I also bought the Mystic Stealth hook spreader bar and separately purchased a Stealth Bar Dyneema Slider Rope Replacement. It was pretty simple to fit the rope. Just undo 4 torx screws on the back of the spreader bar to remove the padding, and follow the instructions here : www.mystickiteboarding.c...

Eckhardt wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:59 pm

It works. I did that today

Can you please share some pictures and description of what you did?

Today I used the stealthbar with 4/3 wetsuit - I managed to tighten it without adjusting straps after the summer days when only wearing rashguard. Well done Mystic!

I think if you get it really tight it can be hard to open without loosening a little bit. I am cinching my harnesses really tight, but still no issues with opening the clip. I guess one can have problem closing the lever if the harness is so tight that the buckle can not reach its spot on lever's i...

@NorwayIsCold
No - you adjust straps once and afterwards just use the clip. As there is enough lever you even do not have to adjust the webbing when changing the thickness what you wear, e.g. naked skin/rashvest vs thick wetsuit. With the lever you are able to close the mechanism in all scenarios.

Just used my stealthbar for the first time, 9 days on water, 2-3 hours a day. I couldn't be more satisfied with its performance - nearly doesn't ride up, once adjusted you never have to touch the straps even when wearing different thickness of neo clothes. easy and fast to open/close, light and supp...

I second what @tomtom wrote above - most spreader bars fitted to waist harnesses are too short. Spreader bar should be nearly as long as the frontal length of your waist. That way the pull from the kite is "spread" and there is no pinching. Combine a proper length spreader bar with a hardshell harne...

@iriejohn
Can you add a picture of how this looks like? Is it hard to cut/sand the buckle material?

It also needs a secondary catch so that you can have it fastened loosely while you're walking around. Actually the flaps("wings") do act as a loose fastening "device" - when you tuck in the one on the latch side, the harness stays closed, although not fastened tight. The spreader bar stays close to...

Has anyone tried the release mechanism on this while its under load? Just wondering if it works as a safety too? Yes - the closing lever is constructed in a such a way, that it is virtually impossible to open when under load. The load force(transferred via the harness webbing straps) is acting in o...