Could have put the chicken loop around the spreader bar, save a long walk. Would of slipped from side to side a bit, but workable.

SibboV1 said..

Could have put the chicken loop around the spreader bar, save a long walk. Would of slipped from side to side a bit, but workable.

I agree but not much help if the kite deflated on impact

mmmmmm spreader bar ? looks more like they should have called it a "seperation bar"

Bugger about the walk, and how nice ot the guy to offer a lift, but if it was a hot chick offering the lift would you have jumped in ?

PS, y 3 pics ?

Craig66 said..

PS, y 3 pics ?

?????? I just spent the last 5 mins trying to spot the difference

Gilly3 said..

Craig66 said..

PS, y 3 pics ?

?????? I just spent the last 5 mins trying to spot the difference

Sorry about the three pics mate no difference what so ever which is not hard to work out, not sure why that occurred.

I was worried about mine breaking so I cut it off with a hack saw & replaced it with some rope.

Welcome to the club.

www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/General/Reminder-to-check-your-spreader-bar/#1371249

SibboV1 said..
Could have put the chicken loop around the spreader bar, save a long walk. Would of slipped from side to side a bit, but workable.

... ha, I've had to do this technique twice, second time I just kept kiting and got used to the sliding!

the weakest point on a fillet joint like that is always at the toe of the weld- which is where it broke.

A couple of weeks ago a couple of km short of the end of a downwind run I broke the main strap holding one end of the spreader bar.

The kite crashed and I was in the shore break so I went to the beach and rigged up a temporary fix that allowed me to launch and head out to ride back the car. Unfortunately the temporary fix failed on the first wave I hit.

I ended up relaunching the kite and riding unhooked. If I needed to depower I could work the chicken loop with one hand and I had the remaining end of the spreader bar to take some of the load.

It was scary at first but it ended up fine and it was kind of fun in the end. I am a strictly hooked in rider but all that time spent practicing unhooked riding paid off in the end.

Kozzie said..

Kamikuza said..

Dakine spreader bar, eh... what a surprise I've lost count of how many threads like this I've seen.

wait sooo... this isnt as a result of poor storage/transport/putting heavey objects on it resting etc? your saying alot of dakine bars have been snapping with just regular use?!? thank god i didnt get my new harness yet

I've got three here that have snapped right off (earlier gen like in your photo) and two with just one side broken (later gen)...

From a total of 4 Dakine harnesses.

Rolf the Aussie icon
Guilty until proven innocent eh?
I have three non dakine spreaders in the shed if you need one in less than two months

^ the first one that broke on me was only ever used in a lake, until a half-dozen sessions in the ocean at Thailand...

Problem is, Dakine is liking to have their own system of loops, buckles and straps. I've been looking around but there are few manufacturers who could replace the bar. Ion looked a possibility, but I saw one of their harnesses today and DAMN if that little curled up bit of metal looks like it's just waiting to give way. Same goes for the Mystic Clicker 3.0...

Got the mad mechanic to mod up an existing bar I have to do away with the buckles... I think he's up to building a whole new unit. It just won't be polished and shiny, which worries me.

Seriously, if a decent welder could do one that we'd be almost positive WOULDN'T break, I'd pay double price happily...

The mad mechanic seems to know his shiatzu, re. what to use, when.

This was what I got done, just to see if I like it - the double sided, no clips needed setup. Might get him to make a whole thing... won't be cheap though.

Note the twisted tip of the hook - just for a few minutes, the CL slipped off a bit and bent it all out of shape and opened the hook too :o WTF are they making these out of?!?

Should I polish the end I got made - and if so, how?