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by **Dutchkiteboarder** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:23 am

the year 2002 and 2003 were the years for Naish with their "beginner" kites. The Aero II was mine and this was the best thing to have on your kite in that time....... But It never made it to mine because it was to expensive! lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC-11uTXNvY

by **adseguy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:51 am

Oh man. Watching "the complete kiteboarding guide" and seeing that UDS thing they dangled about was pretty funny. The shape of that kite is weird too. So much C shape. I'm surprised the aerodynamic engineers didn't come crashing in like "WTF are you doing?" I rode a 2005 fuel, which is fairly similar, but I'm sure that shape has some idiosyncrasies as well.

by **adseguy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:52 am

How much were they back then too? Coplete bar/lines/kite/bag/pump

I just got done watching it. 3 stainless steel swivels. Damn. That's like the 6 pulleys on some kites. :lol:

by **Dutchkiteboarder** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:34 am

I thought the SSS system was around $200!!! Thats why I couldnt get it! lol Just bought a 16 and 12 Aero 2. Money was gone. The good old days with thick beginner boards......

The Aero was around 1500 about the same price as the kites these days. I got it with discount for 900 euro's (around 1200$). 100% 50% depower ehhhh..... 200% FULL POWER :lol:

by **skysurfr** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:00 pm

http://www.chicagokitesurfing.com/localriders.html

Oh crap... I think tat's my Aero I, that Im pumping at Montrose. The bio says I'm 37.... now Im 45!

Is noon too early to start in on the tequilla?

:wink:

by **Dutchkiteboarder** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 12:18 pm

the classic Aero 1!!! when the struts were made out of plastic or someting hahaha

by **Chris@sharkless** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:50 pm

this is what I was riding!

by **gbleck** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:12 pm

Ah yes 200% depower. When you activate the depower system it drives you into the ground away from the kite. Er wait no that's imposible. I had forgoton how much naish liked velcro and neoprene safty releases.

by **jensmadwind** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:19 pm

my first kite was a 16m aero II and I added the 20m later that season Still have them in my attic. Prices were the same back then as they are now.
The magazine add had Mark Shin doing a huge hooked in sent front roll with a downloop.

by **kris** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 7:39 pm

jens, you should should sell them on ebay.

by **Dutchkiteboarder** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:02 pm

or make a bean bag out of them!

Cant find the picture of the Jacket and the shower curtain anymore

by **adseguy** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 8:03 pm

^^^^^ WHAT?!?!? :lol:

That's awesome!

by **chillin** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 11:51 pm

Bean bag is great, actually got me a giant bean bag I just have to wear out a kite to make a new cover for it!

by **skysurfr** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 9:51 am

I think my first kite was a Naish AR5, 11.5M kite.

It had 100% depower.

When I would hit something, like a fence, I would let go of the bar... and the kite would fly away and crash!

by **noabacca** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 5:42 pm

Naish 2001? R3 17M, 12.5 projected or something.
And a "picklefork" 171

Got the kite in 2002, for 359 including shipping, new in bag.
You guys must have always paid too much, sucks 4 ya.

by **jensmadwind** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 8:35 am

sure you got your kite cheaper, way to go your a savvy shopper.

what i got for my money can't even be measured monetarily.

I supported a local shop, lessons were included in the package, and I was correctly introduced to a sport that has changed my life in so many ways.

I would have paid almost anything if I knew it would have led to what it has.

by **skysurfr** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:32 am

Pickle Fork boards.... yea.. great idea... a board that can take out an eye or stab you in the heart!

LOL!

by **Misfit** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 9:35 am

I started out on two line foils which scared the crap out of me. Nothing like getting lifted 15 feet in the air without warning when you've got it parked @ 12:00. Modern gear is so much more fun to fly. Way safer too!

I would have paid almost anything if I knew it would have led to what it has.

I would've kicked someone square in the nuts if I could've seen the coming addiction to this damn sport. I should have my head examined for getting involved with a water sport that requires 15ph+ of clean wind to have a good session when I live in Indiana! Lol.

Cory

by **Bob** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:15 am

rotflmao.......yea boy. 2 line slingshot torque 8.8 with a slingshot LFB (little fat bastard). Fixed harness loop with no safety release.

there were so so many huge blow ups on the water because you would get going mach 10 so fast and there was NO depower and the boards were thick and hard to edge.

yea...i would have let someone kick Me in the nuts and I still would have gotten into this sport.

riders now have it SO SO easy when learning.

hmmm...wonder if that torque still holds air. i feel a retro day coming.

by **noabacca** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 5:47 pm

2-line foil with broom stick bar... almost as good as a 5th-line C-kite

Savvy, you say......?
absolutely goddamn right about that.

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