Buying a roll of Qline

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kiter77
kiter77
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273 posts
VIC, 273 posts
7 Apr 2010 10:42pm
Anyone know the cheapest place to buy some qline? Need to make up a few sets without costing the earth, cheers.
NSW, 4382 posts
8 Apr 2010 12:07pm
www.kitepower.com.au/
We will offer you our sale price of 20% off this price
Rattlehead
Rattlehead
QLD
555 posts
QLD, 555 posts
8 Apr 2010 9:32pm
I brought 4 x 55m roles ( Qpower line pro,2x white ,1x yellow and 1x orange...they come in a pack)from the States ,cost me under $300 delivered to my front door in under a week ,about 4-5 months ago .Made up 2 sets at 25m and a set of 5 m extensions.you don't need to splice or sew the ends just tie loop knots/make sure to tie 2 knots as they WILL slip ,the stuff if real slippery.no stretch and whistles like a demon ...No more creeping up behind people with out them hearing you coming.
Sir V
Sir V
QLD
490 posts
QLD, 490 posts
9 Apr 2010 3:05pm
Hey Rattlehead, can you post the US contact for the Qpowerline pack, or PM me the info please?

The 2009/10 Cab lines go frayed in no time... it's a bummer.

Appreciated,

V

Caesar
Caesar
QLD
109 posts
QLD, 109 posts
10 Apr 2010 11:45am
Hi guys,

I have these lines too and I'm very happy.
But it is better you stretch them first. Tie one end onto a pole or on a water tap and wrap the other end around a screwdriver or stick and stretch them *slightly*. Don't pull too hard (very important!). You can easily f*ck them up by stretching them too much.

Cheers
Caesar
djdojo
djdojo
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1614 posts
VIC, 1614 posts
10 Apr 2010 12:48pm
so this stuff whistles like a demon and f#cks up if you stretch it too hard!!??

what (in all seriousness) are its advantages?

i reckon whistling lines would annoy the cr@p out of me. anyone used them and not had them whistle?

for cheapskates like me, here's a tip: if your lines wear most at the point where they twist (about 1 metre above the leaders on my bar) just turn them upside down when they're starting to show a bit of wear. you just doubled your line life.

for the super stingy: once they're wearing more than you like at the bottom again, cut your lines shorter by an amount that moves the worn section down enough out of harm's way (50cm). do this ten times to get from 25 to 20m lines. with a bit of practice the restitching of the sleeves takes only a few minutes.

disclaimer: in no way do i advocate letting line wear go anywhere near breaking point. it's just that i think it's a waste to chuck out 25m of line when only 25cm is showing signs of wear.
NSW, 4382 posts
10 Apr 2010 12:51pm
Ok, this massive difference in price made me dig a bit deeper into the quickbooks POS monster and I found a mistake, some entered the wrong currency and from there some big errors flowed into our website pricing.

The retail price is now $115 per 55M roll (website will be updated asap), and we will offer 20% discount from that price for 4 roll purchases, so the Australian price, delivered to your door is $368.00 and please remember we have to pay GST on the sale price so if you consider that and the fact that you are keeping your money in Oz and supporting an Oz retailer, hopefully you will purchase locally?

@ Caesar
No way you can over stretch this stuff by hand, maybe ordinary flying line but not Q-power pro, no way. Its the most resistant to stretch of any line on the market and has the highest tensile strength too.

Plus you do not need to pre stretch it!!! Make sure you tie your knots without twists within the knots, then you will have no problems with uneven lines. use pigtails and any uneveness from making the lines can be adjusted and the ends of the lines don't wear out.

@Djdojo
Good thinking 99!
malfi66
malfi66
QLD
181 posts
QLD, 181 posts
10 Apr 2010 3:10pm
I've had these for a couple of seasons now. When I go back to standard lines they feel like rubber bands. Agree with KP - there is NO way you can overstretch these lines by hand. Basically they don't stretch. That's the advantage, better kite response. And use pigtails as KP says, it helps them last. 2seasons 2/week and no significant signs of wear. Will probably swap them around soon though.
Mal
djdojo
djdojo
VIC
1614 posts
VIC, 1614 posts
10 Apr 2010 4:51pm
so do they always whistle? anyone?
NSW, 4382 posts
10 Apr 2010 5:35pm
djdojo said...

so do they always whistle? anyone?


Yes, the cross section of the lines is round so they tend to "strum" or vibrate, and the windier it is the more high pitched the noise is.
Its really the only downside to the lines other than you have to use knots to make the loops, unless you have access to an industrial sewing machine.
Not sure how much strength would be lost by sewing loops with sleeving though? Normally that method makes lines stronger however Q-power is so tightly braided I think a sewing needle will damage the line.
Rattlehead
Rattlehead
QLD
555 posts
QLD, 555 posts
10 Apr 2010 8:53pm
djdojo said...

so do they always whistle? anyone?


sounds like a turbo/supercharger spooling up,makes people get out of your way ....[}:)]
Caesar
Caesar
QLD
109 posts
QLD, 109 posts
10 Apr 2010 9:49pm
Kitepower Australia said...
@ Caesar
No way you can over stretch this stuff by hand, maybe ordinary flying line but not Q-power pro, no way. Its the most resistant to stretch of any line on the market and has the highest tensile strength too.

Plus you do not need to pre stretch it!!! Make sure you tie your knots without twists within the knots, then you will have no problems with uneven lines. use pigtails and any uneveness from making the lines can be adjusted and the ends of the lines don't wear out.


Why you say that? Do the same I explained and then come back and tell your story.


PS: They are still the best lines I had. At the moment I'm wearing out the lines which came with the kite and then back the Q-Power lines...
Rattlehead
Rattlehead
QLD
555 posts
QLD, 555 posts
10 Apr 2010 10:38pm
Kitepower Australia said...

Ok, this massive difference in price made me dig a bit deeper into the quickbooks POS monster and I found a mistake, some entered the wrong currency and from there some big errors flowed into our website pricing.

The retail price is now $115 per 55M roll (website will be updated asap), and we will offer 20% discount from that price for 4 roll purchases, so the Australian price, delivered to your door is $368.00 and please remember we have to pay GST on the sale price so if you consider that and the fact that you are keeping your money in Oz and supporting an Oz retailer, hopefully you will purchase locally?



Thats a decent price when you subtract the discount ,bout time you guys reviewed those prices,their cheaper than anything I could find in Aus at the time I was researching.... On top of the $266 US I think the shipping was around the $20-30 US , so by the time you convert US to AUS $ theres not that much diff,i would buy my next set from KP as my local shop doesn't sell them.....
Kurt Savage
Kurt Savage
QLD
138 posts
QLD, 138 posts
11 Apr 2010 8:32am
Sent you a pm kiter77 with another option
kiter77
kiter77
VIC
273 posts
VIC, 273 posts
12 Apr 2010 3:59pm
To maintain the original length how about just replacing the bottom section with new line? What type of knot would you use to do this ?

Also djdojo how do you go about re-sewing the sleeves so easily, do you have a industrial sewing machine?
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