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Do you use a 5th line?

always
29
25%
a few times
8
7%
depending on the kite
13
11%
once
3
3%
I want to try
43
38%
I don't like it
18
16%
 
Total votes: 114

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Do you use a 5th line?

Postby Toby » Sat Dec 25, 2004 9:34 am

pls participate in this poll and let us know.

Poll requested by blancoh2o.
Last edited by Toby on Thu Dec 30, 2004 8:01 pm, edited 1 time in total.

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Postby PAFF » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:59 am

5th line homemade SUCKS..... :o


The Naish Shift bar or the North 5th. Element bar is what i use..... 200% difference, on the good side, to a homemade 5th, line... :thumb:


Buy the right gear, or dont use it at all!! That`s my standard. :oops:

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Postby card » Sat Dec 25, 2004 11:38 pm

I always use 5th now , love it.

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Postby mx5alan » Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:23 am

No, Guerilla's (or any other PL-ARC's) dont need them to relaunch.

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Postby Scott Evil » Sun Dec 26, 2004 4:48 pm

Toby, maybe you should change this to "have you tried a factory built 5th line (ie Noth/Naish) and if so are you planning to use it?"

There are 2 issues

1) some kiters will never adopt 5th line ie Guerillas, 2 line? maybe Recon Cabrinhas?

2) there's a difference between North/Naish 5th line and home made


I think I know where you're going with this but I think the question is slightly flawed.

For the record, I can't imagine going back to 4 lines

thanks


SE

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Postby Detlef » Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:36 pm

I have a Naish and a North bar and I will try both with a homemade 5th line.
I had allready a 5th line on an X2 two or three years ago, but not as safety.

Tomorrow we will fly to Cumbuco and I will start testing.

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Postby force10 » Sun Dec 26, 2004 5:43 pm

I made my own "homemade" 5th and I love it. Homemade or bought, what's the difference? It's just a bunch of lines cut a different lengths.

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Postby PAFF » Sun Dec 26, 2004 7:01 pm

force10 wrote:I made my own "homemade" 5th and I love it. Homemade or bought, what's the difference? It's just a bunch of lines cut a different lengths.
LOL...

The shift system is made out off 14 bits, that are NOT on any standard bar....´

That why, I make i say there are a difference between a simpel 5th, line, and a North/Naish bar..

It is all the littel things thats makes it a great bar.. :thumb:

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Postby AVENTOUT » Sun Dec 26, 2004 8:43 pm

why 5 lines?
just 4 lines, whith 4LA for all kites!
and 3LA in 2005!
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Postby kitehead » Mon Dec 27, 2004 7:27 am

my homemade 5.line-bar is made out of 25+x custom made parts.

but it's not much better then a production-bar, just works fine ... :bye:


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