed me on a map where I might find my k...

:( I was out on my new Turbo2 9m kite at Reddy and I got my lines crossed on a drift launch. The kite launched and I had to release. The winds were mostly from the west and I expected to head downwind towards Malmo to pick up.. but the current quickly took it offshore almost straight out south towar...

Does anyone have a good life jacket solution for kiteboarding?
I'm wearing a Dakine Fusion harness... which is pretty high at the back.

Thanks,

Bill

Thanks for the help! :!: I'm getting some bar line measurements from the shop (Emerald Coast) They say they're teaching their classes with Waroos/Bularoos and haven't seen this problem. But the general concensus from the internet appears that this might be a harder kite to relaunch in light winds. T...

I was out with Tighe on Friday at Waconia for a 1:1 water lesson (very, very helpful... highly recommended! ...especially the jet ski and radio support... thx Tighe ... sorry for all the crashes with your kite :lol: ). The wind was light (12-14mph?) and I had a very hard time relaunching my new 13m ...

I just got a 13m Bularoo. I'm still learning and was a little confused on how to set up the Bularoo depower strap, bar, and rear pigtail line when launching (assisted and self-launch) and practising on land. :?: I'm a beginner (160lbs) and just starting out with inflatables (did some snow kiting thi...