Man, you get out a lot. :bigok:

Fun to read the Grind.

Nice vid too.

thanks , glad to share the PHUN!

gratitude for the time !

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.as...

best since SAT. hit the water 5-7pm nice falling tide ramp wash DELUXE with nice rollers outside

AUGUST on fire!

here's a pic from JIBE , the relaxed upwind rip

ok best of the week so far

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.as...

3 days of ATB and VII 13m and today get nice run on the water and land combo 4-7pm

Tube kite has been out of comission with needed leak repair and the VII is tuned nicely . very solid unit still needs a knot or more to than my 13m c-hybrid but very close, really getting back into the arc speed blast to punch the break and quite different from grunty tube chug when its marginal. great combo session with this unit pulling a very challenging ENE side shore with a falling tide to slack low which is the bonus on the end without current.


here' a few JIBE shots

this was SAT on the way to camp from the south end fairly light air as i remember 8-10 maybe but it did pick up later in the day

and why light air is rough on things

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Originally posted by PHREERIDER and why light air is rough on things

Wow, does that happen alot? With the hours you put in would one of the trampas that let you customize the flex be a benefit to you?

when its a running drop you really don't notice it. but the times theres not enough speed you feel it. a few times a session, more if the wind is weak or crappy. typically powered no, not alot.

the trampas??...equal opportunity grinding action here BOB, maple lam holding up like bedrock drill! the bionic truck going beyond blown! really amazed how tuff these things are.

the tarantulas with the plastic shimms inserts ,... garbage...this things did not last 20 hours! spits one out about every session. the ones i epoxied in are ok , but becoming slack as a crossairs with 500hours on them. SS bearings and ALUMINUM shimms will be better but a muthaphucker to swop out. very sad link in the wheel set. the AL will get beat up eventually and i may go up a size in the bearing DIA. in the end stage.

You need some custom titanium wheels with a larger bearing and axle diameter like maybe the 12mm ones used on PL buggy front axle.

The board companies should let you test (break) their stuff to find the weak spots. But then again, not many other guys are wearing out equipment like you do. The hours are always impressive.

time and pressure changes everything.

the incidence of my size and use level would send things in the wrong direction.

light and tough for the AVERAGE weight and use, kinda why airline seats are the size they are. i'm good with custom, wouldn't have it any other way! GI stuff has done well. glad to have it

GO PRO, very tidy unit. smooth as butter thru the Mac.

at the first water break i decided to put on the head cam thing. pheeling GOOFY. after about 20 min it got a little irritating. but easy and no farting around with framing crap. surprisingly easy. the results??? def gives the "on board" LIVE feel for sure.

and anyway the daily grind GOs PRO.... http://vimeo.com/28180677

enjoy!

It is really fantastic how much you get out. Almost like everyone has a windy season that they can get out a few times a week, and you have that all year. Really jealous. When I visited the beach at really low tide (2 feet at lowest I think) and walked on the hard packed sand, I so wanted to move just so I could kite it whenever possible. I'm just getting ready to change my first set of bearings, probably have 60 hours of kiting time, and another 50 or more of downhill time. You've gone through so many parts in the same time frame.

we all had to take every step for this intersection. glad to share . glad we are on this path together. this is why we are here. the video i just put up is almost the exact same as one i watched on tube when i had barely 5hours of any kinda of kite experience. the patience, the commitment, and place to express this experience , to which i am grateful.

keep the stoke my brother!

http://www.vimeo.com/28252368

ATB/ kite action, light air loving this go pro

Really hypnotizing music on that one. Love that beach

http://www.vimeo.com/28282016

quick hop on the water to see if the light air is doable kinda weak but made a go of it.

camera mount seemed a bit wacky , different

http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.as...

V II 13m pulling the ride, hit the water then finished on the ATB 5-7pm

feature for today... kiteloop back roll transition on board the ATB. helmet cam Go Pro making it easy. snappy little ride after the water, beach is a little for tight for super speed runs, this is a side on look ENE 15+. check the link for data on the breeze. a short and sweet vid to bring it all together. http://vimeo.com/28390968