Well, the kite has sat in some guys house for a few years then he sold it to me. Bridles had no wear, pig tails had no wear and canopy was crispy so I believe him when he says he didn't use it. I've used it maybe 12 times.
Airtime sells both the bladders and the valves. Last time I was buying them bladders cost me $30 or so and $100 for LE ($220 complete) and valves were $15 a pop (and would have cost $150 to replace all). Great kites deserve good bladderskjorn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 6:51 pmWell, the kite has sat in some guys house for a few years then he sold it to me. Bridles had no wear, pig tails had no wear and canopy was crispy so I believe him when he says he didn't use it. I've used it maybe 12 times.
Replacing the bladders will cost more than I bought the kite for. Maybe I just need to do that. Pretty annoying.
Have you checked this option? They seem to offer replacement bladders for every single Bandit model and size!kjorn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:48 pmI have two bandits, versions 7 (10m) and version 8 (7m), both have had terrible bladder issues. The little nipples keep breaking.
My 7m has now had ALL of them break, that's a total of 6, my 10 has had 3 break.
F-One don't support kites that old, they only keep bladders for the last two releases.
There are some f-one bladders on ebay, but for different versions. Does anyone know if previous versions fit newer ones? There is a 2012 8m leading edge bladder, I assume this won't fit my 7m?
kjorn wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:48 pmI have two bandits, versions 7 (10m) and version 8 (7m), both have had terrible bladder issues. The little nipples keep breaking.
My 7m has now had ALL of them break, that's a total of 6, my 10 has had 3 break.
F-One don't support kites that old, they only keep bladders for the last two releases.
There are some f-one bladders on ebay, but for different versions. Does anyone know if previous versions fit newer ones? There is a 2012 8m leading edge bladder, I assume this won't fit my 7m?
My advice - f-one bandits are great kites. But don't keep them long, flog them before the bladders die. And don't buy used Bandits. Seriously, mine was like new, it's still crispy, it flys amazing. But I have missed so many sessions with broken bladders and I've spent so much time trying to source new ones and so much time trying to fix them
Any advice on using different nipples? Can I glue North nipples on?
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I got this kite out of storage (in a cool (temp) garage UK) and started removing the bladders to repair. The NEW nipples have now split!!Gigi;) wrote: ↑Fri Jun 28, 2019 7:33 amHello,
if you need valves that don't break and can replace your originals, take a look of these:
https://drtuba.eu/products/unipump-valve-system
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