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Kitebiking: Wind-powered Biking Without Pedaling
Adventure cyclists always complain that the power of the wind is the worst problem or best feeling on a bike. Either a headwind pushing you back or a tailwind pushing you along. What if you could harness the full power of the wind with a bike? Luckily, it’s a thing.
Kite-biking involves pulling yourself along whilst sitting in a wheeled vehicle using kite power.
- Requires wind so you need a backup if it dies down
- De-power the kite if wind gets too powerful
- Wide open space with space overhead for kite
- Kite manoeuvring skills
- Manoeuvre the kite whilst controlling the bike and avoiding obstacles
- Training from an experienced practitioner
Bikes
- PTW Cougar 2.5
- Peter Lynn folding
- Libre V-Max
- Flexifoil bug
Kites
- Ozone kites
- Jojo race kites