Hey peoples im new and im nt even a landboarder (yet) im pretty keen on starting landboarding and will be buying some gear in a couple of weeks time i was just wondering...................... what should i do? i have no idea what i should do first.

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated

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Hey BOND, you have come to the right place...

First things first, I would suggest you get hold of a small 4-line foil kite, (3.0m or less), and a large open space, (domain, park, etc), and get out and practice your flying in some gentle clean winds, (less than 10 knots). Being able to fly the kite correctly is more important than the boarding skills, but once you have some hours flying under your belt, look to get hold of a solid reliable landboard, (or Mountainboard), and try them together.

There are a few places on the net that give basic instruction, but it's always best to try and learn with a more experience flyer. I'm not sure if there is anyone else down in Riverton that I know of, so you may have to just make do on your own...

Oh, and asking questions in this forum is a good idea too....

nooooo another boarder >.< us buggyers are loosing the advantage

sweet landboarding sounds fun as

what is buggying (no offence ment i am a noob) is it the tri whelled things powered by sails? like blokart or land yachts?

its 3 wheelers powered by kites... much faster than boards...

Like a trike???

which is better bars or handles for learning?

Everyone you ask will have a different opinion I am sure...., but for me, learning to fly on handles is the best bet.

This allows you to learn how to properly control the kite, learn about brake settings, and get some respect for the power of the kite. A bar is a great option once you get up and running with the landboard as it simplifys the flight controls somewhat, and allows you to operate the kite one-handed.

Whereas if you were to go into a buggy...You would be better off with handels.

Heres a small vid that you should have a look at to see just how fun a Kite Buggy can be. It also shows you what it looks like.

letoii.no-ip.org/Kiting/Videos/Airborne%...kbs%20widescreen.wmv
"Right Click" "Save As"

Download that and take a look ill also find another video that has some landboarding in it.

http://flexifoil.com/downloads/videos.php And click on Gravity Rengades.

lol so it depends on the person huh? i watched the videos and................ you buggiers (is that how you spell it?) are nuts. i thought the buggy's (that how you spell it) were strictly grounded. what kinda buggy do you use? Oh and also i found a very very very long beach, well actually i knew it was there i just figured it would probably be good for any form of kiting as the beach runs for ever and a bit but im not sure about the wind conditions the name of the beach is Oreti heard of it? its just outta invers. and yessss the wind has picked up a little would have been perfect condition for learning cnt w8 to get my kite.

I long to go to Oreti beach as i am from Invercargill originly.

I have now idea how you spell buggyiers hence the question in my signature.

And we all ride Peter Lynn Kite Buggys and once you got the ground tricks like 360's and wheelies perfect then you can take to the sky.

Thats why we think that buggys are way more fun as you can take huge speed runs along the beach or do what the video showed you and take to the air.

My opinion once you can easily fly your kite get yourself a kite buggy you wont regret it.

a buggy missionary ae? lol well since you can use a kite for both depending on how expensive the buggys are i myt get em instead. Im only 14 man im poor and have you ever kited at oreti? if you ever come down here give me a heads up

I have never kited there but i plan on coming down to meet up with old friends well thats my excuse its really so i can go kiting on Oreiti beach.

I will definitly give you a heads up if im heading down.

Hey if Oreiti beach is good enough for landboarding, then maybe a weekender road trip might be in order.... 8)

It would have to be longer than a weekend i mean 6hrs there and 6hrs back thats a whole day that is needed for travel so we would have to go on a friday and back on a monday to get both Saturady and sunday.

any of you guys surf? cauz theres good waves down this way but (nt being a sook) the water is bloody cold (better than winter tho.) I saw a buggyier down at the beach from my house and i was going to go and see what buggying's like but my mum made me eat t and when id finished the buggier had dissapeard

Spiglord you dont answer my mails any more! Ne waes ill have the money for the kite on wednesday so if you could mail me your bank number that would be sweet.

and 12 hrs is half a day ZenoN

well if you guys come down on a fri or whenever ill just take a day or two of school dad wont care.

Damn, I was the buggyer on the south Brighton beach. It was nice but wihtout others its boring nobody to race. :twisted:
I'm out tomorrow if the wind is right and i don't sleep to long.
maybe we meet then.

You wont be meeting bond on the beach he lives ages away. Anyway ill be out to brighton on sunday provided we get NE but unfortunatly i wont be doing any racing dwars...Ill be jumping hopefully...hence i want to meet up with Southie...

as i said earlier in Dwars blog an experienced kiter who just moved in down the road which is mint cauz he was really helpfull and said he'll lend me a landboard and help me out wit kiting. hehe those buggyz get some speed up huh? it was gusty off shore and he was using a 1.5m kite

Brighton ae? is that near dunners?

No brighton is the beach at Christchurch.

oh, yussssss get my kite soon im paying for it this wednesday i hope

yep it is but not the one they blah on about....

Why would they name two places similar ay? stupid...

ah ha i knew it was near dunners and where did ya get the birds from? theyre cool.