Are you washing your bar every weekend? We have had riders who doesnt wash them at all and they fall apart after 3 months. Other riders who had the kites from same time, wash them after each weekend, cleat n rope is still good as.

When washing, pull rope off cleat, open up safety so to make sure no salt is built up inside. I have a big bucket of water at back, after each weekend, dip vest, harness in to wash, then bar in to soak over night.

Is the wear where you hook your safety onto?

These ropes are strong as, but if not taking care of it, like most things, it will break. Was speaking to Moti about this issue last year and he said the amount of ropes from other brands that breaks is unreal. LF has one of the best ones in the market.

Take it back to your dealer to have a look and see if it can be replaced under warranty. Else replacement ropes are widely available and only takes a minute to change.

Leeds said...

Got myself a new 10m havoc 2009 in October last year and already the depower strap rope is starting to fray badly about 1-2 inches from the end that is permanetly fixed to the chicken loop

i would expect this to happen at the other end of the strap/rope as when i use the depower it uses a cleat mechanism to hold the rope in

has anyone else had problems with the depower strap/rope fraying and then eventually breaking and what have you done to prevent it and or prolong the life of it?

maybe i should clean my bar and lines in fresh water after use instead of just rinsing them in salt water

my 10m has been getting a fair bit of use the last few weeks

either way a new rope is on its way from LF

great service from the guys at LF

i had this same problem too.

i dont use the depower that much

the fraying is happening at the other end of the rope anyway the bit that is fixed to the chicken loop

manicskier said...

Anymore hints or tips on this???

Is waxing the rope going to help lenghen the life?? or just attract more sand and speeding the decay?

cheers

BTW, im pretty impressed with the havoc

From what I saw of other's depower ropes, I don't think the waxing helps much. I think its just a fact that you have to accept replacing the ropes on kites like the havoc, rev etc.

i also waxed up the ropes which seemed to help but you need to remember to reapply every few months

i also used surf wax but now that i think about it surf wax is used to create grip so maybe candle wax would be more appropriate

yeah but the surf wax is malleable and just coats the line, after a few sessions it loses its grip just like wax on a board does.