WA
1097 posts
ok tek heds, who knows what the average kite line strength is for lines u buy from kite distributers?
also who knows what the marine colours re, is it red left...
WA
1119 posts
I think the old Peter Lynn linesets were 600lbs fronts and 300lbs rears.
I think most new linesets now are at least ~200kgs.
Things like Q-Power are stronger again. Theres a lot of msg posts about getting stronger lines for centre lines when you start looking at North's 5th element setup
kites: Caution Spitfire 2004 16m+12m board: Caution Redline 132
WA
1097 posts
HMM 200 HUH,
WELL I FOUND SOME STUFF THAT IS 180KG, THIN SPECTRA TYPE STUFF.
LOOKS GOOD AND FEELS GOOD.
I MITE JUST TEST IT BY MAKIN SOME SHORT LINES AND SEE HOW STRONG IT IS.
TEST IF IT BREAKS.
IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN BUYING A SET FROM THE THIEVES.
P.S. JAN U FINALLY GOT A 12m HUH...
WEN R THE NEW MODELS COMIN OUT
NORMALLY CAUTION BRING ONE OUT SOON...
WA
148 posts
the sandgroper lines are rated at 250kg
WA
1119 posts
The 300lbs PL stuff I had never broke, but i was never confident on them. (~135kgs?)
180 is a lot better... but i think you will find most brands are leaning towards stronger and stronger lines and for good reason.
Best lines around that I've seen at the moment are the BEST lines - speak to brownee? last i saw they were 100USD for a set, probably wont attract import/sales tax and shouldnt cost much to ship.
Otherwise buy a spool and make your own lines up? Qpower are supposed to be awesome, I know a spot in adelaide that sells spools and it was reasonably competetive.
p.s.
no word on new cautions, i don't expect anything for a good few months yet... im more interested in their next lot of boards, the redlines awesome but a lighter version would be even better.
kites: Caution Spitfire 2004 16m+12m board: Caution Redline 132
WA
1119 posts
oh ... new cautions will more than likely have a wipika style CLS 5th line... I know the guys in santa cruz are testing it
kites: Caution Spitfire 2004 16m+12m board: Caution Redline 132
WA
2782 posts
Most lines were rated in the old scale of 500lbs which is around 220kg per line.
The Q-power lines are available in differing breaking strains so check on the package as to what strength you are buying if you choose the Q-line option.
Hope this helps
WA
1097 posts
the reason i ask is there is a boating shop oi know that have a few products they can import and a couple they brought in to test and they asked me the question.
their prices are cheaper than "BEST"
and they can get them in colours too.
WA
1802 posts
word of warning , i bought some kite line extenders off an arc seller, they were the "shiney" type of lines green and blue IE NOT the white " shoelacy type , and they ALL snapped , I'll never buy them again dale saw them snap at lancelin, and they were supposed to be 150kgs each or something
TAS
423 posts
Lines vary so much strength is one thing, but little attention is given to drag, stretch and overall durability
The most common strength over the years has been 220-230KG, but that can vary hugely between different manufacturers.
We imported quite a lot of line a few years ago that was rated at 230kg had less stretch than other kite lines (at the time) and was cheaper. What more could you ask for... Unfortunately it would snap considerably more than other lines, so we stopped selling it. So the actual specifications don't tell the whole story.
Stretch is an interesting factor especially in gusty winds, some lines stretch a lot, so what happens when a gust hits with stretchy lines. The front lines are already fully loaded, the back lines have less pressure, so the front lines stretch more than the back, increasing the angle of attack and powers up the kite.. thats handy in a gust. The argument against non stretchy lines is that if you crash your kite when fully powered, it puts more strain on the kite at time of impact...hmmm... kind of hard to measure either of these.
Using lines with more drag the kite sits further back in the window and supposedly looses performance.
For the last two or three seasons I have been using red and black lines that have minimal stretch, low drag and are super durable. For flying lines I think that is about as good as it gets.
I have tried plenty of lines that are considerably cheaper but tend to be lacking in one or more features.
