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by kitexpert
Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:52 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: rumour: fone's new kite uses brainchild technology
Replies: 38
Views: 3403

Re: rumour: fone's new kite uses brainchild technology

And it is not that certain kites become better if LE diameter is made smaller and pressure increased. It's not a new idea at all, about 15 years ago first thin LE kites (with partially dyneema LE) became available They pumped it with a normal pump - that means that the pressure was not higher than ...
by kitexpert
Fri Mar 29, 2024 2:15 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: rumour: fone's new kite uses brainchild technology
Replies: 38
Views: 3403

Re: rumour: fone's new kite uses brainchild technology

Welding , for now still in combination with stitching, allows a higher pressure and smaller leading edge Really? I guess there is still main seam for LE because it is very difficult to understand how kite is put together and repaired without it. Seams between segments are much less strained and I d...
by kitexpert
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:50 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Chicken Loop & Fireball - Harness Modification
Replies: 20
Views: 671

Re: Chicken Loop & Fireball - Harness Modification

The whole thing if done like that is a downside, dangerous and losing that very thing Fireball was designed for, to have more smooth and flexible connection. Epoxy is not suitable for gluing those plastics, actually no glue is. POM and many other high strength plastics are "greasy" and can be glued ...
by kitexpert
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:14 pm
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: North Kiteboarding Enters The Race For Olympic Gold
Replies: 11
Views: 1153

Re: North Getting Serious About Foil Race Kites

One more high-spec race kite, apparently a two-liner, has some kind of half-cell structures at the LE, and who knows what kind of spars inside. Nothing new or very interesting. Just another big-money sailing product waiting to get sold at a 90% discount when the next model arrives. It's crazy how se...
by kitexpert
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: High Y vs Low V bars
Replies: 53
Views: 18569

Re: High Y vs Low V bars

I was listening to the podcast interview with Ralf Groesel and the analogy that came to mind after listening to him talk about how kites turn is that a high Y kite (4 line not the virtual bridle 5 line kites like the Vegas/old Rebel) will turn like a kite with lines at the length of the split point...
by kitexpert
Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:15 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: High Pressure kite by Bruno Legaignoux
Replies: 326
Views: 52027

Re: High Pressure kite by Bruno Legaignoux

Interesting basic studying of high pressure tubes and well executed to be able to take that much pressure. Though that kite is somehow butchered now, after taking struts off and making crude modifications to canopy shape... One main reason why current kites are so effective is they are designed and ...
by kitexpert
Sun Mar 24, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: Sonic 4 12m vs Chrono v4 11m
Replies: 6
Views: 261

Re: Sonic 4 12m vs Chrono v4 11m

You can have whatever trim length if you have long enough line. Adding pulleys don't make range any longer, you just have more line there, and even more line hanging loose after trimming. If I got it right you claim Ozone standard bar has 11cm of trim range and race bar has 22cm. Latter sound about ...
by kitexpert
Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:28 am
Forum: Foil Kites
Topic: Sonic 4 12m vs Chrono v4 11m
Replies: 6
Views: 261

Re: Sonic 4 12m vs Chrono v4 11m

If race trimmer has double amount of trimming range there is huge amount of line which hangs loose after trimming a lot. This free end can then wrap around your bar or harness hook or wherever... It is weird thought that having higher pulley ratio in trimmer would make trimming more efficient when i...
by kitexpert
Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:35 pm
Forum: Videos
Topic: Florida kiteboarder critically injured when he crashes into St. Peter pier
Replies: 18
Views: 1357

Re: Florida kiteboarder critically injured when he crashes into St. Peter pier

I see him starting to try and change direction close to pier When the kite gets overhead a strong gust boosts him up He slams in pier with the side-on wind direction I do not believe it was a jump attempt The news showed Florida's West coast had unsettled stormy weather on Friday You can see the wi...
by kitexpert
Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:34 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: F-One spare parts
Replies: 8
Views: 457

Re: F-One spare parts

You can just cut old valve off with scissors because replacing valve has big enough material to cover hole anyway. Just be sure you don't stick new valve to other side of the bladder through the hole. To prevent this happen you can cut a piece of plastic (from thin bag etc.) with the hole in the mid...

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