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Strongbow

273 posts

Strongbow

WA, 273 posts

27 Jun 2007 8:38am

I sk8ted a lot a long time ago and am sooo temted to buy one of those longboard street cruisers to use with my 2m foil. Anyone tried it or doing it, is there any areas large enough around Perth to get a good run, or is landboarding the way to go.

goon doggg

QLD

207 posts

goon doggg

QLD, 207 posts

27 Jun 2007 10:41am

look out for powerlines lol

goon doggg

QLD

207 posts

goon doggg

QLD, 207 posts

27 Jun 2007 10:41am

and surf clubs

Strongbow

273 posts

Strongbow

WA, 273 posts

27 Jun 2007 8:54am

Yeh thats what I mean, any areas large and unobstructed enough around.

sam_kiting

229 posts

sam_kiting

WA, 229 posts

27 Jun 2007 5:18pm

hey
I live north of the river and ive had ago with the 2m and sk8 board, at ocean reef carpark, but the gravel wasnt that smooth so its not the best place to go, but it was great fun.

sam

Strongbow

273 posts

Strongbow

WA, 273 posts

27 Jun 2007 7:26pm

Good on ya for having a go sam, seems like the right sort of spot in Perth probably doesnt exsist.
Goon Dog. Are you speaking from experiance maybe

Spacemonkey!

2288 posts

Spacemonkey!

SA, 2288 posts

27 Jun 2007 9:16pm

I've kited on my regular skateboard with my 8m after a session once at the now forbidden woodies car park. Also have done it on a tennis curt when I was younger on trainer kites. Bit of fun, not much power in the kite, go upwind really easy. Can be dangerous if your a kook.

INfiniDIE

478 posts

INfiniDIE

WA, 478 posts

27 Jun 2007 8:46pm

i know somewhere where you could have a really smooth surface, loads of wind and no powerlines or bystanders...the abandoned runway at the end of the domestic airport...or register your kite at jandakot as an aircraft and just say you only know how to taxi

Strongbow

273 posts

Strongbow

WA, 273 posts

27 Jun 2007 10:29pm

Nooooo. Not there. Havent you seen this yet.

vishy

451 posts

vishy

WA, 451 posts

27 Jun 2007 11:31pm

I gave it a go last winter in the Hillarys carpark during a front(carpark was empty) on a 2m trainer kite with a freebord. The wind was SW I think and around 30 knots or so, worked well but it was very gusty, had to keep an eye on the kite all the time or it would fall out of the sky in the lulls. They also do it in the snapshot dvd with a standard skatey on normal kites,
Thanks
Matt

INfiniDIE

478 posts

INfiniDIE

WA, 478 posts

28 Jun 2007 9:47am

quote:
Originally posted by Strongbow

Nooooo. Not there. Havent you seen this yet.

oh that is gold!

and thats what i was gonna recommend next, i was doing wet laps at the hillarys car park last night and thought "hmmm big open area, plenty of wind space, no powerlines. might give it a go"

INfiniDIE

478 posts

INfiniDIE

WA, 478 posts

28 Jun 2007 10:06am

quote:
Originally posted by Strongbow

Nooooo. Not there. Havent you seen this yet.

bellz

572 posts

bellz

WA, 572 posts

28 Jun 2007 11:21am

yer hillarys boat harbours good and they resurfaded some of the road and theres random curbs u can lauch of!!!!!!!

MagicMike

210 posts

MagicMike

WA, 210 posts

3 Jul 2007 12:34pm

i tried it with a 3.5 foil with a straped sk8board on some netball courts and it is awesome, but dnt fall off

NJPornstar

790 posts

NJPornstar

WA, 790 posts

3 Jul 2007 2:06pm

Heaps good fun but serious when ya fall off. Gotto have gloves and knee pads. Also borrow someone elses kite cause concrete will destroy your kite in 1 afternoon.

vishy

451 posts

vishy

WA, 451 posts

3 Jul 2007 4:49pm

These guys make some sweet longboards if your thinking of getting one, www.landyachtz.com ,
Thanks
Matt

bellz

572 posts

bellz

WA, 572 posts

3 Jul 2007 6:58pm

went out yesterday on a 3m and was getting serious air!!

gruezi

3464 posts

gruezi

WA, 3464 posts

3 Jul 2007 7:40pm

Attadale foreshore, light N, 3m trainer with short lines and roller blades is fun, but it gets fast quick.

Strongbow

273 posts

Strongbow

WA, 273 posts

3 Jul 2007 11:30pm

quote:
Attadale foreshore, light N, 3m trainer with short lines and roller blades is fun, but it gets fast quick.

That is the spot I recon, lookout you pesky cycleists.

sofled

53 posts

sofled

WA, 53 posts

4 Jul 2007 4:55pm

yo nat can i borrow one of ur NEW trainers lol seeing we should borrow someone elses and all. haha

Cav

QLD

56 posts

Cav

QLD, 56 posts

5 Jul 2007 10:26am

The best landboard to use with a kite is a freebord. www.freebord.com you can edge slide and spin. In Townsville we go to the Cowboys football stadium carpark, its a nice suface and huge. 3 or 2m trainer is good.

jord070

1109 posts

jord070

WA, 1109 posts

10 Aug 2007 6:40pm

well i got two things to say hear, first is that, there is a park in leeming wich would be great for it, www.google.com:443/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode&q=2+mellor+court,+leeming,+perth,+WA&sll=-31.924074,115.91223&sspn=0.743636,1.2854&ie=UTF8&ll=-32.076875,115.878848&spn=0.0029,0.005021&t=k&z=18&om=1 and also i read that some of you guys are interested in the freebords, and i got one up for sale, cheep judging its brand new and that their like 395 buks, www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Classifieds/Gear/2007-Freebord-85Cm.aspx?id=yy2c

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