So OT I should reallly post it elsewhere: Kayaks

I want to buy one.
I would like it to have luggage capacity, and be reasonably quick, but the most important thing is comfort - I don't want to have my feet jammed in to a tiny space just to get the footpeg position right.
Ideas? Or what should I be looking out for?
I would like it to have luggage capacity, and be reasonably quick, but the most important thing is comfort - I don't want to have my feet jammed in to a tiny space just to get the footpeg position right.
Ideas? Or what should I be looking out for?
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It makes me feel much more justified in having a house full of bikes.
Pinnacle Monzonite
Liberal metropolitan, remoaner, traitor, "sympathiser", etc.
With the sit on style you won't have to worry about being squeezed into a small space.
Well reviewed, reasonable price and fairly sleek for it's size.
BTW i used to make canoes
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No, for that I'd need an ark!
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
n+1 is how many boats you need.
Anyone had any experience of the inflateables you see on ebay and the like? I'd ask over at the canoeing forum but I'm afraid of being flamed and buried in acronyms. CSO? What's that then?
+1 - Perception Canoes rock.
I used to have an "Ace" Europa racing kayak - I believe that "Ace" changed their name to Perception eons ago....but I may be wrong....cannot be ar$sed googling!
My Dad uses Perception canoes for his trawls up and down the river Wye - he is a big fella, so I think they can cater for all sizes and abilities.
A Canoe
I think mostly river touring, maybe some coastal touring too, and general pootling about. I don't really want something epically massive, just roomy for the legs and feet.
Robson waikiki looks like it might be a good bet to me?
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
It's not even Carbon Fibre.
Obviously its a bit like a hybrid bike, not for mega serious kayakers but good enough for a pootle
fine, if you want to go paddling in one of those coffin shaped things, don't blame me
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
http://www.phseakayaks.com/
What you want is a carbon race boat (plastex or nelo) some crud roadracers and a rucksack, ooh hang on I'm getting confused again
Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
Well, in all honestly I just don't really trust inflatable things, certainly not enough to rely on them for my and my belongings' buoyancy... well, I can work out my own buoyancy, but my kit can't!
And how do they work with spray-decks/ landing etc?
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
There are compromises, although it has keel skegs, its not a hard bottom like a 'proper' boat, so you lose energy as it doesn't track as well. Also, as its open, it's a bit like a canoe / kayak crossbreed, so you have to adapt your paddling.
Best thing though is if its not going to be a serious new hobby, it takes up so little room to store
I bought a Sevylor inflatable this summer, managed to get one for £200 down from about £300. They are very stable and not made out of the same stuff as the things they sell down at the beach, they are tough.
Mine is a canoe, so no spray decks, but it's fine for me and my dog (and I'm about 19 stone).
I would have gone for a proper canoe, but for the space issue. This is a compromise but it's still pretty good IMO.
Wouldn't fancy that in a cross wind!
Voodoo Bizango - 2014 - Dead - Hit by a car
Vitus Sentier VRS - 2017
I can get up, stretch my legs and walk around in my boat.
Just sayin.
And that's with a weekends camping gear and a wife in it too.
I can get a road bike in my canoe.
Can you get a kayak in your canoe?
I see your point with the inflatables and storage etc, but in all honesty storage really isn't an issue - there's tons of space both at my London pad and the place in Essex.
Oh and my car's 4.8m long, with a roof rack...
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
http://www.solwaydory.co.uk/?page_id=32
I acctually have an international canoe which has a slidy seat :P
No ta, already got one of these:
That I can't sail. Don't need any more sailing boats.
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
Why is the back end sinking?
Bike 1
Bike 2-A
'Cause the front end's off the water.
Boats: Not often articulated.
Viner Maxima, Tifosi CK7, Giant Bowery, Old commuter.
Hmm. You sure cause and effect are the right way round?
Bike 1
Bike 2-A
Yes. But if you want it in rather than on, you'd have to take the centre thwart out. 8)