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KBM
KBM
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KBM KBM
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11 Feb 2006 10:44am
Just a quick note to let everyone know that the new issue of Kiteboarder is out now. Featuring Dre on the cover and including the 2nd KBM’s Choice Awards, the making of Spare Change, the Mambo and the Liquid Force ’06 tour amongst all the latest news and all the usuals.

Subscribers will also enjoy this issue’s KBVM featuring Mauricio Abreau’s Tribal Tour visits over the past 3 years.



Get it at your local kiteshop or newsagency or check out www.kbmag.com.au to subscribe.

hungup2
hungup2
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10 posts
12 Feb 2006 8:52am
Who's the guy in the barrel? Awesome shot!
Cav
Cav
QLD
56 posts
Cav Cav
QLD, 56 posts
13 Feb 2006 11:27am
nice mag, people. pic of dre in the middle doing a blind pete. sic!!!
Leadinedge
Leadinedge
QLD
164 posts
QLD, 164 posts
13 Feb 2006 11:45am
Great issue Guys.
It just keeps getting better.
Keep them coming.
paulio
paulio
QLD
890 posts
QLD, 890 posts
13 Feb 2006 1:05pm
Good issue,thanx Surf fx for the freebie, Did Andre cash his dole cheque in or pimp himself. LOL
barongreenback
barongreenback
WA
52 posts
WA, 52 posts
13 Feb 2006 11:32am
Nice mag.... a good read about the graphic designer for the cardboards.

Should have lost the baby jokes!!... not funny, just a sad waste of time in poor taste. Use the space in the mag for something worth printing IMHO!

Other than that... another great edition!

Chris
slyfox
slyfox
VIC
324 posts
VIC, 324 posts
13 Feb 2006 2:35pm
the boss loved it when i opened the site and rammstein came on, stupid websites with audio
assmaster
assmaster
WA
224 posts
WA, 224 posts
13 Feb 2006 11:52am
nah dude those baby jokes are pure gold, glad they were there!!
iti
iti
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iti iti
QLD, 417 posts
13 Feb 2006 7:40pm

i have been told be a good sourse that the magazine with balls on the cover ( two magz ago ) ,well shell we say is NOT TRUE we here here was sitting in a boat
kbm is this true Balls ia a truly great kitter ,last two nats ranked where 24-29 mmm
lets make it real
iti
iti
QLD
417 posts
iti iti
QLD, 417 posts
13 Feb 2006 7:43pm

i have been told be a good sourse that the magazine with balls on the cover ( two magz ago ) ,well shell we say is NOT TRUE we here here was sitting in a boat .with the kit above his head look at the cover page & then find the same picture later in the mag mm looks the same i think?

lets make it real & stop ripping use offfffffffffffff.
Hausey
Hausey
NSW
325 posts
NSW, 325 posts
14 Feb 2006 1:30am
To KBM

You had a choice of putting that great photo of that dude on the wave, or a 'dude' with some dollars in his hands on the cover - in my humble opinion a bad choice. Or maybe you are making a statement that if Tiger Woods was on the cover of Golfworld he would have a cheque for a million or two or Kelly Slater maybe half that....and Andre with what a couple of hundred... yeh kitesurfing is big hey?

If you want the sport to grow (or your magazine for that matter) it might be better to focus on the sport, the remarkable improvement of what some people are doing in the waves etc.. The sport has come a long way in a few years (like windsurfing did) and will probably follow the boom/bust cycle unless it is promoted the right way.

But then again its good not to have too many kites on the water....



waveslave
waveslave
WA
4263 posts
WA, 4263 posts
13 Feb 2006 10:46pm
Someone....
Launch a mag called 'WAVEKITER'.
I can scan wave pics forever.
If you've seen one handlepass pic,
you've seen them all!

Regards,
waveslave.
kyteryder
kyteryder
NSW
692 posts
NSW, 692 posts
14 Feb 2006 10:09pm
I notice that KBM are shamelessly advertising again. And yes I know that they are a sponsor of Sea Breeze, and are in their rights to. But can you answer this question? Why isn't this placed in the news section of the web site. The forums are for discussing kite issues.

