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Re: Wego Kite Tube

Patrick — Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:14:43 -0000

I have a Wego kite tube that was used 2 times. Its in brand new condition. if intrested I can send pics. Every thing is included to fly or use as deck tube.
Email me at patrickluckow@yahoo.com
Thanks, Patrick

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Tony Beam — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:34:33 -0000

I have a New Wego kite tube that was pulled out of its original box and packaging this summer and used once. Absolutely brand new condition. Everything included. Can send pics. Lets make a deal. Email me at beamtony@gmail.com. Thanks, Tony.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

JESSIE — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:39:55 -0000

YOUR STUPID WHY WOULD YOU SELL THAT TO SOMEONE SO SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT OR HELL KILL THERE SELF!!

Re: Wego Kite Tube

nate — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:13:33 -0000

I just found my kite tube up at our lake house while getting ready for the summer, i didnt know it was still around and am going to get rid of it. I was told by a friend that i could trade it in with the manufacturer and get other stuff they sell, but would rather have cash for it... If you are interested in buying one email me at Nokerbloom@aol.com. I am going out of town 4-8 to 4-13 if I have not sold by then I will trade it in.... thanks nate

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CMPA — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 04:06:51 -0000

What an unfortunate accident. I've been curious with this toy but your case serves as a warning for me to re-consider my plan.

I wish you a quick and full recovery.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Armando Pastrana — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:56:06 -0000

Hey i wanted to buy one of the flying tube and i cant find one for sale i was wondering if u guys could tell me were i can find one or a website. I would appreciate it thank you.

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kiteboarding — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:37:09 -0000

Hey dude, thanks for the informative comment! I loved your style.

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HG — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:11:08 -0000

IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK, I BROKE MY SPINE.
I feel lucky to be alive, but my life has changed.

soon to be 3 years ago, a wind took my wego. The boat was at 33 knots/hour. I had surfed 3-6 feet in the air for over one minute, when the driver changed course and his attention was pointed at the changed waters, just for a few seconds. At the same second a wind hit me, In 3 seconds I was 30-40 feet in the air.
I broke my spine, and have had other complications (nervedammage, muscle dammage) because of the impact.
I was at very good health, fit and strong, good at sports, had no injuries before this accident.

The accident changed my life. Have diffulties sitting, standing, jogging, jumping, skiing, almost everything I enjoyd before, is become "no can do".

IT'S NOT WORTH THE RISK FOLKS!!!

Re: Wego Kite Tube

BobbyD — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:20:24 -0000

ok first off after reading horror story after horror story with the WEGO Kite Tube, all I have to say is, "anyone want to sell it to me?" lol im serious, i hella want one and fully understand what im getting into. so if someone still has a WEGO Kite Tube and would like to unload it, please feel free to email me x_tecra_x@yahoo.com. Considering its a few years old and used I will still give you $400 for it.
BobbyD

Re: Wego Kite Tube

HOWIE — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:21:20 -0000

I WAS TOWING A KITE TUBE AT 25 MPH THE THING WENT OUT OF CONTROL
BROKE MY SONS NECK WE WERE BEING SAFE IM GLADE HES NOT DEAD
THERE NOT A SAFE TOY

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Manta Rayer — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:33:35 -0000

kite tubing is a safe sport just as long as the driver of the boat and the rider know what they want to acheive!! i'v taken massive falls and hits and yes have had lots of pain the next day but nothing more then tubing or water sking. to tell you the truth i think i have had much more pain on a wake board. have the people that have riden the tube tryed wakeboarding? i'v twisted my back on them, came close to dislocated my shoulder. knocked the wind out of me and even smashed my face on the water just as hard as a kite tube. Iv watched the videos on youtube an saw that most of the drivers of the boat gun the crap out of there boats and don't slow down when the tube is 30 feet in the air. what the hell is that? you people that have law suits agains the companys that make these tubes should be really suing your friends that drive these boats..

when comparing it to another sport i would have to say that i would compare it to snow skiing. you need to have control at all times. but un like snow sking you need to make shore the driver of the boat understands what you want to do!!!! if you think your going to get hurt at 15 feet or 20 feet then bail out at ten feet. i don't see whats the problem? i know my limit and i bail out at 10 feet most of the time.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Me — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:13:03 -0000

Spring is here. Looking forward to another summer of kite tube goodness.

