Cabrinha 2015 safety releases just like that during a jump?

[polarstorm]

So many expensive bars rely on 2 cents of bungee cord.
Have seen a few failures over recent years and now carry some spare in my bag.

..crap... what's the frequency of this issue.. guess I'll be waiting another year then to upgrade gear..

[dwaynej]

So many expensive bars rely on 2 cents of bungee cord.
Have seen a few failures over recent years and now carry some spare in my bag.

..crap... what's the frequency of this issue.. guess I'll be waiting another year then to upgrade gear..

I would certainly wait. Nothing to lose.

[Costa99]

@markymarc you definitely have something faulty with the setup. I've been riding a 2015 9m and 11m since they came out and i haven't exeperienced such problem, niether has 2 other mates who also bought new gear. I love big airs so im constantly jumping and doing tricks... Maybe give Cabrinha a shout!

[dwaynej]

@markymarc you definitely have something faulty with the setup. I've been riding a 2015 9m and 11m since they came out and i haven't exeperienced such problem, niether has 2 other mates who also bought new gear. I love big airs so im constantly jumping and doing tricks... Maybe give Cabrinha a shout!

Its a known problem with weakness in the release bungee and when you call Cabrinha, they will instruct you to call your dealer who will organize bungee replacement. There's no mystery on how the release works.

[Costa99]

@markymarc you definitely have something faulty with the setup. I've been riding a 2015 9m and 11m since they came out and i haven't exeperienced such problem, niether has 2 other mates who also bought new gear. I love big airs so im constantly jumping and doing tricks... Maybe give Cabrinha a shout!

Its a known problem with weakness in the release bungee and when you call Cabrinha, they will instruct you to call your dealer who will organize bungee replacement. There's no mystery on how the release works.

The first thing i did when receiving my kite gear was check it out and found that i needed the spring stopper ball but my bungee on the safety was 100 percent. First port of call was too speak too my dealer who sorted the recoil spring happily. My advice is too do the fixes , which are minor and quick to sort out, then test. If it continues, i would ask for a complete replacement bar as it might be a "factory fault" to the alignment of the safety catch .

[markymarc]

Thanks for the reactions guys. It was after 1 hour or so on the water and definitely no sand or so in the QR. I will check the release bungee again.

Once it happens again I will go back to my dealer and ask for another fix.

Ride safe guys and for the rest...I still like my Cab's, but it shouldn't happen isn't it?

See you on the water!

[experienced1]

why wait til it happens again? if your dealer is close; just go get the replacement bungee. if the dealer isn't close, contact them and have them mail it to you
steve

[huge]

same thing just happened to me during a jump transition with the 2015 bar:chickenloop released by it self

[SSK]

Looks like replacing the bungee is pretty easy, if that is really what it is. I would think by inspection you would be able to see if it was too long/weak. If you cannot get a quick replacement, could you just put a knot below the crimp to shorten it? I would think you could get a bungee anywhere, the replacement in the video is just knotted and not even crimped.

[Do-it]

was it just a straight jump? Anything twisted etc?

I had this with my North bars...every time I wanted to ride blind, the QR opened...still don't know why.
But otherwise it holds up...

My north bar did this yesterday in the middle of a loop. line actually wrapped around my wrist and cut it. The look of the photographers face scared me more than the incident. I'm kinda pissed he quit shooting. Would have paid for a shot of me with a line around my wrist.