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2016 Best Roca - The First Feedback Best Kiteboarding unleashed the Roca for 2016, and they've taken it to the test in Tarifa to gather feedback from riders, dealers, and distributors. The first feedback seems promising, with some of the major highlights featured below: Very durable and strong Easy to turn Great low-end Tons of power Quick relaunching Perfect for kite schools Good for basic unhooked maneuvers  Nice upwind performance What Best has to say about …

Summer Memories with Tucker Welcome to September! September brings the introduction to many things: the changing of the leaves, the cold morning wind, and all things pumpkin (spice, pies, bread...the list could go on). As we welcome fall and all of its wonders - KoGL Test Fest, anyone? - we also feel a little nostalgic of a summer gone by. While we're working hard to make your kiteboarding dreams come true, we try hard to fulfill ours as well. Enter Tucker, our Shipping Manager and all-around f …

Often times it's very easy to get set in your ways. You have a favorite restaurant, maybe a favorite musical genre. If you're really bad like me, you even have a favorite parking spot at all of your regular stops. Now imagine if you only ate Mexican and never experienced pizza in all its glory? Oh the horror!!!! Okay, all bad jokes aside, let me get to the point. In kiteboarding, like many sports, we often find a piece of equipment that we like and just stick with it, riding it out …

Extreme Kiteboarding in the Netherlands - Red Bull Megaloop Challenge There's a reason it's not called the Miniloop. The Red Bull Megaloop Challenge only happens when the winds are ripping through at 30+ knots and riders can go BIG. Needless to say, the world's top 16 kiteboarders went huge in this year's Megaloop Challenge. Big crashes and bigger loops made for an exciting show, check out the best action from the sky! (Quite honestly, right about the one-minute mark is where we started to ge …

Get Lifted In this series opener, James Ropner pulls out all of the stops on his 2015 Best Cabo, a kite designed for surfing and freeriding in the waves. Check out his video as he rips, jumps, and coins what is now our favorite phrase, "Never forget the beer."What Best Kiteboarding has to say about the Cabo: "Surfing down the face of a huge wave might easily be the best feeling in the world. To pursue this unique experience we developed the Cabo. The new Best Cabo is as perfect for the be …

Victoria Soloveykina - All That She Wants Victoria Soloveykina in her latest video "All that she wants" shows that all she wants is some wind, some water, and some kiteboarding. Representing Best Kiteboarding, Soloveykina rocks the freestyle/wakestyle scene with the  2015 GP Kiteboarding Kite and Best Armada 135cm Kiteboard.2015 Best GP Kiteboarding Kite The Best GP is like a power-hungry machine, munching and clawing for the power driven by the wind window. The GP is the ulti …

2015 Best Kiteboarding - Cabo, TS, & Kahoona OverviewBest Kiteboarding's Kevin Wade joins our own Nathan Patterson for an overview of the 2015 Best kite lineup. Having trouble deciding which kite is right for you? Then this video is sure to help, breaking down the differences between the 2015 Best TS, Kahoona, and Cabo.Learn more about each kite by clicking through to their respective product pages, linked above. …

Andre Magarao - Stuff I've SeenWhile MACkite focuses a lot of their efforts on helping kiteboarders, we always appreciate other extreme sports as well. Whether you're kiteboarding, skateboarding, skimboarding, or BMX-ing, know that we respect all riders willing to go outside of their comfort zones to embrace the life-changing experiences that extreme sports offer. Andre Magarao shows off some incredible videography talent while exposing the finesse and athleticism associated with extreme sportin …

MACkite Compares the Liquid Force Edge, the Best Spin, and the Best Spark Kiteboards"It's dangerous to go alone, take this!" says the rather decrepit-looking older gentleman. You stare at the board thinking, Why did I choose to buy a kiteboard from a wizard? I should have just called MACkite. We've been there before, trying to scour for the latest and greatest while maintaining a price point (sans the creepy old wizards). Thankfully, if you're in the market for a kiteboard, we have lined up …

Extreme Kitesurfing - Men vs. Ice Spring may be here in Michigan, but in certain areas around the world they're still seeing ice and snow. While we're looking towards the warming waters, Best Kiteboarding visits the United State's northern brother, typically called "Canada". This video is insane! Best Kiteboarding's Alex Arseneault and Antoine Fafard hit up Fleuve St-Laurent, Quebec/Canada to kite those icy conditions. Do we see Best's 2015 Admiral Kiteboard skirting across th …

On A Ride - Best Kiteboarding 2015 Once upon a time, a group of riders were on search for the best conditions to go 'On a Ride' with their latest 2015 Best Kiteboarding gear. They landed in Paros, Greece and each found their ultimate conditions for freestyle and freeriding. With their  Best Kahoona and Best TS kites ready to ride, see how they all came together for a nice sunset session after spending the day in this beautiful location. Team Riders: Gisela Pulido Sam Medysky …

Best Kiteboarding - Slow MobesHere, we see kiters in their natural habitat. Notice how the riders from Best Kiteboarding become one with the water. As they glide, jump, and show off their talent through a variety of tricks, we see that these riders are more than just the average Joe. They're superheros, honing in on their body to utilize every muscle to perform the ultimate in freestyle kiting.In Portugal, where our specimens reside, we see them sporting the 2015 Best Cabo, a kite set on ma …

Best Kiteboarding: Everybody KnowsAs spring approaches, we're seeing more and more kiteboarding videos that have us longing for those beautiful, blue waters. In this action-packed, over-the-top, one-of-a-kind video, we see a plethora of team riders, like Chris Bobryk, Ruben Lenten, and Gisela Pulido enjoying the arrival of Best's 2015 gear like the Best Profanity and Spark Kiteboards, or the Best GP or TS kites. Watch as some of your favorite team riders show off their insane …

Cabarete, Dominican Republic: a land made of rich culture, cuisine, and choice waves. Kitesurfing like an acrobat at a circus, Brandon Cordina is showing off all of his tricks on that amazing-looking water. If our eyes aren't deceiving us, it looks like they're sporting Best's Session Pro Kitesurf board, a board specifically meant for big waves and for riders with big ambitions (which, of course, is the perfect fit for this location). …

Lew Crathern's World Tour: VietnamLew Crathern has hit China, Taiwan, and now he's seeing if Mũi Né, Vietnam will deliver the ultimate kiteboarding experience. Watch as Crathern experiences some of the most breath-taking sites and the friendliest people, all while playing ping pong, futball (soccer), and shreds on his 2015 Profanity and the TS and GP kites. Lew's video was interesting, relaxed, and made us want to hit up Vietnam for that water. …