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1. by Lottarina, on February 5 2010 @ 7:16 pm

   

   wakeboarding definitely! ive only been wakeboarding for a while, but am intending to spend the whole summer learning properly. Its quite easy to get the hang of as well.

   I dont know where you live but i live near a lake wih a cable for wakeboarding. This drops the cost alot because they can have quite a lot of people going around at the same time, whereas behind a boat you can only really have a maximum of two people. So if you dont live near a cable then kite boarding would be cheaper because once you have got all the equipement (or hired it– either way this is expensive) then you can just get out on the water.

   But wakeboarding is still cooler… definatly!
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2. by dontknow, on February 5 2010 @ 7:24 pm

   

   wake but i have a few friends that wake and they loved kite boarding…said it was more difficult….
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3. by wakediver, on February 5 2010 @ 8:09 pm

   

   Wakeboarding. no need for any wind =]
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4. by kiteboardingevolution, on February 5 2010 @ 8:57 pm

   

   Which is cooler? Kiteboarding. Which is best for you? That depends.

   I kiteboard and wakeboard, and to be quite honest I love kiteboarding waaay more than wakeboarding. The one that is best for you will totally depend on what you have around you. To wakeboard you’re going to need a boat or a cable park. If you don’t have any of those then you’re screwed.

   To kiteboard you’re going to need to learn and have the gear, and you also need the wind to do it. From looking at your username, it looks like you surf - do ya? If you do, then kiteboarding is looking better and better.

   Think about it this way - you can use your kite to tow yourself into waves to do some surfing, you can ride on flat water with a twintip (just like wakeboarding), you can launch yourself 50 feet into the air - no kidding - check these pictures:

   http://www.kiteboardingevolution.com/Evolutions_Edge-evolutionsedgejanuary2010avrt.html or this one

   http://www.kiteboardingevolution.com/Evolutions_Edge-evolutionsedgenovember2009avrt.html

   You can kite waves that you would never be able to surf unless you were towed in by a jet ski (or your kite)

   You can use your kite on the snow with a snowboard - no lift pass needed, just ride wherever you want. You can even tow yourself up a mountain, pack the kite, and cruise on down.

   You can ride sliders, rails, and all sort of other obstacles if you really like wakestyle, but then you can just jump 10, 20, or even 50 feet into the air whenever you want.

   Man, you can even kite on land with a landboard if you want.

   So between kiteboarding and wakeboarding? Kiteboarding. Catching sick waves, riding to mountain tops, and boosting 50 foot airs sounds much sweeter than paying for boat gas or going in circles on a pond.

   I dunno man, you decide.
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   http://www.kiteboardingevolution.com

5. by quiksilver8676, on February 5 2010 @ 9:39 pm

   

   I was hooked on wakeboarding from day one, and still ride as much as possible, and a lot of the pros are really great people when you meet them real down to earth people.

   Wakeboarding has a good surf feel though, but I guess I’m just wake biased, I’m sure that kiteboarding is pretty cool, but with wakeboarding, you can get out on the water with 3-4 other people and shoot the bull about the great rides until your turn comes up again.

   Cable riding and winching are becoming far more popular, and far less expensive than riding behind a boat, more cable parks are springing up around the US every year (and they usually offer passes for almost next to nothing, and there are several winch companys that manufacture some great winches to get a pull from, moreso if you’re into building rails, or jumpin’ gaps.

   it really matters as to what you think by trying both of them. good luck in whichever decision you make though.
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