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new,old school vid of demetri

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Created by vader > 9 months ago, 25 Sep 2012
vader
NSW, 418 posts
25 Sep 2012 7:48AM
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some of his jumps over land i didn't think he would make.
old school still rocks!!!!


Martyflyer
NSW, 131 posts
25 Sep 2012 1:37PM
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Great vid !!!

Odkite
QLD, 106 posts
25 Sep 2012 2:40PM
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**** yeah! one of the coolest kiting vids i've seen!

Plummet
4862 posts
25 Sep 2012 12:43PM
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i allways like dimitri's vids. its a good mix if old school and crazy jumping over and on stuff.

thorn
WA, 172 posts
25 Sep 2012 1:40PM
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Awesome footage!

bumstein
WA, 108 posts
25 Sep 2012 1:59PM
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Very nicely done!! Cheers for the post

Beersy
TAS, 753 posts
25 Sep 2012 6:53PM
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How's the poor bloke stuck in the trees at 54 seconds

gesper
NSW, 518 posts
25 Sep 2012 9:32PM
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That was really great to watch. What an awesome playground he has there

Akwa
WA, 255 posts
25 Sep 2012 8:01PM
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teabaggin said...

That was really great to watch. What an awesome playground he has there


It looks like it could be Friesland in the Netherlands, although surely there will be more places in the world that look like that.

Friesland is awesome it's got heaps of massive lakes connected by rivers so you can go from lake to lake and town to town sailing or kiting or whatever you're doing.

dafish
NSW, 1654 posts
26 Sep 2012 8:11AM
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i think he is in florida or north carolina...not too sure though.
If anyone has ever seen his EPIC wipeout and carnage when he tried to jump a building on a pier (and is really lucky to not be paralyzed) it is amazing to see that he just got back on when he healed and kept riding.
The only thing about his amazing skills that I don't like is his Captain America wetsuit....which has nothing to do with his skills. The guy flat out rips.

StinkyPete
WA, 241 posts
26 Sep 2012 12:52PM
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just goes to show how many sick tricks you can do hooked in

Supergus
NSW, 305 posts
26 Sep 2012 10:45PM
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Awesome vid. Loved it!

stamp
QLD, 2800 posts
26 Sep 2012 10:52PM
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dafish said...

i think he is in florida or north carolina...not too sure though.


i didn't make it far into the vid, but it looks like he's at cape hatteras, north carolina

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
26 Sep 2012 10:56PM
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Best kiting video EVER. Love the huge upside down boardoffs while flying over trees! SICK SICK SICK SICK!!!!!

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
27 Sep 2012 11:49AM
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Was chatting to dimitri last night through email he's an excitable chap. Not sure why we don't see more screamers around looks the right kite for this style. Who stocks them in Perth. Check out his YouTube clip talking about the 2012 screamers he a nutter. Love it when someone is excited about his product.

Yeh great vid great kiting so much lift and hang time and so smooth. This is why I got into kiting in the old mark shinn days and why I continue to kite. Well at least it's a dream to kite like that in reality I'm just another shmuk. But hey it's good to dream right!!

Hunter S
WA, 516 posts
27 Sep 2012 11:59AM
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^^^ Epic make some great kites

Caroline at Elemental kiteboarding sells Epic

www.elementalkiteboarding.com/

VB MAN
1156 posts
27 Sep 2012 12:03PM
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Awesome, love the dead tree grinding, and looping it whilst riding blind? Way cool.

fabienne
WA, 54 posts
3 Oct 2012 1:06PM
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eppo said...
Not sure why we don't see more screamers around looks the right kite for this style. Who stocks them in Perth.


Check out
www.makanikaikiteboarding.com
Al and Kelly deal exclusively with Epic and no everything there is to no about the brand there based in Lancelin in Perth's summer and they run Zephyr Kite tours for Jen on Cocos during Perths winter.

Reflex Films
WA, 1463 posts
3 Oct 2012 4:32PM
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classic - great video ! although it could have been a really sweet 4 minuter

So entertaining and much easier to watch than coniption fit handle passes 2 ft off the water.

All the moves are circa 2003 - when people actually used to boost- noawdays its just a lawn moving festival.

does this mean kiting is back ?

