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hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Sbrinckman » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:15 pm

Anyone has seen or tried these kites? Good price, low weight, almost single strut, nice clean bar.

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby hayes » Sun Jul 14, 2019 8:44 pm

That bar looks very smart

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Jackie Treehorn » Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:01 pm

That bar looks potentially dangerous. If the depower rope gets wrapped around the bar it could disable the primary release if there is not enough space to deploy it, leaving you option except completely releasing your kite.

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Peert » Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:09 pm

Jackie Treehorn wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:01 pm
That bar looks potentially dangerous. If the depower rope gets wrapped around the bar it could disable the primary release if there is not enough space to deploy it, leaving you option except completely releasing your kite.
True. In theory this could happen. Bar fully pulled in and than have the depower rope wrapped. But isn't this A: highly unlikely? And B: Although an ('industry standard') release like the ironheart would be deployable, it would still fail to depower the kite..

So tell me which bar QR would effectively kill the kite in the depower rope wrap scenario?

I like this bar design.. clever back line trim system.

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Toby » Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:33 pm

Peert wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:09 pm
Jackie Treehorn wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 9:01 pm
That bar looks potentially dangerous. If the depower rope gets wrapped around the bar it could disable the primary release if there is not enough space to deploy it, leaving you option except completely releasing your kite.
True. In theory this could happen. Bar fully pulled in and than have the depower rope wrapped. But isn't this A: highly unlikely? And B: Although an ('industry standard') release like the ironheart would be deployable, it would still fail to depower the kite..

So tell me which bar QR would effectively kill the kite in the depower rope wrap scenario?

I like this bar design.. clever back line trim system.
everything can and will happen.
Had it too already. But didn't have to release luckily...but if all bad comes together, would be nice to know it works...

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Toby » Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:36 pm

clever back line trim system.
yes, looks great !

But, what about the safety leash?

You release and the kite ... flies away?

That's 2002. And a potential killer for downwind riding people... @SilkeGorldt

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Peert » Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:47 pm

Toby wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:36 pm
clever back line trim system.
yes, looks great !

But, what about the safety leash?

You release and the kite ... flies away?

That's 2002. And a potential killer for downwind riding people... @SilkeGorldt
Website says it is single frontline release..

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Toby » Mon Jul 15, 2019 12:50 am

Peert wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:47 pm
Toby wrote:
Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:36 pm
clever back line trim system.
yes, looks great !

But, what about the safety leash?

You release and the kite ... flies away?

That's 2002. And a potential killer for downwind riding people... @SilkeGorldt
Website says it is single frontline release..

Ah, ok, my bad.
Now I see how it works. So there goes an inside line thru the depower rope.

And the Wichard as last release...eight in front of you.

Clean and simple design 👍🏻

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

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Re: New hydrofoil / wave kite and bar: Kauper-XT

Postby Sbrinckman » Mon Jul 15, 2019 1:24 pm

Europ2 wrote:
Mon Jul 15, 2019 11:05 am
The 200 post thread:
German: http://forum.oase.com/showthread.php?t=175914
English: https://translate.google.com/translate? ... t%3D175914
Thanks, thats a lot to read. Still no review of the kite / bar. Deliveries expected this week though.

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