has anyone considered that his location or other personal commitments may stop him from getting a job? maybe ease up on the guy

bellz said...

get a job with ur local kiteschool its great fun u meet heeps of people, make good money, and u get to kite while u make money, best job iv ever had!!!

Oh OK! Kiteboarding on the job and getting paid to have fun eh? I guess we are overpaying you or maybe underworking you Bellzy. We'll fix that! [}:)][}:)]

Good winds,

Slave driver

I'm extremely rich and can sympathise with your plight. I'll send you my 08 cabrinha range. I already have the 09's.
I'll get my butler jeeves to bring them over.

My advice would be not to get a 2005 kite if you can scrape up an extra few $$$ get a 2008 or 2007 kite. Getting a 2005 kite would be like buying a 2005 computer. Sure its cheep, but its old teck and not as good as the 2008s or 2007s.

you dont need to own a kite just demo demo demo!

Sell your mum?

Does any kite store offer a kind of kite Lease?... Would be awesome to pay it off over a season so theres still beer money on the side.

I think the problem with most of the store credit systems is they are usually high interest and from those lending institutions that constantly appear on Today Tonight.

Often you will be able to get a credit card at a cheaper rate these days so I think that is the way to go.

I gues when it comes down to it you need to buy what you can afford. Stick with used gear borrowed gear and whatever gets you on the water. If thats a 3 year old kite then so be it. It will probably make you a better kiter in the long run anyway.

Enjoy your kiteing no matter what gear you own. This sport is about 90% rider and 10% gear anyway.

Have fun and share the stoke

Jason

Pimp your Hoe Doh

nah i like my limbs the way they are i just sell his car instead

if i did that many hours of work when would i kite

cabstar said...

hey guys just tryin to get some help on getting a new kite but there is a catch i dont have much money.

my current kite will be too small for me over summer for the arvo seabreezes

Sorry mate, not quite sure what the original intent of this post is?

If you are chaseing free kites that probably isn't going to happen unless you have some pretty exceptional circumstances you are not telling us about.

If you would like to know where to look for well priced affordable kites, then the buy and sell option is a very good place to start, if you are already rideing a c-kite than you have plenty of options, otherwise I'm sure there are some well priced hybrids, the slingshot link, airush vapor, and the ozone steve from Kitepower offered are some examples to get you started.

If the problem is money, then take a tablespoon of salt and HTFU. Get a basic job at night while your still at school and liveing at home, once you get a car etc. your money starts to dissapear real quick

If you tell us your budget I'm sure someone can offer you some different options.

Good luck
Matt

Allright Cabstar, here's a bit of positive and constructive feedback:

When buying 2nd hand gear, always be reluctant to jump in head first and buy the first kite you find. There is an absolute shyte load of gear out there in 2nd hand world.

Keep in mind that any kite older than 07 is bloody hard to sell, and depending on the brand an 07' complete kite is usually worth $500 tops.

Again, depending on the brand, an 08' kite isnt worth more than $900.

An 06 kite would be lucky to be worth $300 (and thats if they can actually sell it to start with). So there ya go mate. Shop around and be a tightarse, and you will get yourself a good deal for a weeks dole payment

pfr said...

i have for sale a 04 fuel for $250. It has a full set of new bladders in it,comes with a bar and a surefire safety.The trailing edge has a few rips though.

There are '06 11m Fuels in Buy and Sell for $250 advertised as good condition with no repairs or damage. So an 04 Fuel that needs repairs to the trailing edge is probably worth a bit less.

http://www.choicekitesurfing.com.au/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=33 cut n paste that into your browser kid... there are plenty of cheap kites on offer...


AND i a sure like CHOICE... Kitehard, Kitepower, ARSA and a number of other shops around Oz could help you out... get on the phone call the shop closest to you and maybe... just maybe they will let you come clean the S#!T from around their stores in return for a NEW (to you) OLD (to them) BIGGER kite...

all else fails i will send my 11m slingy to you... you pay postage from Switzerland...

or Guroo from BEST may be an option... talk to ARSA

good luck kid... don't let the haters[}:)] get you down...

enjoy the up coming summer.