Meh, still not impressed. I love that the Guardian and Sentinel QR is mostly all stainless steel. Easily replace the plastic bits and it's like new. At least it looks like they kept the same lines, or prehaps just the white color. the Guardian bars!

Quite typical of that tape on NP. Though I've only seen that kind of tape on the inside.You can try some of the iron on wetsuit seam tape. It works for a short while but eventually does the same thing as your suit. https://www.amazon.com/Seam-Sealing-Tape-Melco-T-5000/dp/B019H4ISFS If you chose to g...

I still wonder how the reo behaves when overpowered, anyone? :) Probably like any other kite? Scary, uncomfortable, out of control? There's only so much power you can dump from a kite before it stops flying properly and yanking you around. BTW if you're thinking of Reo's, look into Eleveight WS. Us...

... but do true counterfeit copy kites exist today? Few years back I bought the Takuma V100 foil knockoff from alibaba. It turned out to be an identical copy. I have no idea if the wing layup is identical. I took a chance and was willing to risk a few hundred dollars. A little after that I noticed ...

I wanted to buy some spare parts from these guys. And their website is not online anymore. Emails are bouncing back. What happened? For a while their website listed the business for sale. I guess no one ended up buying it. I'm sad to see them go. The FTC 2.0 harness and the slider bars are my fav.

Love my Compsticks and prefer below the bar depower. Would have been interested if Slingshot did something like the Naish BTB though. Did the lines at least stay the same?

Armstrong use a taper fit for the front wing, but not a true taper fit as the assembly bottoms from new so any wear will result in slop, rather than the taper moving further in and remaining tight. The black paste you are seeing is worn carbon, coming from the movement of the worn front wing. It is...

The shapeways mount is one that you order from the designer (apparently 3D printed) so I don't know what the material is. It doesn't come with a screw so I used the one that came with my (now broken) U-go mount. According to shapeways that mount is printed in nylon with either one of the three opti...

Sorry to hear that, which one was it? I've been using the shapeways for my gopro max. Seems solid. Biggest drawback is that the on/off button can't be used and the effing gopro remote won't turn it on reliably. Yes, its the same as you using, my friend. It looks somewhat sturdy, but its actually ra...

Cool design, looks like one I just ordered https://www.milehighluggage.com/product/mile-high-view-kite-line-mount/ Waiting for it in the mail, so I'll let you know how it performs. The mount you posted lines up the rider between the lenseses, in the stitch area. It also has cut-outs to make the ins...