PoleTroll
36 posts
3 Oct 2012 4:59PM
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you would think with Kiting being the ever evolving new "cool" sport that the airs would have gotten bigger and better from 2003.
The only things that have gotten bigger are attitudes and hairstyles

kiter77
VIC, 273 posts
6 Oct 2012 9:51AM
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Great video much more entertaining than all the dangley yawny handlepass stuff you see these days.

SaveTheWhales
WA, 1913 posts
6 Oct 2012 10:04AM
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Sweeeet - awesome playground, and we get all excited over a 100m at Woodies or The Pond

Yeah Ive got the Screamers and Renegade models, the screamers are definately the Rocket Jump machines and when you mega loop the 10 or 9, you best hang on tight cause you get yanked very hard and a long way!

I like his videos because it shows what the kite can do as well as himself. Its very basic but straight to the point - no frills no stupid car intros no stupid nightclub shots... just pure fun kiteing at its best and is not scared to show his Big wipeouts and crashing into stuff.

Hes very carefull who he lets distribute his kites because of the very bad customer services rep a lot of places have, I hope one of the few Very Reputable places in Perth get them one day so I dont have to get them from elsewhere....

giBiLatoR
QLD, 147 posts
6 Oct 2012 12:25PM
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SaveTheWhales said...
Sweeeet - awesome playground, and we get all excited over a 100m at Woodies or The Pond

Yeah Ive got the Screamers and Renegade models, the screamers are definately the Rocket Jump machines and when you mega loop the 10 or 9, you best hang on tight cause you get yanked very hard and a long way!

I like his videos because it shows what the kite can do as well as himself. Its very basic but straight to the point - no frills no stupid car intros no stupid nightclub shots... just pure fun kiteing at its best and is not scared to show his Big wipeouts and crashing into stuff.

Hes very carefull who he lets distribute his kites because of the very bad customer services rep a lot of places have, I hope one of the few Very Reputable places in Perth get them one day so I dont have to get them from elsewhere....


In the same boat as you man, flying a quiver of 3 current model screamers, there insane, but so is he. Its a real shame we can't get them over hear, having to order them from the states is a pain in the ass but theres always that gauruntee that his warrenty holds (I've had a dealing with him personally on this matter, with something that was very much my own fault).

Seeing what the man can do with the same kite is mind boggling, very much inspiring in the oldschool kiting ways.

Can i ask whats the wind range on the 9 like? compared to the 10 (im a featherweight as well if that helps) my unhookable range in boots is 13-18ish on the 10.

SaveTheWhales
WA, 1913 posts
7 Oct 2012 2:08PM
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giBiLatoR said...
Can i ask whats the wind range on the 9 like? compared to the 10 (im a featherweight as well if that helps) my unhookable range in boots is 13-18ish on the 10.


Im 80kg and use my 9m if the wind is consistant at 18-20 knots changing down from the 12m Screamer or 11m Renegade as I like riding powered up... Although rated at 14-38knots ... my sweet spot is about 18-30. Ive had it out in 40knot squalls but changing down to the 7m at 30 makes more sense as you can Tap full bar throw power and depower...

Theres a bunch of us over here that use the Epic kites and there pretty easy to spot - as long as your not looking at the water ha ha you know what i mean

Triggerhappy
WA, 174 posts
8 Oct 2012 7:10PM
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Without a doubt Old School looks and is so much cooler. Awesome video.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
8 Oct 2012 7:45PM
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He must have had a go pro up every orrifice of his body, board and kite. He told me he shot all of it himself.

Gonna try and demo a screamer in Lancelin this summer apparently the retailers hang their that time of year. Definetly on my wish list to try.

kiter77
VIC, 273 posts
8 Oct 2012 10:54PM
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How much of this is the kite and how much is Dimetri's talent ? I reckon he could do this stuff with the majority of kites on the market these days.

Taurus
VIC, 189 posts
8 Oct 2012 11:05PM
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Wow, that is solid riding! Alot of variety and made it look very easy. Respect.

eppo
WA, 9793 posts
9 Oct 2012 8:13AM
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kiter77 said...
How much of this is the kite and how much is Dimetri's talent ? I reckon he could do this stuff with the majority of kites on the market these days.




Agreed but the word on the street from ordinary riders like is is they boost big and hang. Can't do that with every kite on the market.



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