Hi, Has anybody got any good tips on how to fix leaky ball valves on struts. In this case it is an 07 Waroo.... (yeah yeah .. u get what u pay for etc) Pull the pump and the air just leaks past the ball, at varying rates depending on strut. All is ok if i pinch the valves, traditional style. Ideas w...

I fixed this problem with my sonic bars by rotating the bar ends by 90 deg and fitting a 8mm stainless eyebolt in the bar hole. Super smooth and low friction even powereing/depowering on a hard turn. I sleeved the eyebolt with a bit of 8mm plastic tube that was about 10mm longer than the bar diamete...

I don't know if this helps but.... I got a 555 as an all round board and love it. A mate tried my board. Found it fantastic and went straight off to buy one. 555s were out of stock so he got a 666, thinking it would be even better. He is now planning on trading it in to get a 555! 555 gives soft rid...

Hi Yes. Dyneema is what you want. Marlow D12 is available in the UK. 2.5mm or possibly 3mm. Also easy to 'splice' with the a Fid (Sailboats.co.uk sell them) Try: http://www.ekmpowershop.com/ekmps/shops/aladdin/index.asp?function=DISPLAYPRODUCT&productid=109 or http://shop.ldcracingsailboats.co.uk/ o...

If you flew the AirBlast with Bridles (Like I did ...... some hated them), I think a Bow type kite is a good way to go. I made an easy transition to Sonics.
Love the light bar pressure.

If that is the incident I think it is, the pilot does get away with it (only minor injuries). Amazingly his parachute is opened by the blast of the plane exploding!

I too changed to 2:1 depower for ease of use on the fly. As I recall I used 6mm line for both sides of the depower & yes there was a bit too much friction through the bar. I have now put an 8mm eye bot through the 'depower line' hole in the bar. Also had to turn the bar ends through 1/4 of a turn. F...

What does the KPO do for bar pressure on the Rage 2?

Higher, lower or no significant difference?

I would have expected moving the front attachemet point forward would increase the bar pressure?

Thanks

Charjulio, "1) Much less bar pressure my arms are so happy. The kite seemed to have better low end as well. Kite turns much faster." This interests and surprises me. Surely, at the low end the 5th line is slack, so the kite is just like a normal 4 line configuration. What am I missing? Maybe it is t...

Not that it should ever be needed.

The could be several advantages:

Spinning leash (Slingshot Surfire) more likely to spin.
Can easily change leashed line on the fly (in reach), or use as grap handles.
Keeps leash out the way of the way of the depower.

Has anyone tried this?

Thanks