If there's any bigger kiters around I started a fb page called Hundy plus kiters. I just wanted to get a group of similar kiters to see what gear big boys are using and so on.
Cool very interested I just joined the forum and looking at getting some lessons and gear. Can someone recommend a board size for tall noob weighing 120-125 kg?
130 kegs
Zephyr 17m
Rpm 11m
Shinn 146x 50
Cabrinha x 141 x 43
That's all I need from 14 kn to 27 kn
Diet coke 2
Ugly helmet
... geezus boys, how the hell do you expect to stay hundy plus and represent us big boys if you diet coke,,,,no no no,,,,, its BEEEEEER,,,,,,, full stop!
Robbie
ps I think I qualify the hundy plus btw
-130kgs / 6'5ish.
-12m Core XR3 that i don't even pump up unless it's 20kn.
-146cm airush switch but if you have big feet like i do (16's) check the footpads fit first.
-XL Ion Apex select harness
-goal of 1 x 220kg squat on christmas morning then increase the cardio so i drop to 115kgs.
-bourbon or captain morgan or kraken because beer tastes like cats piss
Great thanks guys, really really good info! Gorilla and proud! So first kite im looking at a 14m atm for first kite on the gold coast broadwater. However will be grabbing lessons first. Any good instructors anyone can recommend for the gc willing to travel if I have to.
Get a 3m trainer kite and practice ur kite control. . . Saves time/money and gives you better kite skills. . . . Faster transition
Yeah ive read that will do does 4 or 2 string matter? Also anyone know good places to buy kitesurfing gear in southest qld or online? (Actually stocks gear to suit big guys that you can buy/try on)
Also worth hitting cable ski park a bit to work on board skills??
Looking at the bigger boards like 150-160 x 46-48
You've also got to remember that while kiteshops are the experts, most gear is made to suit blokes 50kg lighter and what works great for an 75kg bloke might be way different for a bloke who is 50kgs heavier. The kite has to generate a lot of power to pull 125kgs out of the water and some kites will fold easily so demo kites first.
Harnesses are another area where it pays to look around. Try all harnesses, not just brands. Ie the 2015 Ikon Apex Select in XL fits me fine but the 2015 Apex in XL doesn't come close. I'd love the short harnesses and whilst they would fit my waist, they won't fit over my thighs.
Boards are not so much of an issue as you can sell them fairly easily if you don't like it.
2 line is fine (airush or ozone) . . . . Practice figure 8s and understand the power and neutral zones. Then draw squares and circles both ways in the sky. . . . 10 to 15 hrs. . . . Help me immensely. . . . .
6 metre catalyst 7-10-13 17-19 edges and 17 Zephyr in my quiver. Mystic harness -Shin monk 134x42 and 138x48 crazy fly cruiser pro twintips
108 kg Puetz hoping to get someone to film me looping the 17 and 19 otherwise no one will believe me.
I'd like to leave the triple figure club, but the beer, shift work and fried food keeps me coming back for more.....
First world problems.
Lycra should only be made to fit chicks size 10 max, it's not a good look, same with fat cyclists and kiters in wetsuits,(bad pr for the sport)??
Bad pr eh Cauncy.. there are significantly more kiters in their 40's and 50's wearing helmets, reel leashes and floatation aids who get puffed pumping up a 10m kite, let alone being unable to swim 100m, than there are super heavy kiters