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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby Toby » Tue Aug 19, 2014 9:19 am

longwhitecloud wrote:I have done exactly what toby did in the past. wears out reasonably quick but is sooooo grippy if you buy the right stuff - even when wet - red on left....
what do you use?

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby longwhitecloud » Tue Aug 19, 2014 10:36 am

high quality squash racket grip - a red left and a blue right. - does need regripping just like a squash racket, tried some high quality hockey grip too which was good too. does wear out fairy fast but is for sure best grip i ever used - the most grippy bar are thin ones.

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby Alfarosi » Tue Aug 19, 2014 2:01 pm

Toby wrote:
what do you use?
Here in Spain lot of people is pimping their bars. We use EVA foam.

Example:

http://upkites.blogspot.com.es/2013/12/ ... iarlo.html

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby Toby » Tue Aug 19, 2014 5:16 pm

longwhitecloud: is it a thick tape or like the over grip?

Alfarosi: that looks fantastic! thx!

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby Alfarosi » Tue Aug 19, 2014 6:59 pm

Toby wrote:longwhitecloud: is it a thick tape or like the over grip?

Alfarosi: that looks fantastic! thx!
You are welcome, but this blog is not mine, credit for the owner :wink:

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby longwhitecloud » Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:26 pm

i cut the old grip off. A thick bar is much harder to hold onto unhooking.

that's pro job above.

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Re: Black and white is better...

Postby dazarter » Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:28 am

I hate colours on my bar.....too confusing....the best is black and white like the gaastra x2 bar.....white =right, black left.....

Gaastra kites use the same colours so it makes it always possible to see which way is right !

easy when spinning the bar...... :D

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby Toby » Wed Aug 20, 2014 11:41 am

Any comments on "stop" or "wrong" text on the bar?
Is this easier than remembering colors?

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby davesails7 » Wed Aug 20, 2014 1:58 pm

Toby wrote:Any comments on "stop" or "wrong" text on the bar?
Is this easier than remembering colors?
I don't think the "stop" or "wrong" is as important.

For me, number one reason to have the color is after a fall or being rolled in a wave. You come up for air and the kite is falling to the right side of the window. Even before I come up I can feel that it's going to the right and I need to grab the RED side of the bar. I look down in the water and grab the red side and pull. Kite doesn't crash and get eaten by a wave.

The "stop" or "wrong" takes a few more mental steps in that situation. You think: kite is going to the right, normally I would grab the left, lets see if the bar is backwards, yes it is, that means grab the other side. All has to happen after you see the bar.

I think the "stop" and "wrong" is good for beginners though so they don't pick the bar up backwards when launching and do a kiteloop pulling on the wrong side and wondering why the opposite is happening.

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Re: Pimped my bar!

Postby consumer » Wed Aug 20, 2014 2:52 pm

longwhitecloud wrote:i cut the old grip off. A thick bar is much harder to hold onto unhooking.
Yea I agree and I'm hesitant to do this to my bar for this reason- even though it would be really nice to have an updated grip.

On the other hand I think a thicker bar is more ergonomic for individuals with carpal tunnel syndrome or repetitive stress injury at the wrist.


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