Ed Cline
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Here's what they sent. But I fixed it up a little to suit me.
About two and a half years ago. I found the forum and started asking about a folding buggy to enhance my growing desire for more powerful kites. Y'all
talked me out of it. Thank you.
Here's the kit and how I/We, put it together.
Go ahead fellas, be shameless. Every once in awhile we need to parade our buggy's even if they are humble.
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Randy
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Cool! I like the idea of the carry along bag on the back. Would solve a lot of problems for me.
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B-Roc
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Really nice!  
Depower Quiver: 14m Gin Eskimo, 10m Gin Eskimo III, 6m Gin Yeti, 4.5m Gin Yeti (custom bridle and mixer)
Fixed Bridle Quiver: MAC Bego 400, JOJO ET Instinct 2.5 & 5.5, Lil Devil 1.5, Sting 1.2
Rides: Ground Industries
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tomdiving
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couple o' questions, mr. cline
why did you switch the purple heel straps for the whites? do you have any problems with the straps grabbing twigs/brush/etc.? do the squarish profile
tires provide more lateral stability, or did you simply wear out the originals?
thanks for any info!
tom
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abkayak
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Mood: loving life and becoming wise in simplicity
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Way way too clean but...
Looks like a killing machine to me
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/ 7.3 Frenzy/ 7.5 Apex/ 9m Fuel/ Phantom I 9,12,15,18/ 2 Flexibugs/ PL Comp XR/ PL Big Foot/ landboards
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Ed Cline
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Hey Randy. I used a liberty bag from China before I met Jon and Helen at BuggyBags.
Get one as long as the longest bar, mine's a little short.
The straps are lavender. The Sun had a meeting with the cheap Chinese fabric dye and decided a lighter color would be better. These are prototype
straps. Wider olive drab is on deck for when these guys wear out.
The tires are a suggestion from Windstruck. The gravel was wearing out the standard tires at an average of one tire per weekend. These 6 plys are
under inflated for their design, and still ride like a cinder block. They do not slip as much, and for me in gravel, they hold the line better. I
would prefer soft tires.
At first the straps were hard to acquire when mounting the bug. It becomes more automatic just about before, you decide to scrap the design and start
over.
I try to keep my bug out of the bushes, however they don't catch on anything, neither better nor worse than the pegs alone.
That's more than I know..
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Ed Cline
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pic for abkayak.
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Windstruck
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Definitely like what you've done with your ride Ed. I know what you mean with your tires like cynderblocks comment. You credit me with the idea but I
in turn got the idea from iPaul (Jeepersjoey). Wear em out quick or harden up your ride (choose one). Maybe follow Madonna's lead and soften up your
backside. 
Does PL offer the optional wider rear axle with these newer models? They used to offer both standard and wide widths. If yes, you may want to spring
for a longer rear axle. It will greatly improve your ride (TWSS).
Born-Kites:
RaceStar+ (3.0m, 5.0m, 7.0m, 14.0m)
RaceStar (9.0m, 11.0m)
NasaStar-4 (2.5m, 4.0m, 5.5m, 7.0m)
NasaStar-3 (custom 3.2m)
Buggy:
Peter Lynn BigFoot+ nose & tail; midsection VTT rail & seat kit; home-brewed AQR
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Ed Cline
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I remember when I had a backside.
I thought about that axle Mr Steve. I was thinkin if the axle was looked at like a second class lever, with the fulcrum played by the other tire and
me between... Then it would allow a smaller effective bump where I am if the distance between the tires was increased. Big movement on the end,
smaller on the midpoint where I sit. So yes I think it's a great idea.
No long axle is offered. No bigfoot fork either. "Sad"
Wait a minute! Did I just call myself "a load"?
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Cerebite
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Mood: Is he using the same wind we are?
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Ed;
The other advantage of a wider axle is that in terms of handling side pull in a sailing vessel you can either put in a deeper keel [not an option on a
surface harder than water] or add beam like a catamaran.
As to tires/ tyres I am a huge fan of going the golf cart/ ATV directions -many tread options, size options, most are highway rated, and not nearly as
"hobby priced" as kite buggy tires.
NASA wings -1 to 12m [mostly KM4]
Foils -2 -12m [mostly PL & Pansh]
VTT Stinger on Midi's
Another day in Paradise...
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