sucker4wind wrote:I have flown Core kites for about 4 years. I have 7m 9m 13.5 and 17m. I had two ESP bars which I have worn out. They had some design problems such as the lines through the bar were the same direction of the bar making it very difficult to hold the bar in the middle with one hand. The sensor bar which I am sure it is very safe, has the lines going perpendicular and it is much easier to hold with one hand. Thats where the "improvements" stop. The bar is waaaay too small to use on my bigger kites. It also doesn't power the kites up as much as the ESP. I will have to use the higher knot to see if that helps. The lines fall off the wishbones when rolled up. The bar is very very expensive for what you get. I was stuck buying it or having to replace all of my kites. Core makes a great kite. Bar SUCKS-
Hey...how are you? I hope my help will let you realize there is nothing wrong with bar
I ride the 19XR2LW on the Sensor bar 20 1/2 inches / 52.3cm
You probably have to adjust to the fastest mode (wave) on the wingtip...there are 3 adjustments
Additionally i adjust to the least amount of bar pressure....also has 3 adjustments
I only ride that kite in waves on my strapped surfboard...there is zero issues..turns for me Supafast
I constantly do transitions downloop turns....aerials tacks and jibes
During some sessions i barely carve turns in the water to get on waves...all in mid-air looping
I have never had lines fall off the wishbones when rolling up
Let me tell you a trick...it is just a bit of technique
Do not do figure 8 right away with the thicker white mini 5th line (4 meter long)
Do regular tight winding with those and when you get to the thinner 4 lines do the figure 8 tightly too
So the bar is not way too small...once again i can make the 19 spin on a dime carving & looping
It is just practice with your timing...a bit of sheeting out maybe...the way you sine kite at times
All those bugs will get worked out i promise....practice makes perfect
Since i got my 19 kite May 1st this year i will say i used it (6 months)...3 times a week on average
That's over 70 sessions....i have nothing negative to say about the Sensor bar of kite quality
I live in Florida......a must have kite if power is what you need in the surf ..in 8-9 and 10knots winds
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