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A different take on Kite Bars

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Created by dachopper > 9 months ago, 13 Jul 2019
Gorgo
VIC, 4911 posts
27 Jul 2019 6:29PM
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ActionSportsWA said..
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The beauty of a race or foil kite is if you let the bar go, the kite collapses and loses power, usually falling harmlessly onto the water surface where it will twist and become benign. ...


I had the leash on a foil kite break. The kite crashed to the water but the drag on the bar and lines caused the foil to sit up on its trailing edge in relaunch position. It then sailed itself off over the horizon never to be seen again.

NorthernKitesAUS
QLD, 1061 posts
16 Aug 2019 11:51AM
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causehecan said..
Go to any sup shop.
Ask them for a carbon paddle offcut

Drill holes in it

Put lines in



Unless you pre-fill it with a wooden dowl. Carbon rods on their own are weak as piss.

gorgemay
90 posts
18 Aug 2019 12:57PM
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The flag out on the bar is like the Board riding Maui CCS system. No leash. When you trigger the red QR and let the bar go, you are attached in essence to one tensioned center line only, aka, flagging the kite. To completely detach from the kite you release the Wichard which is attached to the harness rope slider.
On most setups to completely release from the kite requires two steps, activating the main QR and then releasing the leash QR.
Two lines must run inside that PU tube, not sure there's two channels in it like Cabrinha. Some have commented that having no floats could make it easier to have a back line loop around the bar causing the dreaded death loop. Back line trim definitely has its merits however.

airsail
QLD, 1241 posts
18 Aug 2019 6:25PM
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Flat MTB handle bars work well, strong and cheap. The thick centre section is large enough to install a nylon block.


gorgemay
90 posts
19 Aug 2019 4:13AM
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Very crafty!

amirite
350 posts
19 Aug 2019 7:59PM
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NorthernKitesAUS said..
Unless you pre-fill it with a wooden dowl. Carbon rods on their own are weak as piss.

carbon tubes can be made stronger by upping the wall thickness
cause physics

eppo
WA, 9372 posts
19 Aug 2019 9:02PM
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Yeh.

eppo
WA, 9372 posts
19 Aug 2019 9:03PM
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Thought I'd do an amirite type post above.

Brief and utterly useless.

Leighbreeze
WA, 531 posts
21 Aug 2019 5:45AM
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Hey check this fine bit of woodwork.
This guy also makes foils for Greg Dresler Cloud Kites & Foil guru.





causehecan
WA, 668 posts
21 Aug 2019 9:25AM
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I would rather be holding a wooden bar over a carbon or glass bar. Theres a reason they use wooden baseball bats and not carbon fibre

I really dont see whats wrong with the aluminium ones tho.

dachopper
WA, 1784 posts
9 Sep 2019 11:21PM
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causehecan said..
I would rather be holding a wooden bar over a carbon or glass bar. Theres a reason they use wooden baseball bats and not carbon fibre

I really dont see whats wrong with the aluminium ones tho.


Who do you plan on clubbing with your kite bar :)

The benefit of carbon is smaller size and weight, probably not suitable for handle passes, but for travel and having compact gear they are much better.



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