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Postby Toby » Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:00 pm
SolarSet wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 5:32 pm
I don’t think switchblade is free ride friendly kite it was always slow and if you pull accidentally loop on it it can bruise your ribs badly like I did to my old twice, user friendly is moto, obly user friendly aspect of sb is maybe wind range but that’s it I’m my opinion.
But Nitro should be even faster
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Postby SolarSet » Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:14 pm
Fast=better=more user friendly
I don’t see any other place than on very begging of learning when slow kite is better than fast
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Postby Toby » Thu Jan 19, 2023 6:17 pm
I see many
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Postby Slappysan » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:57 pm
Ug. First they drop support for the Fireball as one of the modular system's attachments and now they drop support for the modular system all together >.<
Now I can't buy a bunch of Fireball attachments and keep buying modular system bars in the future. Think what you want about Fireball but it's the best connection I've found and I love it.
I was thinking I could make do with their rope slider modular attachment connected directly to the lock loop on a rope slider bar but now they don't even have a rope slider.
Why not just clip the CL directly in you ask? Because I don't want to rely on a safety system to work to be able to detach my kite.
I guess it's time to look for a new bar manufacturer.
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Postby Toby » Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:59 pm
Slappysan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:57 pm
Ug. First they drop support for the Fireball as one of the modular system's attachments and now they drop support for the modular system all together >.<
Now I can't buy a bunch of Fireball attachments and keep buying modular system bars in the future. Think what you want about Fireball but it's the best connection I've found and I love it.
I was thinking I could make do with their rope slider modular attachment connected directly to the lock loop on a rope slider bar but now they don't even have a rope slider.
Why not just clip the CL directly in you ask? Because I don't want to rely on a safety system to work to be able to detach my kite.
I guess it's time to look for a new bar manufacturer.
There is much worse: last Microloop bars sold in 2012. And kits many years ago too. My advice: keep buying what you get!
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Postby SolarSet » Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:01 am
Slappysan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:57 pm
Now I can't buy a bunch of Fireball attachments and keep buying modular system bars in the future. Think what you want about Fireball but it's the best connection I've found and I love it.
Why you can't buy few spare fireball attachments and be happy for another 10 years if you like it so much? I can see it in still in stock.
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Postby Mikkelza » Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:31 am
Slappysan wrote: ↑Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:57 pm
Ug. First they drop support for the Fireball as one of the modular system's attachments and now they drop support for the modular system all together >.<
Now I can't buy a bunch of Fireball attachments and keep buying modular system bars in the future. Think what you want about Fireball but it's the best connection I've found and I love it.
I was thinking I could make do with their rope slider modular attachment connected directly to the lock loop on a rope slider bar but now they don't even have a rope slider.
Why not just clip the CL directly in you ask? Because I don't want to rely on a safety system to work to be able to detach my kite.
I guess it's time to look for a new bar manufacturer.
Good point. I guess Cabrinha has slimmed their production line in this regard.
A lot of (big) kite brands expanded their connection options/had modular systems in recent years. Now we see Cabrinha going the opposite way.
It is nice for the consumers to have options to fit their riding style, though..
Wrt. slider:
I used to kite with Cabrinha kites (and bars), but last year I switched to Airush. I am really happy with the Airush rope slider (included when you buy a Ultra bar beside a standard chicken loop).
A chicken loop has too much friction with the rope. A metal slider works better.
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Postby Baptiste_FR » Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:38 am
To be honnest I'm kind of disappointed with this gear release. I was hoping for Cabrinha to be the first brand to launch a complete line-up with the new material (Ultra HT). And at the end there is only the Nitro with this new material.
At the moment, the only reasonable option for a 3 strut is the Eleveight RS+ (OR Aluula and Duotone D/Lab are way too expensive).
I hope that North and Slingshot will soon launch their new kite line-up.
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Postby Toby » Fri Jan 20, 2023 12:01 pm
Good to have a mixture of material. So people with less money still can afford a new kite.
And if all models with two qualities it will be a nightmare for production and planning etc. just too much.
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JON MODICA
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Postby JON MODICA » Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:07 pm
Baptiste_FR wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 11:38 am
To be honnest I'm kind of disappointed with this gear release. I was hoping for Cabrinha to be the first brand to launch a complete line-up with the new material (Ultra HT). And at the end there is only the Nitro with this new material.
At the moment, the only reasonable option for a 3 strut is the Eleveight RS+ (OR Aluula and Duotone D/Lab are way too expensive).
I hope that North and Slingshot will soon launch their new kite line-up.
The Ultra HT is indeed only in the Nitro kite but ALL the kites have a mixture of new lighter materials.
See chart below!
As Toby suggested it was really important to us to keep prices down so everyone can enjoy!
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