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Postby dniez » Tue Nov 29, 2011 3:39 pm
I m a kitesurfer that have yet to be on water . Took lesson in cape town got shorten because the wind kick up to 30. Took another lesson in miami got shorten the wind died . But I'm still hooked and will take more lesson beginning of 2012 . I come from the montain bike / triathlon world . So when I read the treads to get familiar with the in and out of kitesurfing I don't always get the tech part of it. Here is the dumb Q . bars look similar , lines are 25 meters , 4 or 5 line . Why can one maker kite be flown with another maker bar ?
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Postby 72kiteboarder » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:42 pm
The mechanics are pretty much all very similar. Like putting Handlebars from one Mountain Bike on another brand mountain bike.
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Postby Toby » Tue Nov 29, 2011 5:02 pm
imagine, you have a two line kite which you fly with a bar.
Now you take another bar and attach it to the kite...what do you think will change?
Nothing!
BUT, some kites are designed differently, if it comes to 4 or 5 lines, or having higher or lower "Y" (where the depower lines separate).
That can make a difference, then special trimming is needed.
E.g., I wanted to fly an older 2008 North Vegas kite with a 2011 bar...didn't really work, because the trim of the Y changed over the years.
Some kites also require more power on a 5th line than others.
But 4 line kites and bars are pretty simple to use which each other. Maybe a bit power trim is needed, but basically will all work.
Good luck with the wind next time...you will love it!
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