Wego Kite Tube - Example of how dangerous

(clayton191) · (clayton191) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 05-07-2006, 12:40 AM

I've been really interested in the Wego kite tube since I saw it in the mall the other day. I read a forum on ww and had a lot of people talking about the possible dangers of it...

I thought, hogwash, but decided to google video search for some examples of the tube in action. Check this video out. Hurts so good...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3662795352661557160&q=wego

http://www.wakeboardfanatic.com

Che

(unclesam) · (unclesam) **Join Date: Nov 2005** 05-07-2006, 12:56 AM

this was posted last week by the guy who taped it. If anything it makes me want to buy it even more.

catfishh 05-07-2006, 6:08 AM

That thing is so awesome, I can't wait to try it out!!! Can't be no different then face planting from ten feet up on a wakeboard!!

(gmarkham1) · (gmarkham1) **Join Date: Sep 2003** 05-07-2006, 6:11 AM

one of my riding buddies rode one last weekend at a demo day in fort fremont and busted his eardrum...

still would like to try it!

catfishh 05-07-2006, 6:38 AM

Oh yeah that's just a fluke...never happen again..Yeah right..

(rockledge) · (rockledge) **Join Date: Sep 2005** 05-07-2006, 6:40 AM

We have a guy on our forum who also screwed up his ear/hearing on one of those things.

As I tell everyone, buy and ride one of these now. By the end of the summer, either the company will be shut down (lawsuits) or the Coast Guard/DNR will shut that crap down. Wait til someone flies into an oncoming boat.

catfishh 05-07-2006, 7:12 AM

well the federal law already reads that you are to maintain a state of responsible control while waterskiing and other watersports or you can get a ticket for acting in a wreckless manor. If you can get a ticket for railsliding on a homemade rail then I don't see how you can fly 20+ feet in the air and not get noticed! Like you said, only a matter of time..

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 05-07-2006, 9:22 AM

Guys....can't you aleady see some idot pulling one of these down the Delta?

That dood would have landed on the levee and died!

mplv 05-07-2006, 9:25 AM

i know a world class skiier that was doing the testing for them that got a concussion from it

(fullspeed)

How about fying one of those into a bridge. I was thinking about buying one, but then I started thinking about how stupid some of my friends would get behind the boat with it. Also who would drive my boat when I wanted to try it. Imagine gunning it with the kite tube behind the boat, it would shoot striaght up and barrel roll for sure. It would spit you out at 40ft and fling you like a rag doll. I have already blown out my eardrum wakeboarding, it hurts like hell.
Brannon