I highly recommend the Vibram five finger booties! they are a bit hard to get into at first but it gets easier, and they provide so much better feel than any other booty out there. I've been rocking them since they first came out 2 years ago and the new version (the one posted) addresses the small i...
The whole wakeboard/kiteboard price issue has been driving me nuts lately. A 2008 slingshot response wakeboard is $399 without bindings, yet a a glide is 700 and lunacy 750?!?! Its Lunacy I tell you! The construction methods and materials have to be more or less the same, Whats the difference, an in...
The reason gear is talked about so much in kiteboarding (particularly kites), is because it wears out and needs to be replaced every 2-3 years. Thats a very high turnover compared to something like a bike where you can just fix a broken part. Since everyone's buying new gear, you might as well ensur...
Not to be a jerk, but hasn't the term "thruster" been used in regards to surfboards for over a decade and a half now? It refers to the three fin setup which came out in '81. I can understand your frustration with confused customers, but its almost like using the word "twin tip" in kiteboarding, or "...