Kite Buggy
Welcome to the kite buggy section of Synergy Kitesports website.
Synergy Kitesports are an International Kiteboarding Organisation (IKO) affiliated powerkite centre offering a range of kite buggy courses from taster sessions to training courses. Our kite buggy training courses are delivered by our quailified and experienced IKO Powerkite Instructors.
In addition to our kite buggy courses, Synergy Kitesports provide powerkite and kite buggy equipment sales through our online retail store and face to face. Our aim is to help you become safe and profficient at kite buggying as quickly as possible following your course. The brands and items we sell may not be the cheapest, but after nine years of teaching and flying powerkites, we believe they are the best quality products available. This gives you not only the opportunity to try before you buy, but also to take advantage of our knowledge and experience and get the best advice to ensure you get the right product for you.
In this section of the website you will find everything you need to know about kite buggying, including:
- What is kite buggying
- How a kite buggy works
- Different types of kite buggy
- Kite buggy disciplines
- Kite buggy safety
- Kite buggy lessons
- Where to kite buggy
- And much more.
What is Kite Buggying?
Harness the wind and accelerate away at speeds of up to 70 mph, inches away from the ground. Kite buggies are all-terrain 3 wheel vehicles - hook in to a power kite and even with the lightest wind you’ll be cruising.
The controls are like an airplane’s ; control the power kite with the handles, and steer the kite buggy’s direction with the foot pedals. Once you’ve got your basic power kite skills dialed, you’ll be moving into kite buggy freestyle or speed, it’s your choice. Kite buggies can be ridden almost anywhere. Beaches and grassy parks are popular spots. There are even kits that convert your wheels to ice runners for use on frozen lakes, opening up huge possibilities for serious friction-less speed madness in winter. The two basic styles of kite buggies are Freestyle and Race.
Freestyle
Freestyle buggies are most popular, being lightweight and compact enough to fit in your car. The freestyle movement is fast evolving with pros pulling huge airs with multiple rotations and kite loops.
Race
Race buggies are longer and wider, providing a more stable ride at high speeds. Many countries organize race series which see kiters blast around set courses, similar to yacht races.
Get involved with one of the most exhilarating extreme sports in the world! Using a power kite, the wind and a three wheeled wide wheel based cart, speeds in excess of 50mph can be reached.
Learning to kite buggy is actually a lot easier than you would imagine. Unlike kite landboarding where balance is essential, kite buggying is performed seated using your legs for steering and arms to control and fly the kite.