I am using the Flysurfer CONNECT Control Bar with the Ozone Connect Pro Harness and could use some advise on the leash attachment.
On all of my previous harness/bar combos it was usually a metal to metal connection or at least metal to loop. For instance, every harness I've owned has had a metal D ring for leash attachment. And all of my previous kite leashes have had metal hook/carabiner attachments. So, it was a fixed connection. The full safety release was always contained within the kite leash itself and was some sort of line loop slipping through smooth metal. (ex. SS Compstick leash)
The Ozone Connect Pro harness has one leash attachment point I can find, which is a small loop below the hook. (pictured below)
The Flysurfer Control bar release is a dynemma loop of line that breaks free when you push up the safety. So, in my case this dyneema would then have to slide through the tight Ozone leash attachment point (a folded piece of ribbing) upon safety release.
I tested this and it works, but, I have found that in extreme situations (when you REALLY need the safety to work) there is sometimes so much tension on lines that if there are any folds or twists the pieces pinch tightly together and will not slide. In this situation, since I plan to use the setup for snowkiting, I feel there is an even greater risk of binding because there could be snow or ice buildup.
How would you resolve this connection to make it safer or do you think it is sufficient?
Is there some kind of aftermarket ring I can add to the harness to provide smooth metal the Flysurfer safety can slide past? I was looking for something that does not require restitching the harness leash attachment.
Thank you for any tips. Pictures of the two connection points are shown below. (along with a last minute idea)
*** As I get ready to post this I realize one solution would be to invert the Flysurfer leash shown above... ***
Then the hook carabiner (hidden under the neoprene cover) would connect to the harness, and the dyneema leash line would slide through the ring of the bar's leash line. The only problem I see there is I have now reversed my safety from a "push away" to a "pull" and it is nice to keep that standard across all kites/bars. Muscle memory and such. Thoughts?