KYLakeKiter wrote:I like the BTB trim on the compsticsks. I find that it is difficult to depower on the fly, but very easy to let back out. I have adapted my use of the trim because of this. Most ABT systems are easier to pull in on the fly. I just prefer less stuff slinging around on the centerlines.
From ergonomics point of view with ATB it is easier to 'depower' the kite and with the BTB it is easier to 'power' the kite. ATB is appropriate if you ride with normal or shorter depower throw. I find the BTB trim system better for waveriding with extended depower throw because in such a case the ATB cleat would be much too far away and not convenient to use.
edt wrote:it's almost impossible to adjust the trim while riding on below the bar. You have to stop, release some tension on the chicken line then pull in just the right place.
I have always used BTB trim system (SS and Naish) and I had difficulties to trim the kite only a few times in the very beginning until I realised that always my trouble is caused by twisted depower lines. The more twisted your lines below the swivel are - the more friction between them under tension and it is more and more difficult to make trim adjustments. With the Naish QR (where the single flagging line does not go through the QR) you can even permanently twist your flagging line around your depower lines. When you wind and unwind your lines without disconnecting them from the kite, there is a very big chance to start your next sessions with twisted depower lines below the swivel, if you do not pay attention. Before every session I make sure that both parts of the depower line together with the single flagging line go straight from the swivel through the bar to the QR and I have never difficulties when trimming.
juandesooka wrote:-- as I said I find my OR BTB depower quite hard to manage 1 handed with sliding hook. Need one hand to steady the QR handle while other pulls the rope....and I REALLY don't like letting go of my bar in a situation sketchy enough that I need to depower! A friend said that newer depower rope makes all the difference....more "slippery". Once older it gets more "grabby", harder to pull out of cleat.
I am sure that this a problem of your cleat (or your depower lines are twisted). I use a sliding ring and I never need my both hands for trim adjustment with the SS or Naish BTB QR.