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markeez — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 20:52:35 -0000

Im just glad most of u cant buy planes. We would have aircraft crashing down also. I found a website where a guy dressed as elvis flies the tube perfectly if it cant be controlled how do you explain this. Elvis Fflying the Wego Kite Tube - channel: rcla... The boat does not even stay in a straight line.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Jim — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 02:33:19 -0000

Carrying the inflated kite tube ON the boat is tricky. It’s impossible to hold safely at speeds over about 5 MPH. We tie a slipnot in the rope near the tube and put that over the tow point.

Sorry your boyfriend had a bad experience.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

heidi — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:08:57 -0000

My father and I bought one of the kite tubes just a week before it was recalled last year. We rode it a few times and I never got real high in the air, my boyfriend however got about 15 to 20 feet and we were fine. This summer we blew it up and were getting ready to haul it to the boat when it got caught in the wind and the corner of the roof sliced it about three inches long. I was bound and determined to fix it so that I could ride it again. We took it to a pool company and had it patched and sewed. My cousin held onto the kite tube in the boat while we got out far enough to start sailing on it. However the rope got caught around his leg and the tube caught a gust of wind and yanked him right out of the boat giving him serious rope burn. Later the same day my boyfriend rode it and caught a gust of wind and he went up about 20 to 25 feet, got flung off and landed on his face. He got the wind knocked out of him, he couldnt see out of his right eye for a few hours, ripped his top lip away from his gums and he was caughing up blood. My father and I are now sure that we are going to cut it up and send it back for something a lot more safe. It was a lot of fun until they started to get hurt, they are minor injuries and lucky to be alive. I agree with those of you who say that you have to be responsible and carefull, but it also depends on the weather, once the wind changes you dont have control of it. My dad was pulling him when he crashed and as soon as he hit the gust of wind my dad stopped the boat, it was too late though. Good luck to those of you who still have your kite tubes.

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Jim — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:21:31 -0000

I'm not giving mine up. I saw the recall coming and got another for spare parts, so hopefully I'm set for years.

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Essie — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 02:23:27 -0000

Ok my friends have one of these and my friend broke her ribs on it and got back on as soon as she was better.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Kyle Johnson — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 20:38:29 -0000

This is the second year i have had the wego kite tube and personally i have had a lot of fun with it. Yes, the tube can be dangerous but if you follow the instructions and use some common sense you should be just fine. I have had only two crashes on the tube and neither of them were serious because of the communication between the rider and the driver.
Their are a couple of things that will make your ride on the kite tube much safer.

1. Make sure the tube is properly inflated!

It did take some time and practice to find out what the pressure should be. That was one mistake SPORTS Stuff made. The manufacture should have had device to check the pressure in the tube. To low of pressure will cause the wings sides of the tube to cave which will cause the tube to become severely unstable. To high will cause the tube to expand and possibly rupture and it will not glide across the water very easy (will act more like an anchor not letting the boat plain out.)

2. Make sure the wind is at a minimum (5mph max) The lake should be just about like glass.

This part extremely important. I only take the kite tube out in the evenings when the wind is down and the lake is free of traffic.

These are just a couple of things that you can do to insure a safer ride. Good communication and and experienced driver is also a must.

I have looked at all the videos of people crashing on the tubes usually sending the person to the hospital and from what i can see there was absolutely no common sense used. A couple of the videos i watched showed every one in the boat drinking including the driver and they were going at speeds of 30 plus mph and at 30 feet or higher. WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN!!

This is a great tube and i will never give mine up. If you follow these tips and use some common sense you WILL be fine!

I would also like to buy another tube just for backup in case the tube gets a hole or cut in it. So if any one wants to sell theres please e-mail me at kyleleejohnson@hotmail.com

Re: Wego Kite Tube

jonny O — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 22:27:58 -0000

hey im a guy lookin to buy one of these beasts but i cant find one thats for sale so if anyone knows of one for sale or is selling leve me a message at Snowbordergi@yahoo.com or give me a ring at 734 674 7620 thanks.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Richard Gehrtz — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:31:46 -0000

I bought my tube last year in June, I have been on it maybe 30 to 40 times since then with no problems. Me and my friends go on it almost every weekend and have a good time no one has been hurt and we have had one of my buddies get some serious air. They are sweet we were going to buy another to have to of them going and tape it but they were takin off the market by that time. So if any one want to sell there kite tube to me give me a call at 7017394439 and i'm sure i would by it.

