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| soberskater |
Windskates.Check out the Windskates site. "Uncle Mike" and I have both been Windskaters. Mike still does so, I no longer have one, but would really like to get one again some day... Mike and I both bought our Windskate from the inventor, Jamie Budge in Santa Monica Ca. in about 1977. Windskating is outragiously fun and entertaining!http://windskate.com/ Roger "Doc". 
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| UncleMike |
I've been clocked at 62 MPH on the dry lake bed in El Marage. That's bookin only inches from the ground.
Yes I've "bought the farm" at speed (40+) and realy tore up my knees, but as junkies for in this case "speed" we will go to any extreams (including pain) for fun. |
| pinkcloudgrinder |
KewlKewl. Didn't realize windskating was really a happening thing. |
| UncleMike |
has been for over 30 yrs |
| nukedog |
Too cool.
I worked at a bike/skate shop in '79-'80, and the owner had one of those hand held sails. We used to have a good time messing around with it. One night we got in his van, a little loaded,  and went to this mall with a unobstructed parking lot. ( no curbs, dividers ) and as a huge storm blew up, he followed us in his van and clocked us over 40mph.
What a rush. |
| UncleMike |
Yah any speed like that at 2 inches above the pavement is a rush. the best part is turn the sail into the wind and ya got "air brakes" |