Laughingman wrote:
4. Delamination of valves - since we never know when the wind is going to come in, we have to keep our gear in our cars at all times... Heat and kites don't mix, but yet these are the best conditions to kite in... Makes sense? I think not.
Agree 100%!
Man this one drives me INSANE
Valves that can come off water hot tap water in a SUMMER SPORT??!!!,
the manufacturers are F'n Retarded!
F-off with the ultrasonic welding you cheap ass dicks if you're gunna charge 1800 bucks The LEAST you can do is use an adhesive RATED to EXCEED the expected use of the product.
Car interior temperatures EASILY exceed these temps in the summer pretty much EVERYWHERE ON EARTH! thow them in a black roof box add a few more degrees
In any other industry this would be BEGGING for a class action lawsuit.
2. Chicken loop line wear,....If I forget to wash my bar between sessions and leave sand in there I can have the line worn to the point of broken strands after about 20 HOURS of use.........(for me that's like 2.5 sessions) ..... sure amsteel is rated for 5000 lbs so there is a LARGE factor of safety there but I for one am not cool the safety implications of this. vinyl covers are used by some. if the system uses multiple lines adjustable stops and/or adjustable throw this doesn't work so well. Line with internal core and outer wear jacket is STANDARD in sailing. Wax can also help Immensly. Lotsa solutions already there, figure it out.
3. One pumps that take a long time to deflate also piss me off.....Why am I subjecting myself to this added cost, weight, complexity, aditional points of failure and increased repair difficulty. If there is NO net time savings.....
4. That tiny little plastic piece of shrink wrap (or whatever it is) on the bottom of the kite line sleeving that is there to make it easier to untangle yet only ends up sawing through the kite line at a MUCH faster rate due to it's sharp edges...Thanks for lookin out for me, when my line broke and I swam it in, it was MUCH easier to untangle.
Thats the start....I'm sure I could think of more.