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14ToeSide
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Postby 14ToeSide » Sun Jan 06, 2013 3:53 pm
+1 on the Vid. Seeing the reel bar and tossing the kite up in the air to launch brings back memories. Not all good ones. Was fun learning.
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Postby BWD » Sun Jan 06, 2013 4:39 pm
Russian lunch it called because
in soviet russia kite lunches you!
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BTW Supa thanks for that video link! good to look back...
funny to think how much of the appeal in early days was how "lit up" riders were, while now depower and user-friendliness is the definition of the sport for most.
Well, we're mortal, it is good to be able to turn it down
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Postby knot_moving » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:22 am
Supa thanks for that video -- super fun to watch. My first job was on Long Island NY and being a midwestern boy it was amazing to go out and watch the windsurfers light it up !!
My first time up on a kiteboard was 09 so great to see what the early days were like
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Postby windrider99 » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:25 am
Never launch your kite on a bitch. She might get really angry.
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Postby Kamikuza » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:47 pm
SupaEZ wrote:Most hot shot kids born in 1998 and beyond need to see this....this will be your history lesson
Plus there is a nice "russian launch"...with reel bar........... at 2:20min
Time warp 40m 2 line wipikas 5.0M....29 inches bar....zero depower.. strap surfboards with leashes...
And everyone was happy to be out there
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hk_I4bRa0M
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Boy that was a trip
totally bizarre to see what I remember as the "new" Beetle in the same video as an "ancient" 2-line Wipika
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Postby SupaEZ » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:51 pm
Kamikuza wrote:SupaEZ wrote:Most hot shot kids born in 1998 and beyond need to see this....this will be your history lesson
Plus there is a nice "russian launch"...with reel bar........... at 2:20min
Time warp 40m 2 line wipikas 5.0M....29 inches bar....zero depower.. strap surfboards with leashes...
And everyone was happy to be out there
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hk_I4bRa0M
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Boy that was a trip
totally bizarre to see what I remember as the "new" Beetle in the same video as an "ancient" 2-line Wipika
Check out when the "new" beetle was introduced
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagen_New_Beetle
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