Compstick trim conversion.

[ragzilla]

I'm so tired of stopping riding releasing power just to trim my kite. I can never get enough mechanical advantage to trim below the bar while riding.

Before you tell me to buy a SS sentinel.....
The upgrade kits are hard to find, and there is zero possibility of me throwing away $700aud for a bar when I have about 6 or 7 in a box in my garage.

Has anybody done a conversion of 2013-2015 compsticks, and converted them to above bar trim???

I'd be super interested to see how you made it and rigged her up.
I'm positive I can do it from the QR stud, to jam cleat.
But most above bar systems have a dual line, not just singular, and I'm a bit stumped on inspiration on how to creat it.

Help a brother out?

[obrie0]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eM3tMLpY9Y

[ragzilla]

*facepalm***

Dude!!
As mentioned above.....
Can't get the upgrade kits in my part of the world.... Sold out as with all 20" sentinels.
SS official website won't send as we have a local distribute.

I looked into it the upgrade kits.
$300aud ..... $300x3 = $900
Tell him his dreaming!!!

I'm not interested in spending stupid amounts of money ..... Just wondering if anybody has converted their below bar compsticks with a custom trim set-up to above bar.

Coulda sworn I read a dude had done it a while ago???

[obrie0]

Fair enough, I've got stuff from those guys a while ago when the exchange rate was better. I like the below bar depower on the slingy's anyway, each to their own.

[BenBen]

I took a QR, a chicken loop line and a cleat from Switch. Should be ~$66 aud in total. If you decide to use your Slngshot QR it's less than $25.

[topmick]

I wouldn't use the Switch cleat its way too heavy.
Have you considered loosing the cleat & increasing the throw on your bar instead. ?

Found this, hope it helps.

viewtopic.php?t=2362435

[iriejohn]

This will tell you how to do it - it's a Smartbar but the same process but simpler for you because your line lengths will be the right length to start with (my other bars are Compstick Sentinels).

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=2395364

(the images have gone because Dropbox has changed it's system If you PM me your email I'll send you the pics. )

[Harri]

I love the trim below the bar and it's no problem to trim while riding.
BUT: it's important to pull towards your body, almost parallel to the Depowerline. If you pull even in an small angle to the side, it's almost impossible to trim while riding. AND: make sure that your depower is always pulled about 1 or 2 cm, so you can grab it better.
Try it, maybe that's a way to go.

[alford]

Why not simply add one of these to the depower line above the bar? http://www.clamcleat.com/activities/kit ... leats.html

[dylan*]

Couldn't you just buy a new mainline (4mm spectra or whatever) and a cleat and put it together? Don't even need to splice line or anything if you don't want, just tie some stopper knots on the ends.