Date: Mon, 22 May 1995 09:04:31 -1000 From: jimpoko@aol.com (JIMPOKO) Message-Id: <3pqn7v$bf8@newsbf02.news.aol.com> Organization: America Online, Inc. (1-800-827-6364) Subject: which quad-line for buggying? I've been buggying and lurking for about 2 1/2 years. Thanks for all the vicarious thrills! I'm using a F10-1.7 for high winds and a F10-6.6 for low winds and am looking for a mid size quad traction kite (approx. 30-40 sq. ft or 3-4 sq. m). Does anyone have any experience with the Quad Trac or Skytiger kites? From the catalogues it seems that they are the best ones out there. Has anyone developed a "reefing" system, a-la Peel, for quad line kites? It sure would make buggying a lot easier. Noticed also that the Sky Tiger is made in Canada, does anyone know who the local distributor is? Thanks. Jim Pokorchak Toronto, Canada jimpoko@aol.com 416-449-4477 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 23 May 1995 17:07:21 -1000 From: vraun@freenet.niagara.com (Vaino Raun) Message-Id: Organization: Niagara Peninsula Free-Net Subject: Re: which quad-line for buggying? JIMPOKO (jimpoko@aol.com) wrote: : I've been buggying and lurking for about 2 1/2 years. Thanks for all the : vicarious thrills! I'm using a F10-1.7 for high winds and a F10-6.6 for : low winds and am looking for a mid size quad traction kite (approx. 30-40 : sq. ft or 3-4 sq. m). Does anyone have any experience with the Quad Trac : or Skytiger kites? From the catalogues it seems that they are the best : ones out there. Has anyone developed a "reefing" system, a-la Peel, for : quad line kites? It sure would make buggying a lot easier. Noticed also : that the Sky Tiger is made in Canada, does anyone know who the local : distributor is? Thanks. : Jim Pokorchak : Toronto, Canada : jimpoko@aol.com : 416-449-4477 Just received a flyer from Tail Spin Kites, Dave Cook from Mitchell Ont. who is a distributor ( may even be the manufacturer) of the Sky Tiger. Contact him at 1-800-335-6359. Warm Winds... -- Vaino Raun..... St. Catharines, ONT vraun@freenet.niagara.com Canada = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Thu, 25 May 1995 07:03:59 -1000 From: lord@eskimo.com (David Lord) Message-Id: Organization: Eskimo North (206) For-Ever Subject: Re: which quad-line for buggying? In article vraun@freenet.niagara.com (Vaino Raun) writes: >Xref: eskimo rec.kites:16129 >Newsgroups: rec.kites >Path: >eskimo!uunet!winternet.com!pinch.io.org!interlog.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!gatech!h >owland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!niagara.com!freenet.niagara.com!vraun >From: vraun@freenet.niagara.com (Vaino Raun) >Subject: Re: which quad-line for buggying? >Message-ID: >Organization: Niagara Peninsula Free-Net >X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] >References: <3pqn7v$bf8@newsbf02.news.aol.com> >Date: Wed, 24 May 1995 03:07:21 GMT >Lines: 24 >JIMPOKO (jimpoko@aol.com) wrote: >: I've been buggying and lurking for about 2 1/2 years. Thanks for all the >: vicarious thrills! I'm using a F10-1.7 for high winds and a F10-6.6 for >: low winds and am looking for a mid size quad traction kite (approx. 30-40 >: sq. ft or 3-4 sq. m). Does anyone have any experience with the Quad Trac >: or Skytiger kites? From the catalogues it seems that they are the best >: ones out there. Has anyone developed a "reefing" system, a-la Peel, for >: quad line kites? It sure would make buggying a lot easier. Noticed also >: that the Sky Tiger is made in Canada, does anyone know who the local >: distributor is? Thanks. I have both a Skytiger 26 and a Quad Trac Pro 4. Both are excellent kites. The Skytiger 26 is 26 square feet in area the Quad Trac Pro 4 is just under 35 square feet in area. If you weigh more than 190 lbs then opt for the larger area kite, a Skytiger 40 might be the answer. I think the gauze covered vents are more durable than the open vents and they are better aerodynamically. See my web page for a more detailed discussion of buggy engines(http://mail.eskimo.com/~lord/). Dave Lord = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =