Forum for kitesurfers
-
ronnie
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 4189
- Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:39 pm
-
Has thanked:
31 times
-
Been thanked:
61 times
Postby ronnie » Sun Feb 12, 2012 12:00 pm
It seems that Underground will be making a copy of a Mike Zajicek design from the 2011 World Championships ( where the MikesLab boards finished 1,2,3 )
It'll be interesting to see what price it is set at.
From the IKA board list the MikesLab registered 2012 board has slightly different dimensions.
-
Attachments
-
-
RalfsB
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 267
- Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2012 2:45 pm
- Kiting since: 2009
- Local Beach: Beaches close to Riga, Latvia
- Style: Freeride
- Gear: Kites: Ozone, Naish, HQ4, Gin; Boards: Gong and Alpine foil, Machado Moonbeam, a bunch of boards that I shaped
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Riga, Latvia
-
Has thanked:
45 times
-
Been thanked:
26 times
Postby RalfsB » Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:34 pm
I wonder about that volume spec - 210 liters. It means that in most places the board would need to be around 20cm thick. If I look at Mikes lab page (
http://mikeslab.com/kbL12.htm ) the board does not look that thick.
-
ronnie
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 4189
- Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:39 pm
-
Has thanked:
31 times
-
Been thanked:
61 times
Postby ronnie » Mon Feb 13, 2012 6:23 pm
There seem to be obvious mistakes on the IKA list. eg. The 2012 North LTD 70cm board is listed as being much lighter than their 2012 60cm board.
-
rob425
- Rare Poster
- Posts: 4
- Joined: Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:15 pm
- Local Beach: malgrat de mar
- Favorite Beaches: paracuru
taiba
malgrat de mar
cabarete
- Style: race
- Gear: nobile kitesurf
- Brand Affiliation: nobile kitesurf
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby rob425 » Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:27 am
ronnie wrote:There seem to be obvious mistakes on the IKA list. eg. The 2012 North LTD 70cm board is listed as being much lighter than their 2012 60cm board.
Anyone knows when will be in spain and how much will cost, and what about the fins?
-
davesails7
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 2220
- Joined: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:36 pm
- Kiting since: 2006
- Weight: 75 kg
- Local Beach: Virginia Beach
- Style: Race
- Gear: ML B3
R1V2 11. VMG 13, 15, 18
OR Mako 130x35
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
10 times
-
Been thanked:
22 times
Postby davesails7 » Mon Mar 26, 2012 5:43 pm
Are the Mike's Lab boards only 168 cm long as this shows? That's 20 cm (8 inches) shorter than Naish and Cabrinha/Aquera boards.
If 168 cm works just fine then why have 188 cm boards that are heavier and harder to transport?
-
tautologies
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 10864
- Joined: Mon Feb 16, 2004 5:36 am
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Oahu
-
Has thanked:
100 times
-
Been thanked:
156 times
-
Contact:
Postby tautologies » Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:06 am
On a shorter board I would think it might be easier to pearl the board? Especially in super choppy conditions.
-
ronnie
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 4189
- Joined: Sun Jul 24, 2005 6:39 pm
-
Has thanked:
31 times
-
Been thanked:
61 times
Postby ronnie » Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:38 am
tautologies wrote:On a shorter board I would think it might be easier to pearl the board? Especially in super choppy conditions.
All other things being equal, I would tend to agree.
They do seem to ride vey well on the tail though and keep the nose clear, although it would probably need a video of them actually pushing the board in race conditions and chop to know for sure.
They look well in control here - although these may not be the same as the Underground model, but they sure look short.
-
lobodomar
- Frequent Poster
- Posts: 271
- Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 1:40 pm
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
1 time
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby lobodomar » Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:00 pm
Are you sure the number 168 is not a typo?
In the IKA approved boards list, it shows 186
-
stefaans
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 641
- Joined: Thu Nov 01, 2007 2:49 am
-
Has thanked:
0
-
Been thanked:
0
Postby stefaans » Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:46 pm
total typo the 168 is wrong!
Return to “Kitesurfing”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: andylc, arjas, Baidu [Spider], basti52406, Google [Bot], Puddle Pirate, PullStrings, purdyd, rStorms, SolarSet, Ulrik, vela99, Vivo3d, WS79 and 381 guests