oldryno - 12-15-2005 at 11:08 AM
As a rookie to kitebuggys ...I live on the oregon coast USA
Big wide beaches, no people,VERY strong winds.So I opted for a small kite, my first.I got a Quad Trac 2m , Yes, I know, I already have Kite envey of
all you with the 6ms and the 7.5ms. the small 2m was a really good start ,taught me controll of a Quadline all the most of the fundemantals.It still
works the buggy but weak on the pull.What would you pros suggest for a step up..And I dont use a harness yet would it be a good Idea when I step up to
get one???The Oregon coast has gusty winds but very consistant.I also have a secret spot inland Eastern Oregon/north California/w dry lakebeds smooth
winds not nearly as gusty. Im a Lonewolf on the buggy no one from San Fransisco to Portland Oregon
to Buggy with...Sniff !Sniff!..Thqanks for the help RYNO
coreykite - 12-15-2005 at 01:25 PM
Oh Boo Hoo.
Nobody to buggy with?
They're out there. Just hiding, like you.
A great group out around Seaside/Sunset Beach.
Another group of buggiers around Lincoln City/Newport.
The Alvord Desert is no secret.
Just a dang far way away.
I'd suggest adding a 3m-4m quad to your quiver.
Don't take too big a step up or you'll be over-powered too often.
Check your bottom lines.
Over time, the top lines can "creep" a few inches.
That's the same as shortening your bottom lines and having the "brakes on".
You want to fly with some "belly" in your bottom lines.
Simply add a length of 200# dacron to your handles bottom leads.
Adjust out until "full-reverse" backs the kite up without making it collapse.
Harnesses can be tricky.
First, attach the harness strap to the tops of your handles.
That'll make control a bit different as the handles can't move apart.
Practice with your gear so rigged until you're comfortable.
I wear a harness virtually every time I am on the buggy,
but I only hook-in when it's appropriate.
Not in gusty winds.
Not coming into or leaving camp.
Not in the midst of high-speed manuevers.
Unlike the water gear, we don't shackle into the kite on land.
The harness is used simply to transfer some of the power.
Here's another hint to help build kite skills: Kite Chi
Standing and flying... As your kite does a loop in the sky, raise your hands over your head and turn around, untwisting your lines as the kite twists
them.
It's not about your lines.
Our culture feeds us so much info thru our eyes, I think our brain forgets we have other senses. Our eyes have become so "loud".
Turning around distracts your eyes for just a sec.
Gives your fingers a chance to learn the language the kite is using to tell you "Where the Kite Is" and "Where the Kite is Going".
That's the important stuff you need, and you can have it without looking.
Now your eyes can focus on "Where You're Going", not where the kite was.
Is that the kind of advice you were looking for?
Safen Up! Buggy On!
"I'm often wrong... But never in doubt."
the coreylama
zloty - 12-20-2005 at 10:44 PM
I AGREE BUY 4M.FOR GUSTY WINDS I SUGEST ACCES OR SAMURAI ,BUT FIRST GET HARNESS AND YOU CAN INWEST IN ROLLER BLOCK WITH QUICK REALESE.I DON'T KNOW HOW
I COULD FLY WITHOUT IT,SO SPEND ON GOOD GEAR AND YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT .
Bucky - 3-28-2006 at 08:54 AM
No one else?!? Come up to Sunset Beach (just north of Seaside) We have great wind and fairly large buggying community. There's a reason why one of
the major buggy events (S.O.B.B.) happens up here. At the very least, it shorter than driving east.
I, and several of my friends frequently carry our whole quivers, and welcome other riders to try out different kites, (By far, the best way check out
a kite) or help with technique.
Just post a time when you'll be coming up, and we'll tell you where to meet us. Your not as alone as you think you are.
Later.