gemini6kl
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We only Kite After Midnight !
Night kiting. Don't try this at home kids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uW-I7JXKlo
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uW-I7JXKlo[/youtube]
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volock
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I posted on the other post about how to do the youtube link right...
Awesome video. So do you use any lights on the board/your helmet/head or solely rely on your vision? I'd think I'd want some of the proper colored LED
flashlights to light up the ground some, either attached to board or myself, so I didn't hit a pothole or the like.
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Randy
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Very cool!
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PHREERIDER
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cool man, i love night sessions!
i've had 100's of night sessions, loving the solitude. like i always say for night riding the fewer lights the better. i did use some finger
lights , but when the batteries fail never replaced.
after a hot summer day riding on the water , i would go back and the cool night was so nice, beautiful clear sky, man...and all the meteors holy
crap!
nice man , way to get out and get some !
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windrider1
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It's a beautiful experience. Its good to knw im not the only one tht tried this and loved it. The solitude and the vibe is totally different at
night.I can't wait to do it again. Except its to cold now.
MY KITES
nano- 0.5m - high wind kite
mega-2.2m- low wind kite
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windrider1
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Actually your eyes get accustomed to the dark ad can see pretty well. Especially if the moon is out. I did take a few flashlights and head mounted
lights but didn't need them except to set up the kite or to allow the camera to focus better.
Quote: Originally posted by volock  | I posted on the other post about how to do the youtube link right...
Awesome video. So do you use any lights on the board/your helmet/head or solely rely on your vision? I'd think I'd want some of the proper colored LED
flashlights to light up the ground some, either attached to board or myself, so I didn't hit a pothole or the like. |
MY KITES
nano- 0.5m - high wind kite
mega-2.2m- low wind kite
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windrider1
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not to confuse anyone I just noticed I have been posting with my old id which is windrider. gemini6kl and windrider is the same person.lol
MY KITES
nano- 0.5m - high wind kite
mega-2.2m- low wind kite
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abkayak
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Cool vid...Rockaway never looked so good
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Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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PHREERIDER
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| Quote: Originally posted by windrider1 | | It's a beautiful experience. Its good to knw im not the only one tht tried this and loved it. The solitude and the vibe is totally different at
night.I can't wait to do it again. Except its to cold now.
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totally jacked in, after perimeter run, cold dry night, crystal clear! MAN! feeling the globe turn under me focused on the night horizon... it wakes
me from a dead sleep !
moonshine and wind chimes...some messages you just can't ignore.
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windrider1
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Exactly just the way a good session should be.
| Quote: Originally posted by PHREERIDER | | Quote: Originally posted by windrider1 | | It's a beautiful experience. Its good to knw im not the only one tht tried this and loved it. The solitude and the vibe is totally different at
night.I can't wait to do it again. Except its to cold now.
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totally jacked in, after perimeter run, cold dry night, crystal clear! MAN! feeling the globe turn under me focused on the night horizon... it wakes
me from a dead sleep !
moonshine and wind chimes...some messages you just can't ignore. |
MY KITES
nano- 0.5m - high wind kite
mega-2.2m- low wind kite
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windrider1
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yea rocaway is a different place now not like it used to be many years ago. next time I bring a bigg flashlight just for u , cause I knw ure so
scared of the dark.
MY KITES
nano- 0.5m - high wind kite
mega-2.2m- low wind kite
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windrider1
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ok so I finally figured out how to insert the video .thnks vlock
MY KITES
nano- 0.5m - high wind kite
mega-2.2m- low wind kite
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abkayak
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you cant scare me...fri night looks real proper
game on, let the texting begin 
US-31...Cquad set/ 2.5 Bullet/ 2.6 Viper/ 2.9m Reactor/ 2- 3.5m Bullet/ 3.6 Beamer/ 4m Buster/ 4m Toxic/ 4m Ikon dp/ 4.5 Bullet/ 4.9m Blade/ 5.6
Twister/ 6.6m Blade/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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volock
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Nice. I would have assumed lights might be needed, I've done night-time with snow if the moon is full enough, as it reflects a lot of light, but on
dry land, I worry about rough spots, none of my normal kite spots are "clear" enough that I'd feel safe. Too much risk of a sprinkler head that didn't
pop down or a new divot or forgotten water bottle.
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