Charl dv said...
oh my god read what i am writing steve and you will understand what I believe the issue is. go ****ing read my previous posts and you will clearly see i am not digging into ozone and i have actually ****ing supported them even though i have zero affiliation with them in previous posts. i am bringing one ****ing issue up that is of relevance and applies to all brands but for some reason seems to happen MORE on ozone kites.
how do i say this happens more, because a friend of mine i ride with (ABESY) i've seen this happen to on average a good 3 - 5 times a season in the past where it has happened to me maybe 5 times all up in the last 4 seasons. 3 out of those 5 were on an ozone kite and once on a LF kite and once on my airush. this seems average but seeing as maybe only 5% of my sessions have been on an ozone it shows.
now let me make this about as clear as i possibly can.
WHAT I BELIEVE is causing this problem is that GAP the ****ing GAP between teh float and the bar end. and also the fact the FLOAT moves easily along these lines making that GAP change. so when the leash hits that bar end or wraps around it gets trapped in that GAP and pins the line against the bar.
WHAT I BELIEVE reduces the chances on the airush bar from what i've seen so far is that there is NO GAP between float and bar end that exposes leader line and that the FLOAT does NOT MOVE easily so it CANNOT create A GAP! this obviously has not completely eliminated the issue but at least its reduced.
this is obviously a problem that is serious that ALL BRANDS should address and try to solve before some inexperienced person drowns themselves. I've pulled myself up the leash each time and untangled the bar to stop the loops, most of the time it WAS STUCK IN THAT GAP and on the airush it got stuck in front of the float.
you dont even need line winders to roll up your lines, you can just wrap them up oldschool, i'm putting wake handle ends on my bar so at least if the leash wraps around its got a smooth surface to slide over and no sharp edges to get snagged on.
This issue has nothing to do with "gaps" between a 3mm amsteel leader line and a VERY soft neoprene float, and nothing to do with Ozone bar ends specifically.
The problem as Rowdy and you know is the actual bar end itself, ANY bar end, the bar end is what creates the pivot point that the leash snags on.
You, Rowdy and several other people have stated it has happened on a wide variety of bars.
It is actually quite crazy for anyone to imply that myself or Ozone do not care about rider safety, nothing could be further from the truth. I am listening. We are listening, and we do have a highly evolved and improved bar coming. Will it stop any chance of a leash wrap situation? Probably not. Why? Because I think its virtually impossible to eliminate all risk and especially to engineer for rider error, completely. Riders at an elite level in any sport need to modify gear in order to make it perform for their very specific needs. Maybe short and endless/winderless, elite level bar will evolve from discussions like this?
@Spacemonkey - it would be a brave manufacturer that would produce a kite that does not turn well. The logical answer is to use a shorter bar and to remove anything from the ends of the bar that could catch a leash.
The leash has a safety release on it, make sure its release is in a position where you can ALWAYS reach it, or that you have the presence of mind to unhook the leash from the bar end.
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The leash - that's directly on the harness - now as long as I do not damage my right arm - I should be able to get that.
