The Amazing Kitewing and It’s Many Uses
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
The Kitewing is a handheld sail that can be used to pull someone on a variety of different boards, skates, and whatnot. For instance, I have seen the Kitewing used with a snowboard, skis, longboard, mountainboard, inline skates, all-terrain skates, and ice skates.
The Kitewing can be used during all seasons- winter, spring, summer, or fall, you can use it any season as long as there is enough wind.
There are five different models of Kitewings that are made to be used on land. The amount of wind you need depends on what model you have and what you are being pulled on. You need a stronger wind to be pulled on a mountainboard on grass then you would need on a snowboard on packed down snow.
The Kitewing collapses down into a carrying case, so after you take it out of the case and assemble it, you stand with your back to the wind and with the Kitewing in both hands, you let it pull you perpendicular to the wind, so that you can continue to ride in the same spot all day. There's more to it than that, but that's it in a nutshell.
When the conditions are just right, using one of these with a mountainboard is nothing but fun. They are a lot easier to pick up and start using than a power kite, and they can be used with a kiteboarding harness to make holding on to it a bit easier. If you don't have a harness, a leash is a must have, as if this thing gets away from you, it will fly... and then crash...
With a mountainboard you can use a kitewing on packed sand on beaches. A windy beach that has long stretches of hard packed sand is a great place to ride. Also, open fields with short grass on strong windy days work great too. When using it with a mountainboard you need a really strong steady wind. When the wind isn't strong enough to use on grass, a big open area of pavement may work better.
How much will a Kitewing cost you? Depending on which model you are looking at, they cost around $1,000-$1,700.
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Category : General
Tags: kite landboarding, kite mountainboarding, kitewing
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