Greetings all,
A good friend got really lucky on Monday when then webbing on his harness snapped while he was at the summit point on a boost. The wind was about 35mph and he was pretty high up. He landed in about 4 feet of water and hit the bottom. He's recovering now with a minor concussion and but expected to make a full recovery. I grabbed these images from the original facebook post from his gf who is also a kiter. Please note that this is not intended at all to brand bash or speak negatively of Ride Engine. I am simply sharing this because it was a strong reminder to me to check my harness webbing and I wanted to share this in the hopes that you will do the same. Ride Engine is a fantastic brand and this is in no way to dissuade anyone from buying their products.
I liked what she wrote in the original post so here's an excerpt.
The point of the post is this: If you have a Ride Engine please check where you cinch down your strap when you tighten and lessen when placing the harness on. It was determined the failure point is right where the strap drags across the serrated teeth Ride Engine uses to “bite” into the strap. Essentially if you do this enough over time is basically saws away at the nylon strap to the point of failure. Let’s keep this focused on safety and not brand bashing. We are friends with Coleman (original inventor of Ride Engine before Slingshot purchased it) and still has his custom Ride Engine harness Coleman made him 5 years ago.