i wound up getting a new 2012 best bar. I was looking at the north bar because i like the adjustable bar length feature. Rode the new best bar yesterday for the first time. I actually could see Best headquarters from where i was riding in OBX. I had the 2007, 2008, and 2009 best bars. After the disa...

As far as timing, just make the downloop a continuation of the diving of your kite on the landing. I usually don't decide if I'm going to downloop or not until the landing, if I've lost too much forward momentum I do a downloop transition on landing. If I'm going to have enough speed on the landing,...

That is a pretty good looking forecast! Penghu didn't look very windy when the penguins were surfing there in that movie Surf's Up. The surf looked nice and clean. Oh wait, that was Pen Gu. Nevermind...

If you have gloves that are wearing out your hands, try rolling the fingers up in the gripping direction and put a weight on them overnight. Worked well for me with 3mm coldfire gloves. I have worn through some hyperflex 3mm gloves, not very durable good down to about 60F, some coldfire 3mm titanium...

In early 2009 i bought a 2008 15m waroo on ebay for 300 dollars that someone had bought, but never got into kiteboarding. I rode that kite for 2 years, about 50 sessions, and then sold it for 350 dollars on ebay. Buying an end of season kite with a Best Ticket is a great deal too. Bought a new 2011 ...

In Virginia beach the general consensus is that you never need anything smaller than a 9m. I rode my 7 meter about 2 times a year. Replaced the 7m bularoo with a 7.5 kahoona and get to ride it a lot more often. Currently ride: 7.5 m kahoona v3 11.5m kahoona v2 18m dyno OR Mako 140 and Mako king Cabr...

So the slalom board rides on the edge a bit compared to riding a race board flat?

The 2010 LTD was way too much hard work to be fun. Fast upwind but horribly uncomfortable and not so much fun. I haven't gotten a chance to try out a Sector, but after two months of riding a 2011 Cabrinha Race 183x59, I'm really stoked on the race board. I want bigger fins and a wider board! Starte...

I can't see the picture, can you repost?

After the discussion about gloves, it got me thinking about my current boots. I had some old sailing boots with fairly thick rubber soles, but I kept slipping out of the foot straps so I traded them in for 3mm neoprene socks: ( http://www.ebodyboarding.com/Brands/H20/H20-Odyssey-3mm-Ultra-Socks ). T...