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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 5:11 pm
by BLOWN AWAY
Yes we all hate getting tangled up in our leashes every time we spin and flip.... but I don't like running after my kite either...
So who's got some real great ideas on some radicial saftey depowering ideas that have a chance of working....
Heaps of great ideas have been posted so far but there must be some others??....
BLOWN AWAY
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 5:16 pm
by BLOWN AWAY
I was thinking along the lines of making the remaining 3 lines longer as opposed to "shortening" one of the lines.
A system where by pulling a cord 3 of the 4 lines are detached and the kite is pulled flat by the ramaining line... this way you could saftey or depower the kite while still hooked in.....
RUST IN PEACE
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Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 5:53 pm
by jever98
If you use the kiteshoppro bar, you will still be hooked in, and you don't have a leash.
If you detach 3 lines, you are bound to get tangles...
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2002 8:07 pm
by Guest
If you want a description & photo's of my bar mail me at
huw.williams@nordiko.com & I will attach it to the return.
It allows hands free spinning & does not weaken the bar by putting holes in it.
The kiteshop bar looks good, but I would not be comfortable getting a knot to slide through a hole in the bar reliably. I also prefer the adjustment on the center lines - keeps it all even.
If you detach your lines the tangling would be huge - & how are you going to relaunch again???
Radman
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 2:35 am
by aklbob
I think advanced riders normally do their spins, then do spins the other way, then you have no tangles even with a safety! So backloop then front loop!! or backloop transition then frontloop... simple - it's just most people can't do both, like me - once you can do both ways, in both directions you don't need to worry again!!!
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 10:18 am
by BLOWN AWAY
Sorta similar to what you do when looping with the C Quad.... but you don't have to do a front loop after a backloop....
why......???? Because you can spin the kite on it's axis, real easy.
Using the C Quad bar you can spin the bar as normal after a spin but as the C Quad doesn't need a saftey leash you get no tangles.....
RUST IN PEACE
Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2002 11:55 pm
by aklbob
yeah you can do that with the X2, but you get lifted high!!
Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2002 2:57 am
by Guest
Yeah and from what happened to you.... you come down hard if you don't put it in the right place..........
RUST IN PEACE
Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2002 12:20 pm
by Paraflysurf
Hey Mr. Blown Away ;
why dont you try a SPIDER-Competition.
- Integrated safety system.
- No Leash
- Perfect control
- 500 gramms for the complete system
- adjustable to the kite size ( one bar for all)
- balanced depower system
- adjustable turn rates
What else do you want ???
You can see it on our homepage.
Click on the little Spider !!
Your Paraflysurf Team
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