A few cool pix of Mike W

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A few cool pix of Mike W

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Mahtomedi snow pile jump...
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Re: A few cool pix of Mike W

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nice style Mike! :lol: nice shots Randy
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Re: A few cool pix of Mike W

Post by Mike W »

Thanks, Kurt. Nice work with the camera, Randy. Not often the kite is in the photo. I appreciate you risking life and limb behind that snow bank.
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Re: A few cool pix of Mike W

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Mike,
What's your thoughts on the Eclipse kites? I know you've had experience with many brands, so you probably have a good perspective on them....

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Re: A few cool pix of Mike W

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Those are some damn fine shots, Randy...and some damn fine air Mike! Looks like we should take a shovel to that huge snow pile and do a little snow sculpting :lol:
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Re: A few cool pix of Mike W

Post by Geo »

I second Dave's comments. Nice collaboration there, boys! I'm gonna have to pin those on my wall. Looks great, and perfectly captured the bluebird freedom of being out there today.

I got to try Mike's 14 Eclipse back to back w/ my 14 TD2.
Eclipse: light bar, quick moving, and good jumper. Felt like it might want to drop me out of the sky faster than my TD2, but didn't, really. The bar pressure provided a different feel - maybe not quite as much grunt, but the quickness probably makes up for it - and both jump pretty high (at least when Mike takes the reigns.) Apparently the TD2s relaunch much easier.
Thanks for the trial run, MIke.
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Re: A few cool pix of Mike W

Post by Mike W »

Thanks, guys. Randy could make anyone look good.

Mark, I am really happy with the 08' Thrusters. What Geoff says is right. The Thruster is a fast, explosive jumping kite. It is snappy like the Rev, but the Thruster is more explosive off the water and has better hang time. The kites are very well built and the one year warranty is amazing. The only downside of the Thruster is relaunch in light winds. I use a 5th line for winter time, but you need to use old school technique in the water for light winds with the stock 4 line setup. I hear that the 09' relaunches a bit better in light winds. The 14 has amazing top end. I have been out in 30+ with it both on snow and water and did not feel like I was going to die.
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