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by skyte
Tue Dec 20, 2022 12:24 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Harness hook broke during kiteloop
Replies: 97
Views: 13915

Re: Harness hook broke during kiteloop

The biggest problem with this sport is all the engineers!
:D
by skyte
Sat Oct 08, 2022 12:02 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: pigtails shrink?
Replies: 14
Views: 1614

Re: pigtails shrink?

Strange that such a short pigtail would shrink by so much. It might have been too short to begin with. Dyneema lines, pigtails and bridle line will hardly shrink at all, but some brands use cheaper polyester or dyneema / polyester line which shrinks and stretches more. You can spot bridle shrink on ...
by skyte
Tue Oct 04, 2022 1:09 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Slingshot releases Code V1
Replies: 14
Views: 4080

Re: Slingshot releases Code V1

Ok then, more like 2015 Ozone Catalyst then? Look all I am saying is they are recycling someone else's work. Expensive copies of old gear. LOL, there is absolutely zero chance that the designer would copy another kite. I know Adi, he has no need to copy anyone, trust me. Just because you can see so...
by skyte
Tue Oct 04, 2022 12:57 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Effect of backstall on looping speed
Replies: 11
Views: 1930

Re: Effect of backstall on looping speed

It all depends how you loop it... If you get a huge boost towards the kite then this makes the kite way more likely to backstall, the closer you get to windspeed. Your board speed into the loop, how low you loop the kite, whether the kite is directly downwind or slightly to one side, cranking the ki...
by skyte
Tue Sep 13, 2022 1:31 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Why there are no such kite?
Replies: 23
Views: 2918

Re: Why there are no such kite?

When auto zenithing PL kite is at the zenit, then it doesn't have almost any sideways pull. It is also quite depowered because bar is sheeted fully out. I'd see that quite safe option when kite pulls you slightly up: you possibly not drown if unconscious and if you have some other problem you don't...
by skyte
Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:37 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Why there are no such kite?
Replies: 23
Views: 2918

Re: Why there are no such kite?

one problem with auto zenith is if you have an accident and lose consciousness the kite keeps flying instead of crashing. This happened once at one of our local spots where the rider was dragged unconscious across the beach after a wipeout. This can still happen with a conventional kite in a death l...
by skyte
Sat Sep 10, 2022 4:11 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: AI generated kitesurf art
Replies: 6
Views: 932

Re: AI generated kitesurf art

Try https://beta.dreamstudio.ai/dream too

I used the text "an art deco style painting of kitesurfers in a remote Brazilian lagoon"
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by skyte
Sat Sep 10, 2022 4:07 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: flared tips on dice with 4 line but not 5
Replies: 19
Views: 1400

Re: flared tips on dice with 4 line but not 5

I bet the bridle has shrunk. Cheap bridle line shrinks when it gets wet then dries. The best bridle line is dyneema as it doesn't do this. Polyester bridle line does shrink and that often will cause the wingtips to curl inwards. You can try getting the correct line lengths from the manufacturer and ...
by skyte
Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:28 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Shinn Monk Delaminated
Replies: 17
Views: 2531

Re: Shinn Monk Delaminated

This is just the top sheet delaminating. It's a manufacturing defect due to not being glued correctly and has happened on several brands in the past. It actually makes no real difference to the board other than cosmetic. I just trimmed it off my board every now and then with a sharp knife and my boa...
by skyte
Mon Jun 27, 2022 2:21 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Marine PTFE Spray on front lines ?
Replies: 8
Views: 887

Re: Marine PTFE Spray on front lines ?

Eurocord used to supply Flexifoil with a teflon coated dyneema line that was circular cross section rather than a hollow, splice-able line.
The wear resistance was great.

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