So I built my son a set of kite skates for his 7th birthday. Took him out today & he was a natural. Mind you this is not his first time flying a
kite. I built him a buggy out of an old-school tricycle a little over a year ago. He took to the skates far quicker though; and seemed to like it a
lot more. Attached are some pics; and a link to a short vid as well.
Land Quiver: Peter Lynn Lynx 7m, Peter Lynn Leopard 9m, Flysurfer Speed2 6m, Flysurfer Viron 2.5m, Peter Lynn Phantom 12m, Venom 16m
Water Quiver: Ozone Uno 2.5m, Naish Cult 4.5m, Flexifoil ION3 5.5m, 2013 Peter Lynn Escape 7m, Naish Cult 9m, Vari Vulcan 9m, Epic Renegade 11m, Peter
Lynn Escape 11m V5, Maui Cloud 17m
Kiting Toys: Flexifoil buggy (now with kite bike mod), Peter Lynn Buggy, MBS Comp 90 ATB, Flexboardz Haize ATB, home made skates (now with shocks),
skis, snowboard, home made ice skates (3.5ft long), Progressive Phish 136kiteboard, Progressive Phish 3D 141 kiteboard, Peter Lynn Kite Cat, WindRider
16 Trimaran & a variety of bizzare\"work in progress\" contraptions.
Land Quiver: Peter Lynn Lynx 7m, Peter Lynn Leopard 9m, Flysurfer Speed2 6m, Flysurfer Viron 2.5m, Peter Lynn Phantom 12m, Venom 16m
Water Quiver: Ozone Uno 2.5m, Naish Cult 4.5m, Flexifoil ION3 5.5m, 2013 Peter Lynn Escape 7m, Naish Cult 9m, Vari Vulcan 9m, Epic Renegade 11m, Peter
Lynn Escape 11m V5, Maui Cloud 17m
Kiting Toys: Flexifoil buggy (now with kite bike mod), Peter Lynn Buggy, MBS Comp 90 ATB, Flexboardz Haize ATB, home made skates (now with shocks),
skis, snowboard, home made ice skates (3.5ft long), Progressive Phish 136kiteboard, Progressive Phish 3D 141 kiteboard, Peter Lynn Kite Cat, WindRider
16 Trimaran & a variety of bizzare\"work in progress\" contraptions.
That little guy must be pretty good to be running over that surface.
Are those lawn mower wheels and do you use the mower axel/bolts?
2.6 , 3.9 , 5.3 , 6.8 PL Vipers
5 , 7.5 HQ Apex II
14m HQ Montana VII
5m naish element
7m ss turbo diesel
10m pansh blaze
5m beamer dearly departed into a tree
3 "snowspider" homebuilt kite sleds
3 homebuilt buggies
1 skate board with seat on wheels or blades (the c0ckroach)
Thanks for all the positive feedback; I'll have to have him read it all (for inspiration). Those are in fact lawnmower wheels, they were the only
inexpensive 8-inch wheels I could find (Amazon under $10.00 + free shipping). I just used standard machine bolts for the axles. All in all, it took
me about 45 minutes to put these together. It's a real simple design; 1inch square aluminum tubing for the rail, 2 pieces (per skate) of aluminum
angle for mounting the boots, 4 bolts to mount the angles, 2 bolts to mount the boots, 2 bolts for the axles, a few rounds on the drill press &
tap & die set & they were ready to go! Eventually I'll replace the wheels with pneumatic tires, but for now the square edge on the wheels is a
good thing for balance. Once he's comfortable enough on them to the point that the solid tires are holding him back I'll upgrade. Meanwhile I'll
probably post some more pics/vids as he progresses.
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