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See the little paddler at the bottom of the plate picture ...

http://boatertalk.com/forum/BoaterTalk/731399

OK, it' s not Ronald paddling it but a little fishy sidekick, though it's certainly an asymmetric C1 ....

Great photos on this german-only page on SoulBoater:

http://www.soulboater.com/sbt2004/core/ ... 7&lang=deu

It looks like you back pad is threaded through the cockpit rim -- so how do you stop leaks there?

I am just about to outfit a boat using a back pad, so any hints welcome!

/edwin

The Deli is well behaved and graceful. Works well for all sizes -- I am 17st / 240lbs but several rather titchy top UK C1 freestylers have been using a deli as well. Over a dozen C1ers I know of were using a deli last year (though some of them are now using sponsor's boats or more aerial-oriented cr...

More rolling links: Well you already have the link to Dirk's amazing underwater shots at: http://www.iis.ee.ethz.ch/~pfaff/hobby/roll/Page.html but also worth a look are Shaggy's clip at: http://www.shaggydesigns.fsnet.co.uk/videos.htm The guy on the left in the C2 playboat roll seems to be doing an...

Took some video clips of me fooling round on a lake yesterday, as I thought maybe it would be instructive and some kind souls would comment on my atrocious style ... :oops: I couldn't get the video clips any smaller, sorry, maybe someone has tips on how to scale down the size, bitrate, etc -- but th...

I too aspire to that clean-cut look, but somehow it never ends up like that ... :) I've had some success with using an iron (as in to iron your shirts with) and a piece of plain paper -- just press down on the foam with the paper inbetween the iron and the foam to stop it sticking. Depending on the ...

Yup, the backdeck roll is the main reason I attached a polo face mask to my helmet. I spend a lot of time looking down at the river bed, although the back deck roll is so fast the exposure time is very small. Even in a standard C roll you are looking down as you come up on the low brace. Plus if you...

Sounds great -- let's see some pics!

Would it cut up to take 240 lbs?

And big, long thighs?

/edwin

Don't like any of 'em

How about:

Speak with your blade

or

C Wonder ...

or

Half the paddle, twice the swims!



/edwin

Not the slasher route, please -- if your legs are too big for it then you can't carve down plastic -- and if you're too small then you have to pad it anyway ... Just a minicel console and seat, with some reeally solid strap attachement points, that is all underpinned by some base bar or other that w...

Well actually, in terms of people, there are 2 lefty world champs and 2 rightys in the freestyle. That's a distinct showing for the lefties who would expect to be 0.4 of a person ... And Martikan is world champ again ... ?? ;) Anyway, the point is they have a much higher than you'd expect from their...

I can't help noticing that Bill McKnight the 2003 world champion and Barry Kennon the 2001 world champion, and many other leading C1 ers are lefties -- far more than you'd expect in the normal population. Are we superior simply because we engage the right side of our brain when paddling, leading to ...

Student tip: 1. Buy a Schlegel Duralen kayak paddle (alu shaft, RIM plastic blades, completely indestructible) for about $80 new or $20 second hand. 2. Chop to length 3. Glue in wood handle (I got a shovel handle from a hardware store for $5) 4. Enjoy and thrash it continually with no worries! Perfe...

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Call them and ask for John (the C1 guy) and get a quote on an alloy crankshaft carbon -- it will sound pricey, so also ask for a twintex version -- I like twintex as it is really druable, though a little heavier.

The shaft of course is extremely strong.

/edwin[/i]