Everytime there is a new release from KBM, A similiar thread is always started.

"KBM NEW ISSUE!!" - Is this great news for the forum or just boring SPAM that should be ignored.

Everyone can boo and hiss me. And yes I have been critical of KBM previously, but, yawn do we have to talk about a release of a magazine.
4DICE
4DICE
QLD
158 posts
QLD, 158 posts
14 Feb 2006 9:49pm
well i happen to like the fact that they make a thread for the new issue because it reminds me to go buy it and its the only decent kite mag. sorry kyteryder
ran
ran
VIC
333 posts
ran ran
VIC, 333 posts
15 Feb 2006 3:04pm
i dont see anything wrong with KBM stating a new issue is out, also it seems people do wish to discuss a magazine. if you dont like it, dont buy it and dont comment in the thread. In regards to the comment about the cover, and just focusing on the sport, i personnaly want to know about things related to it, ie what are the top riders upto, whats happening behind the scenes etc, for me kiteboarding is a lifestyle, great photos of wave riding and flatwater are great, inspiring etc, but hell i want some stories, some meat, you know, anyway, great to see the production level of the mag keeps getting better, and that it still remains the cheeky little brat that it should be. JMO
puppetonastring
puppetonastring
WA
3619 posts
WA, 3619 posts
15 Feb 2006 12:24pm
quote:
Originally posted by kyteryder
...... yawn do we have to talk about a release of a magazine.


No YOU dont
You dont HAVE TO talk about (or read) anything ... unless of course you want to
Wheres the problem
I think almost everyone here likes to get some feedback on different peoples reaction to the content of each issue.
Im sure too that the bi-monthly discussion here is partly to blame for KBM getting better & better every time around.
azza
azza
1338 posts
1338 posts
15 Feb 2006 2:29pm
I still wish they'd print it on softer paper; that stuff scratches!
PsYLoR
PsYLoR
QLD
927 posts
QLD, 927 posts
15 Feb 2006 4:47pm
No azza your just wiping your arse too much.
hi fliya
hi fliya
WA
128 posts
WA, 128 posts
15 Feb 2006 8:19pm
Is Dre the only good kiter out there or something? Every single issue KBM puts out is centrefolds of Andre, and the same riders featured all the time. Damn! If you only read KBM you'd never know that Ruben Lenton was in Oz recently, and you'd never hear of all the other amazing riders out there who are moving and shaking the world kiting scene.

The world of kiting is no bigger than Cam, Balls, Dre and a handful of other mates of the mag. Not knocking these riders, they all go off- but so do hundreds of others, some of which are actually international kiting champions and new move innovators.

More variety please KBM!!
likuid
likuid
QLD
330 posts
QLD, 330 posts
15 Feb 2006 10:38pm
yes please
ran
ran
VIC
333 posts
ran ran
VIC, 333 posts
16 Feb 2006 2:08pm
Dre is the king!!
azza
azza
1338 posts
1338 posts
16 Feb 2006 12:44pm
quote:
Originally posted by PsYLoR

No azza your just wiping your arse too much.



Yeh well... if you've read an issue you'd have the sh1ts too!
kared
kared
NSW
13 posts
NSW, 13 posts
19 Feb 2006 9:56pm
I'm just getting into this sport and decided to check this mag out today and am very dissapointed.

Lets see a pair of exposed breasts, vomiting, some guy with a dildo a hairy arse shot. Thats just one page.

Some stupid chick in a bikini that has nothing to do with kiting. A column on dead baby jokes.

This magazine is garbage. I hope the constant foul language and bad vibe in this magazine aren't indicative of the kite surfing community in general.

First and last time buying KBM. The only good thing about it was the price.

-Jared
bondo
bondo
QLD
699 posts
QLD, 699 posts
19 Feb 2006 10:49pm
i have to agree with kared on this one. I passed KBM around the nursing home the other night and everyone hated it - no knitting section, no articles on gardening, only young hoodlums wooping it up on these "kite surfers". poor mavis had a conniption when she saw the exposed breasts. in all, a bloody disgrace. wont somebody think of the children?
4DICE
4DICE
QLD
158 posts
QLD, 158 posts
19 Feb 2006 11:04pm
quote:
Originally posted by kared

I'm just getting into this sport and decided to check this mag out today and am very dissapointed.

