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Postby tomfuerte » Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:13 am
We think lines are a very important part of the kite and from all we ve tried, the new Cousin Trestec Lines are the best we ve found...
What lines do you prefer?
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Postby AmericanRonin » Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:35 pm
I just bought a Hadlow ID a couple of weeks ago. One of the first things I noticed about Flexifoil's gear is how tough the lines seem. I'm a big fan.
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Postby robertovillate » Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:46 pm
The Core Kites lines are really nce too. The lines are made by Liros, which makes a lot of lines for hangliding, parachuting, sailing applications. Super high quality. IMO the lines and other components of the bar are as important (or more) as anything else about a kite setup.
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Postby Saami » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:28 pm
So where can I actually order a spool with say 500 meters of these lines?
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Postby darippah » Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:39 pm
There's gotta be a cheaper way to get kite lines. Is there anything that's as strong and fit for the purpose that I can buy from a hardware store? I think Kite Lines should cost $30 to replace. Not $150
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Postby Bille » Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:34 pm
Q-Power ?
YES -- i've used this brand before ; with Good success !!
May also be had Here, along with your new polarized
Barz water goggles :
http://www.murrays.com/mm5/merchant.mvc ... re_Code=MS
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Postby WildDuke » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:17 am
Yep, I'm interested in this too! Once you buy and cut lines, there must surely be a proper way to attach to pigtails. Does anyone know how to do this? I'm very interested.
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Postby WildDuke » Thu Jun 21, 2012 5:18 am
Yep, I'm interested in this too! Once you buy and cut lines, there must surely be a proper way to attach to pigtails. Does anyone know how to do this? I'm very interested.
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Postby Bille » Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:48 am
This held true in 2006-7, i made a bunch of line-sets for A Wind of Change
in Vegas :
Only the Q-Power, and Q-Power Pro could you tie a Knot in and retain
proper Line strength ; all others had to be sleeved, or they would
break.
I have NO idea if this is still true, so ask if the line needs sleeving before
Ya purchase it.
As far as tying up a set of lines, it's a Piece of cake !
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