amen

well if you've actually seen him kite, then you might know what all the fan fare is about....
however i must say - i can only be bothered watching for about len10 minutes before i decided to get out there myself....

He was keeping it pretty laid back at Altona, his foot was playing up and it was to shallow and I think he wanted to stay away from the chop(deeper water)out the back.

I thought there must have been a storm comming, kiting away,look up, and most of the other kiters had headed in,did'nt know what was going on, untill a wind surfer pasted by and said a sponsured rider was there.

All I can say is, even though he had toned things down a bit, the dude must eat his weatbix, some of those unhooked handle passes whilst boosting ect.... "must have a grip of steel"

"Well sh$t, never thought about that NumNutz". But he might be a visual person though, so just in case, here’s a vid






“The Stalker”

fancy moves but bit dissapointed about no kitepants over his wettie.Its such a good look it would have made that video![}:)]

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Originally posted by inout-inout

Ruben, please come to point henry ,other side of melb 45- 55 min from St Kill. on sunday northeasterly winds 15 - 20 knt.
Some times on a NE wind at point henry it says 15 - 20
but up top its more like 20 -30.
It seams to have another layer of wind up top, which is graet to boost up in too. hope too c u there.

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hey inout,
i hope your a chick cause I was just reading about the pt. henry / geeelong crew on the RAL IN post.
With spots like "condom beach" and people like "vain mark the gay kiter" any desperate invite to "Ruben" sounds all a bit sordid. I know people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones (sh1thotkiter), but "in out" is a pretty suspect cover if all you want to do is talk kiting with mr. len10.

I take your point Kitehard.
But consider this " anyday of the week you can stand on the rocks at Snapper Pt or Kirra and watch any number of super talented groms pulling into overhead barrells (swell permitting ) but it still does not compare to watching the likes of Kelly , Occ, AI or Fanning smash the same line up. "
Same with watching Ruben ride.

Sure there are plenty of young guns up and coming who are incredibly talented and great to watch but they are not there yet. If they were they would be picked up by sponsors and would be headed off around the world and they may well be doing that soon. But right now Ruben and a number of other world beating riders have got the credentials so please just allow us to enjoy.
Ps : You can appreciate a talented sportsperson without idolising. Just watch in silence at a distance.

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Originally posted by Kitehard

Hey Guys,

Nice vids and all and yes Ruben is a talented rider, but I don't see what all the fuss is about. Any day of the week you can go to Woodies and see riding of equal calibre from a bunch of the WA young guns, most of who do not run around with all the fanfare and idolatry.

Go hard the WA crew!

Good winds,

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Here here dude... EXACTLY what I was trying to get across.... Nothing like supporting the local crew who rip it up...[}:)]

to compare lenten to the likes of fanning, Kelly, AI is possibly the most stupid thing you have ever done, the level that kelly/fanning/AI are at in surfing compared to some grom is absolutley bullsh#t. however the level that lenten is at in kiteboarding or say felix or tobias are at in kitesurfing is no better than heaps of other groms (and older crew) around australia and the world. wise up.

User I dont think we need to come and see you some time I think your doing a good enough job of teeling us how good you are. Im with you on this one Harry Potter.

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Originally posted by doppelganger

As far as the supporting the local crew, I posted a vid on youtube about 4 weeks ago of a local kiter, and since then it's had 104 views and I posted the vid of Lenten, 2 day's ago and it's had over 1500 views, so maybe one of you experts can tell me why he is so popular and how does one go about supporting their local crew?

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Steve, I know what your saying, but Len10 has only gotten to where is is, as like other kiter's and especially surfers, because he has been not only promoted by his local crew, but he is a WELL KNOWN NAME. He has his own clothes, brand, gear etc... he is who he is beacause of the sponsorship. If the local guys approached the shops, stores etc... Got their name out-there with what they can do, THEY too can get somewhere. It truly isn't that hard.

The big deal with the 'local crew' is to try and get OUR own great aussie guys up there. Give em a head strong push and try to help to get them sponsored. Try to cut them some sort of deal. Half of why Len10 is where is is now, is because he puts his body on the line to land ****. Yeah he does it flawlessly without a worry in the world, but when you seem to have the time to travel the world like he does now, it's something rare. I'm sure if we had wind all the time, endless kites, boards, gear etc., and all the traveling time and filming time in the world, yall would be great too. Imagine being able to get one of your own crew up there like that.

Just the aussie spirit imo. Thats all I was trying to get across really. I don't deny what he lands is great, but as compared to before... As Rowdy said... I agree... There is NO comparison in this sport to Slater, Irons, Beachley or Gilmore.

Get the aussie riders out there... Support em [}:)]

Theres nothing wrong with Ruben ( except hes Eurotrash ! )

Theres nothing wrong with watching him ride (Just a flat water trick specialist)

but there is something wrong if you have to rant and rave on a Forum that you saw HIM ! Or to your girlfriend,who will think you are gay!

hey user.

Seriously if you think Ruben is just a flat water trick specialist, you should check out his wiin in red bull king of the air 2006.

Massives waves in Hawaii were part of the components to be crowned.

Not only is he epic in flat, but he is outstanding in waves.

Dont be so sore towards the pro's.

He represents the sport and his sponsors brilliantly.

Come to WA Andrewm.

honestly the level of talent from the lads here is pretty damn awesome.

You probably wonder why they are not competing etc than?

Most are studying things such as physio, chiropractics, engineering etc. So not only are they wikid sticks kiters, they are also brainy Ruubn jus happens to do kiting for a living.

Some just choose their life as such

get over what? .... no seriously not going to read the past two pages (assume you have ).. so get over what?


who's rubarb lentil anyhow?