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Spsustu — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:35:59 -0000

oh yeah, the crash on tape. Still looking for a way to get the tape on Youtube

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Spsustu — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 14:34:41 -0000

I bought a kite tube last year. My cousins and i rode around on it for a few months having a grand old time. We got some huge air and falling off was not a huge problem. We had a great boat driver and i would say that we did not try anything stupid (other than the kite tube itself). I was riding at about 20 comfortably and the tube took a sharp climb. the side fell out from under me and i went plumiting down. I got knocked out and was floating face down in the water. Luckly my cousins pulled me out in time. I had to deal with 3 cracked ribbs for about 6 months but now im all better. Anyone want to buy a Kite Tube.

Re: Wego Kite Tube

superhawk — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:25:21 -0000

trevor i will buy your wing send me an email meicigama@gmail.com

Re: Wego Kite Tube

superhawk — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:17:44 -0000

SUERPHAWK'S REAL GUIDE TO RIDE THIS BAD MAMMA
i have had mine sense it came out. I LOVE IT BEST MONEY ever .i'm really good now
i run a 75' rope and a 85'. now i can stay at about 20 to 30 foot and rip back and forth across the wake all day... i have never crashed hard. because i not a dumb ass and just get on and go crazy. BUT your F*&^ing driver has got to be GOD on the gas..... SMOOTH up SMOOTH down on the gas. that s the trick if you want to call it something.

also about banning this great toy NO WAY .You think bicycles should be banned because # 784 bicyclists died each year

# About 540,000 bicyclists visit emergency rooms with injuries every year. Of those, about 67,000 have head injuries, and 27,000 have injuries serious enough to be hospitalized.

# Bicycle crashes and injuries are under-reported, since the majority are not serious enough for emergency room visits.

# 1 in 8 of the cyclists with reported injuries has a brain injury.

# Two-thirds of the deaths here are from traumatic brain injury.

I Dont think so..... your under your own control and if your not ready to DIE yes I said DIE than you had better go small not big and never ride over your head. make sure your driver is great. basically if you don't feel comfortable and confident with experience to back it Then DONT DO IT........dont trust someones driving skills by there word " O i',m a great drive while laughing" they will kill you Understand dont fly with them... make sure you drive understands that they can kill you.. point number 1

heres the Training Book i got about 1000 hour on this wing.
1. started with the 45' rope never go over 20mph start at 10 to 15 you have to get real good at controlling the wind at low speeds this will give you the feeling also when to bail out.
2. you have to pump it up with air hard that's key to ....
it took me about 100 rides to get up to 15' off the water and feel confident and comfortable. then i slowly went up 1 or 2 mph..
3. Also big point you can ride corners but your driver has to be bad ass For Real Smooth is the key. you have to be on the outside of the turn BEFORE the boat starts to turn. So if your going right, get out to the right before the turn starts also tighter turns farther out you HAVE TO BE go slow and feel it out. also DON"T take turns at over 22 23 thats when it get real unstable and high high % you will crash.. . start with Small turns.

i can rip a tight corner now... Looks so cool man i love this thing!!!

lets talk about Going BIG 50' 60'
4. if you find yourself this high you had better have as much time on the wing as me or more because You will die. i got up to about 55' and brought it back down thanks to my bad ass driver.it real unstable over 40' so that being said its a good launch platform send it up to 60' and let go in a good form you can hit the water right. that fun for sure.. do it all day you only get that high with the 85' rope Caution

5.here is one more thing LET GO IF THE WING STARTS TO FLIP LET GO it's your only chance to rite you body for impact...people that hold on get flipped harder in the air and when you hit the water your not ready so bail sooner than later. also when your up in the air and the boat loses speed LET GO don't let it set you up to go head first into the wing when it crashes.. that s how people brake there neck.

thats it
happy flying
my heart go out to the dead that this sport produced.
please take my advice seriously..

Re: Wego Kite Tube

Cody — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:52:56 -0000

Everyone that agrees with it being taken off of the market are morons. I had the kite all last summer and had lots of fun with it. The instructions on the tube say 15-20 MPH and if you exceed that you should expect getting hurt. These dumbasses that go 30, 40, and 50 MPH and complain about getting hurt just need to quit bitching. If I buy a new pair of snow skis and run into a tree and break my back it's the skis fault and I can not and should not sue the maker of the skis.