Check this one also:
http://www.xs-sport.net/catalog/product ... product=23
No need to keep old spare parts in stock, but it's nice if a company can still produce them if necessary. That happens.It is really frustrating that kite companies don't carry spare parts for gear that's only a few years old, but I can say that every company is this way.
Here is not that much ice but at least this one relased ok.Do all the safety mechanisms still work....caked with ice like that?