Yeah, what I said already... if it breaks when you accidentally touch it with the hose, the design sucks. I'm pretty sure I didn't touch it though, because before I used the system it already didn't look like the most reliable valve to me with the plastic (nylon by the feel of it) pushpin and spring, so I was already cautious. But sure, if someone with 1500+ hours experience fucks it up (again, don't think I did, was careful to pull the hose straight, also not pushing in too hard to deflate), it sure would be a great system for all the beginners that just bought their first kite... what could go wrong huh? The Core system with the separate deflate piece would even be a better choice.marlboroughman wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:14 pmYou can only brake the pushpin by twisting the hose against it. I had it figured out the second I looked at it. Never had a problem. Naish gives you a spare valve and a tool to remove it in case you brake it. If you brake it the second time go back to Boston. I put high miles on my car and interior is mint. Friend of mine destroys everything on the inside. So yeah, it is not for everybody.
Maybe not a determining factor to buy a kite, but if a particular manufacturer uses a valve you hate, you will not buy that kite for that one reason.
This is the correct answerSENDIT! wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:34 pmI don’t want ANY valve that requires ANY adaptor at all. That leaves plenty of room to have some variety for whatever reason you like (The Cabrinha/Slingshot valve, North valve, and Ocean Rodeo valves, for example). Those are all slightly different in appearance, but they all function well and the standard pump hose just plugs on. No adaptors needed.
SENDIT! wrote: ↑Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:34 pmI don’t want ANY valve that requires ANY adaptor at all. That leaves plenty of room to have some variety for whatever reason you like (The Cabrinha/Slingshot valve, North valve, and Ocean Rodeo valves, for example). Those are all slightly different in appearance, but they all function well and the standard pump hose just plugs on. No adaptors needed. That’s just one more thing to lose/forget. Just yesterday while I was doing the beach prep part of a lesson, a local came over and asked if I had a Duotone adaptor b/c he’d forgotten his pump at home. I didn’t (I must’ve loaned mine from my adaptor bag to someone and not gotten it back) and neither did anyone else. So he just ended up going home and missing a session. It’s been several years since I owned a kite that needed an adaptor and I don’t miss that at all.
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