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Postby thewindego » Thu Sep 28, 2017 3:56 am
Kamikuza nice one! LOL
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Postby downunder » Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:46 am
LetsFlyaKite wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2017 1:07 am
Well just about everyone I know that loves seat harnesses don't do any tricks, but just jump around all day and then go home. No thanks, I like kiting to be challenging. Have fun wearing your diaper harness,
and when I see you struggling to body drag like a worm on a hook I am going to laugh while I'm busting out new moves with my kiteboard.
iriejohn wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2017 10:19 pm
Don't forget to use a touch of Loctite 243 on your harness. YKIMS.
No thanks, I got better products to use besides vaginabar.
Pfffft.... You're joking right? Or don't know that many.
Anyways, each to his own. As it should be.
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piccio
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Postby piccio » Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:21 am
it is part of the equation as you say........be patient .......wait a couple of weeks.......you will forget .
I broke ribs twice .
you can say now you are a "kiter"
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Flyaway1
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Postby Flyaway1 » Thu Sep 28, 2017 10:16 am
I have been kiting for quite a long period. Have stuck to Dakine Fusion seat harnesses. Have broken ribs from my seat harness. Do kiteloops and will challenge most "Waist" harness guys to jump higher and throw bigger loops than me with my "nappy" on.
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PeaBody
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Postby PeaBody » Thu Sep 28, 2017 1:00 pm
I broke a rib and when I was recovered found my waist harness really uncomfortable... I decided to buy an impact vest to protect myself and inadvertently the padding on it (the foam 'six-pack') kept the harness down from rubbing my ribs... just another option for you!
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Postby dwarf » Thu Sep 28, 2017 2:13 pm
Manero Exo. Try it worked for me and my busted ribs. Hate seats!!!!
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Postby toyletbowl » Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:26 pm
Thanks guys,
Rick.....I'll order the NP and see how it works. Good to hear others have had good luck with it and being an NP Surf dealer makes it an easy decision.
Matt.....very interesting comment about limiting movement. I do a lot of speed kiting in the winter on skis and the Fusion limits my upwind leg rotational movement, so I can't keep my skis at equal edge angles. Very annoying.
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Postby RickI » Thu Sep 28, 2017 5:04 pm
I hope the NP works for you Bob. Our style of riding may be different but I like long sessions when I can put them in, 5 to 8 hours. I used to rub a big hole in my leg in one session without neoprene bottoms with the Fusion but no problem like that with the NP. Good luck with your ribs too.
toyletbowl wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2017 4:26 pm
Thanks guys,
Rick.....I'll order the NP and see how it works. Good to hear others have had good luck with it and being an NP Surf dealer makes it an easy decision.
Matt.....very interesting comment about limiting movement. I do a lot of speed kiting in the winter on skis and the Fusion limits my upwind leg rotational movement, so I can't keep my skis at equal edge angles. Very annoying.
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Postby toyletbowl » Thu Sep 28, 2017 6:59 pm
Rick.....which one are you using? They have 3 of them. Gravity, Core and Race. I like the smallness of the race, but it might have a really low hook.
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Postby RickI » Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:39 pm
I having been using the NP Surf Gravity seat harness with good results. I have it rigged with the Fireball spreader bar which should help to reduce the loads on your ribs.
http://www.npsurf.com/products/harness/ ... l#color=C1
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