wego kite tube vs. manta ray kite tube

(brody) · (brody) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 07-22-2006, 9:57 PM

}}all of these bad falls on kite tubes seam to be on the wego kite tube not manta ray. i went on my friends manta ray and everything was fine except for my friends brother who also came did it and he flipped the tube over in mid air and fell. he hit his back and was knocked out. no injuries other than him being knocked out. any other reports of injuries on sevylor manta ray.

(pittsy) · (pittsy) **Join Date: Apr 2004** 07-23-2006, 1:08 AM

neither...

(auto) · (auto) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 07-23-2006, 7:17 AM

tubing is wrong.

(jeff359) · (jeff359) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-23-2006, 9:13 AM

If you are gonna ride tubes or any towable, get a kite tube. The sooner we can kill off the tubers, the better

(auto) · (auto) **Join Date: Aug 2002** 07-23-2006, 9:15 AM

totally agree Jeff, I think a group buy on WW would be just fine. If you see a tuber, go over to them, and give them a kite tube. Increasing water quality one tuber at a time

(skier86) · (skier86) **Join Date: Jan 2004** 07-23-2006, 9:58 AM

I don't like tubing, I always get hurt. Plus it's not as fun a wakeboarding. I rode a kitetube with a big skull and crossbone on it. I swear I must of been 20-25 feet in the air and when I came down, it flipped on me and it knocked the wind out of me and hurt my shoulder. No more wakeboarding for the week.

(yosquire) · (yosquire) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-23-2006, 11:36 AM

"no injuries other than him being knocked out."

being knocked out is a pretty serious injury. We tend to think getting KO'ed is ok because it happens to professional boxers all the time. In actuallity it should be followed up with medical treatment. Do a google search on "boxer punch drunk" and "second impact syndrome" ...

(sroot1) · (sroot1) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 07-23-2006, 4:17 PM

It Is a Brain Injury! Check out the various symptoms!
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/tbi.htm
Everyone Is different and how they are affected.
Do not ignore what your body might be telling you!

(brody) · (brody) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 07-23-2006, 4:29 PM

the kid that got KO-ed said he hit his back?? Any reports on people hitting their backs and getting KO-ed?

(jeff359) · (jeff359) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-23-2006, 4:46 PM

Do some research on head injuries. Alot of them occur from blows that are not inflicted on the head.

Picture your brain as a big bowl of jello, upside down in your head. It moves a lot like that. Even if you don't take a blow directly on the head, the jello moves/shifts, and slams against the skull. That is what usually cause a concussion.

If you ride any type of "towable", ya it's cool your just being "knocked out". Don't worry about it.

Sorry just showing my hatered towards anything "towable"

(hamkj) · (hamkj) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 07-23-2006, 10:22 PM

*** THE WEGO KITE TUBE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY RECALLED IN BOTH THE USA AND CANADA. THEY ARE BEING FULLY REFUNDED. ***

jrb04x9 07-23-2006, 10:37 PM

Just saw one in Shasta, guy must have been 25 feet high. Good thing they are recalled, it seemed way to risky, especially with all the idiots that like to cut you off etc.