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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby foilholio » Thu Apr 21, 2016 2:53 am

where do the lines attach?

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Vin Stefanelli » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:19 am

howcome the font and interface and bars on here is soooo0000ooooo screwy lookin?

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Vin Stefanelli » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:20 am

the fekkin pro file pic n' info is on the left now????

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Vin Stefanelli » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:21 am

left is where it was!
NOW it on the right?

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Laughingman » Thu Apr 21, 2016 4:23 am

Lol. You been away for a bit eh? Toby updated the site... It's better. Just takes some getting used to.

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Faxie » Sat Apr 23, 2016 8:47 pm

LetsFlyaKite wrote:Well I don't like the idea of a "button" on a bar. What's going to happen if the spring inside the button corrodes or sand gets stuck around the button? What's wrong with the bars we have now? Why do we need to push things further?

As far as i'm concerned the only thing that should have buttons is a tv remote.
Because it looks nicer :roll:

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Toby » Sun Apr 24, 2016 1:43 pm

I wonder if sand gets inside and it can get jammed?
Can it be washed?

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby alford » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:41 pm

tr3v wrote:
alamos_kiter wrote:Good on ya bells & whistles lovers. For me a bar is an effing stick with 4 ropes attached. As simple as possible. KISS design
Definitely for wave riding.

2016-04-06 15.41.57.jpg
can you talk about this bar? where did the centerline attachment piece (above the bar) come from?
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2016-04-06 15.41.57.jpg

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby Starsky » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:56 pm

It came with that bar stock. Thats a BWS bar and that piece is in their website's part section:

http://www.bwsurf.com/product/the-bit/

BTW, minus the side pull shackle, that is the future of bars right there. Its kites that have and will continue to evolve as to make the trim cleat unnecessary. Only the C kite freestyle/wake oriented kites will need the chicken loop and trim adjustment. The wave/foil scene will be moving away from chicken loops and harness hooks and are on small enough kites they wont need on the fly trim adjustment beyond a clean extended depower throw and a few different knot options when rigging. I love my clean bar like the one above.

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Re: The Future of Bars?

Postby dylan* » Sat Apr 30, 2016 10:03 pm

Starsky wrote:It came with that bar stock. Thats a BWS bar and that piece is in their website's part section:

http://www.bwsurf.com/product/the-bit/

BTW, minus the side pull shackle, that is the future of bars right there. Its kites that have and will continue to evolve as to make the trim cleat unnecessary. Only the C kite freestyle/wake oriented kites will need the chicken loop and trim adjustment. The wave/foil scene will be moving away from chicken loops and harness hooks and are on small enough kites they wont need on the fly trim adjustment beyond a clean extended depower throw and a few different knot options when rigging. I love my clean bar like the one above.
I would personally rather have a cleat instead of knots. A simple pull of a rope rather than having to come in and land your kite, change knots, then launch again. This is how my last 3 kites have been and I don't think I could go back. Just a single knot to attach to is awesome :thumb:


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