Lets see a pair of exposed breasts, vomiting, some guy with a dildo a hairy arse shot. Thats just one page.

Some stupid chick in a bikini that has nothing to do with kiting. A column on dead baby jokes.

This magazine is garbage. I hope the constant foul language and bad vibe in this magazine aren't indicative of the kite surfing community in general.

First and last time buying KBM. The only good thing about it was the price.

-Jared



mum is that you? what are you doing on the computer? arent you meant to be cleaning or somthing
Symmetric
Symmetric
QLD
7 posts
QLD, 7 posts
20 Feb 2006 2:34am
quote:
Originally posted by kared

I'm just getting into this sport and decided to check this mag out today and am very dissapointed.

Lets see a pair of exposed breasts, vomiting, some guy with a dildo a hairy arse shot. Thats just one page.

Some stupid chick in a bikini that has nothing to do with kiting. A column on dead baby jokes.

This magazine is garbage. I hope the constant foul language and bad vibe in this magazine aren't indicative of the kite surfing community in general.

First and last time buying KBM. The only good thing about it was the price.

-Jared



I agree, I think this issue is sub standard. 40% of the magazine is ads (and/or articles pimping products) and a fair bit of what's left is comprised of stuff that doesn't have a lot to do with kitesurfing or isn't worth reading imo.

I also agree with barongreenback regarding the baby jokes. It was pathetic - a total waste of space in the magazine, and low class - I really question why I paid money for that. I'm almost embarrassed to be part of it.

I think this issue represented a bad shift in the magazine's direction in a whole lot of ways (the front cover says a lot - this must be one of the first issues where there's no one kitesurfing except for a small obscured silhouette in the top right corner; instead the feature is $260 in notes... wow). With that said, everyone's entitled to their own opinion and I know there are lots of people who like it the way it is, but for me it's not worth the money any more. Unless the next issue is substantially better I think I'll pass.
carbine
carbine
WA
1450 posts
WA, 1450 posts
20 Feb 2006 1:09am
i thought this one was good.


maybe its just an age thing. Can't cater for all demographics.
Symmetric
Symmetric
QLD
7 posts
QLD, 7 posts
20 Feb 2006 3:59am
I don't know about age... I think I'm younger than most of the people in this thread (or is that what you meant?).

But yes, you can't cater to all demographics' likes and dislikes. Some people will like it, some people won't, and everyone has their own opinion of what a good kiteboarding magazine should be.
windangoesoff
windangoesoff
NSW
280 posts
NSW, 280 posts
20 Feb 2006 9:48am
now we need the standard response from a couple of KBM hoes

"Well if you don't like the magazine .. go and make your own magazine which is better"

or

"If you don't like tittes and binge drinking then you must be a fag"

go away KBM ... or ... start listening to your feedback ?
assmaster
assmaster
WA
224 posts
WA, 224 posts
20 Feb 2006 9:23am
hahahahahahahahaha you need to write something that someone else might say just so you can respond to this thread hahahahahaha, go back to windang with all the other freaks and stop writing crap.
Spacemonkey!
Spacemonkey!
SA
2288 posts
SA, 2288 posts
20 Feb 2006 3:27pm
quote:
Originally posted by hi fliya

Is Dre the only good kiter out there or something? Every single issue KBM puts out is centrefolds of Andre, and the same riders featured all the time. Damn! If you only read KBM you'd never know that Ruben Lenton was in Oz recently, and you'd never hear of all the other amazing riders out there who are moving and shaking the world kiting scene.

The world of kiting is no bigger than Cam, Balls, Dre and a handful of other mates of the mag. Not knocking these riders, they all go off- but so do hundreds of others, some of which are actually international kiting champions and new move innovators.

More variety please KBM!!



I agree with you 100%, suprising as it may be but Aaron Hadlow is world champion for a reason and would most likely win in any form of judging. Give these guys some credit they deserve.
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