purely of sh!ts and giggles and curiosity, just wondering if there is a heavier kiter out there in kiter land than me. Do you know some one or are you are heavy too?
I heard there is a guy in Singapore who is 160 kg years ago but I was wondering about here in Oz. I reckon I'm it, heaviest at 120 kg (probly more due to lack of kiting)!!
... tee hee, I've been know to put up big in lots of wind too. I've bent a bar doing a downloop on a 14m in 30 knots, but then the lines snapped moments later. I should dig it out and post a pic some day!
A guy at a kite school I was working at was so fat we had to join 2 waist harnesses together to fit around him. What a tank! Not sure if he ended up getting into the sport.
there used to be a guy at my local occasionally who would kite with a 17m cabrinha contra and a massive tt when eveyone else was riding 9, and 10's . I don't know how heavy he was I'm guessing min 120 possibly 130+
I was 135kg's a few years ago and was flying a 17m.
I am down to 105kg's now and flying a 9m a lot easier to inflate.
Man your my hero! 30kgs thats awesome!! Iv just lost 11 and feel heaps better. Iv never been motivated to lose wight until i took up kiting and now i need a new harness already. Keep going mate only 5 kgs to double figures, although you'll need an 8m.
... I hear ya dude, my bread and butter kite back in 2005/2006 was a Naish X4 20m then the North Rhino '06 20m, friggen horrible to pump up the beasts. Thats why I reckon the electric pump is the best invention ever !
hey big jus goes to gym 5days a week. mountain bike rides. surfs. kites.snowboards. windsurfs and has ridden motor bikes all over including dakar/sth america/route66 ect he is a man made mountain!!!!! who never grew up 50 years old and still hard at it.
hey big jus goes to gym 5days a week. mountain bike rides. surfs. kites.snowboards. windsurfs and has ridden motor bikes all over including dakar/sth america/route66 ect he is a man made mountain!!!!! who never grew up 50 years old and still hard at it.
Good to hear big boys out there. 112kg when started, lost 10kg then found it again. Started on 14m Rebel with a 16m Rebel as light wind kite. Now kite with a 11m Rebel and a North Phantom board up to 15knts then switch to the 152 Underground. Making a smaller TT but loving the paulownia boards that i made earlier. Love your work Puetz.
, oh well!
I would of gone with the size of the darwin stubbies
