RS RS Buggy

After some deliberating as to weather i should get a bug or not i decided that i wanted to stop falling from my board and go for a buggy

i was a first a little stumped due to the different buggies on the market new and second hand and my budget.

however not to be put off i spoke to a few members and nudge kindly let me have a go in his parastorm ll LUSH but due to a restricted kiting budget couldnt really afford the 450 a parastorm sells for. however nudge then sent me a link to an rs bug on ebay albeit an old link that had already sold

however not to be put off i msg the guy to ask if he intended selling anymore throug t'bay. couple of days past and i resigned myself to the fact he wasnt and i would have to buy a rad bug have heard the axel tends to smaile at you after a while)

then out of the blue i get a msg from a guy called ralph saying yes he was going to sell another at the end of the month excellent needless to say i snapped it up as soon as he put it on t'bay.

Anyway about the bug :-

after speaking to a few ppl i decided to go for the wide axel and wide wheels (less likely to tip over during the learning curve)

i opted for the 1.5m axel and the wide deli wheels at a total cost of DA DA DA £230 delivered a bargain i thought considering the price of the wheels alone.

it arrived within 3 days of purchase excellent service

i unpacked it and layed out the parts to make sure all was there and it was except instructions

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pretty easy to figure it out although for a complete novice instructions would be a benefit.

build was excellent and the welds from what i could make out were sound and strong

and the whole thing was powder coated in black although i have to agree with jarv it is a bit heavy but considering some of the mountain bikes i have raced on this isnt a problem for me.

Took me about an hour to build am impressed i must say for my first attempt

the side rails were padded and covered with a black canvas to match with the buggy and the seat i chose was red and black a different seat to the one i saw in the original link i was sent and from what i can gather an improved version of the last seat and pretty comfy to boot.

the axel as i said was 1.5m in length and with the wide deli wheels makes for a pretty impressive looking beast i must say

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I have taken it out once so far in light wind around 6mph with a 5m blaze (yes a blaze)

not the best of kites but it performed well and had me going at a steady roll albeit slow pace.

i can only really compare to a parastorm as thats all i have the chance to ride and to be honest it doesnt compare in the comfort stakes and the heavier weight ment i probably went slower then i would have in a parastorm so makes it a little harder to really compare.

the only thing i can say i didnt like about it was the rather large Hex bolt holding the forks the the downtube this may be down to the fact that i ended up with a nasty split and some bruising to my nose (this was caused by the bug stopping dead due to a dog chasing and trying to munch the front wheel and me leaning forward to try and shoe it away as the bug stopped (and yes i did have a lid on at the time) Laugh away folks i did and still am everytime i look in the mirror.

i have now remedied this problem by padding out the bolt incase it happens again

Overall :- Great bug Great build and good quality and value for money

and im glad i didnt buy the radsail and cant wait to get out and give it a blast in better winds.

my compliments to ralph seeburger on a great buggy and hope he sells more of them

top bloke

LT

By : LT-FS