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Traction Kites

Traction kiting is a sport that gets you outside and gives you a bit of a workout. If you want to learn to fly a power kite we will be glad to spend time with you getting you started. Just give us an email, it will only take about 30 minutes to get you started flying quad line kites!

Whether it's skidding on a beach or buggying on a grass soccer field, a parking lot, the wide open dry lakes of the Mojave desert or blasting uphill on snow skis the thrill is out of this world. Each spring the NABX event (perhaps the worlds greatest kite buggy gathering) is held in the USA in in Primm Nevada just 35 miles south of Las Vegas. Your kites and kite buggy when not assembled can easily be put in a couple duffle bags for airline travel. This is one sport you can take with you just about anywhere.

Peter Lynn Competition XR and XR+ Kite Buggy

The PL Competition XR Buggy is a favorite of buggy pilots everywhere. It disassembles or or setups in a few minutes. When apart it can easily be transported in a car trunk or back seat. The forward seat position distributes weight on all three wheels for maximum traction and allows for easy two wheeling and other tricks. Plastic rims, sealed ball bearings, standard 16x4 tires, tough stainless steel construction and a comfortable seat makes this a cruising machine.

The Competition XR model was first introduced in year 2002 and features larger diameter: side tubes, back axle, down tube, foot pegs, and front fork. It also uses 15mm back axle bolts and heavier front fork and down tube bolts. It can take the punishment eXtReme riders dish out. Please note XR frame parts are not compatible with the older standard Competition model. The XR seat is comfortable and offers a better height adjustment range and better back support than older seat types. Complete for $499 use online catalog to order.

The newer Peter Lynn Competition XR+ buggy model replaces the XR model and features heavier 20mm bolts and bearings on the back axle and even beefier side rails. Complete for $599 use online catalog to order.

Parts for Peter Lynn kite buggies: Please note in our catalog we have parts for PL Comp, Comp XR and XR+ kite buggies.

 

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HQ Beamer III

We have HQ Beamer III 2.0 and 3.0 available. This is a great first power kite at an affordable price. This kite offers a nice low aspect style wing for beginners. It has been updated and improved over the years and makes a great high wind desert dry lake kite for advanced riders. Kit comes complete with back pack bag, quad line set, steel foam grip quad handles, kite safety wrist straps, ground stake, manual and video CD. Beamer III 3.0 kit costs $249 and is pictured below. The Beamer III 2.0 is a purple color and costs $209.

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Peter Lynn Pepper II

The Peter Lynn Pepper II is billed as a beginner to intermediate kite. However the 2.0 size is now my high wind Ivanpah Dry Lake kite. I flew it everyday at NABX 2008 and it really performs great. This kite isn't a fast high aspect kite and that's what many riders want. Something that is affordable, flys in high winds and has a foil that is friendly in heavy gusts and has a speed limit to it. Dry lake buggying is often about how not to go too fast and this kite helps you do just that. The kit includes back pack bag, ground stake, quad line set, lightweight aluminum foam grip quad handles, kite safety wrist straps and instructions. The Pepper II 3.0 is pictured below and costs $299. The 2.0 size costs $240 and 4.0 costs $349.

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HQ NPW5

The HQ NPW5 (Nasa Power Wing) is a ready to fly kit with bag, quad handles, quad line set, video SVCD and instructions. This is a large kite (5 sq meters) and though it can be flown by a beginner you must respect it's power as it is not a kite for sustained winds much over 15mph. It can also be flown without lines or very short lines when used with a buggy, snow skis or roller blades. The HQ HPW5 kit costs $140.

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PKD Buster 4.0

The 4 sq meter PKD Buster (pdf) is nicely priced at $265 and comes with carry bag, quad line set and quad handles. The handles even have an adjustable built in link line! The Buster is one heck of an all around traction kite whether it be buggy, mountain board or snow kite skiing. One of the neat features of this kite is one can adjust the AoA (angle of attack) varying the power of the kite via a bridal adjustment. It's modern shape U shape and thinnish wing cord gives it good speed in the air yet it won't stall at the edge of the wind window.

more pictures, line and handles, back , leading edge, bridal aoa.

 

 

Q2000

The Q2000 series from Quadrifoil features easy handling and great upwind performance. The perfect kite for quad line beginners to start with in light to medium winds. In high winds experts love the control and power these kites deliver. The Q2000 is considered to be a gust friendly kite. Kites come ready to fly with Q Aluminum Quad handles and Q Line set of 2 x 200 lbs and 2 x 100 lbs.


Q2003 - 2.9 sq m / 31 sq ft - $330
Q2004 - 3.8 sq m / 41 sq ft - $375

XS - X-Foil

The Competition X-Foil series from Quadrifoil are high performance kites. This is not a beginner kite! HIgh aspect foil and detailed bridaling make this kite extremely fast and powerful.

75 ft lines best used on this small kite. Kite comes with Q aluminum quad handles, line sold separately.

XS - 2.2 sq meters - $350 - NEW red color

Also we have one XS used with handles and line, green color for $200.

 

 

Peter Lynn C-Quad

This quad line single skin kite has great traction power. Flexible continuous leading edge and internal spars allow kite to easily fold up and store in circular bag. See this Windows Media 4M video of us flying one. These single skin kites are great on beaches because there are no cells to load up with sand, also they dry quickly and can be flown even on rainy days. Kites come with kite bag, prices do not include handles or line set.

C-Quad 2.2 - $141
C-Quad 3.2 - $190
C-Quad 4.2 - $242

 

   

 

Q-Power line is recommended over traditional line for kitesurfing or kite snow skiing, it is more tangle resistant and has a tough outer cover.

Quadrifoil Q-Power 2 line sets

Q-Power 300# x 75'
white only

$42.00

Q-Power 200# x 100'
hi-vis yellow only

$58.00

Q-Power 300# x 100'
white only

$63.00

Q-Power 600# x 100'
white only

$67.00

* these are two line sets

 

Kite snow skiing is rapidly becoming the next big thing in the US! Just find an open soccer field near you.

For recreational kite snow skiing the kite size needed on any given day depends on wind speed and the size of the skier. This table shows what a 175lbs man would use.

Wind in mph Kite size
5-15 7 to 4 sq meters
10-20 4 to 3 sq meters
15-25 3 to 2 sq meters

Shorter skis around head height are better then long downhill skis. Snowboards can be used but skis are ten times easier and you can go up wind easily because you have two long edges to use. To view some awesome kite ski video download my favorite. (windows Media format)

 

 

 

To order line sets , buggy parts, kites and see more Items use our online catalog. Please e-mail us if you have questions

 

On the right is the Amokaman circuit racing on Ivanpah Dry Lake, CA.