Hi there,

Just wandered if anyone uses this set up? Does it pinch the kite to much or effect performance with the north bar splitting higher up?

I'm thinking one adjustable bar and I prefer push away releases.


Any thoughts

Cheers

BMAN

Ozones use a single front line safety, north uses a two line system.
Advice given to me in the past is that a single line bar can be used on any kite but not the other way around.
So you would use an Ozone bar on a North kite but not the other way around, or the safety would be comprimised.

I used to have north kites and liked there bars, but now ride Ozone and prefer them. I've even gotten used to the release, and the lines don't chew out as quick and bar material seems more durable. It's just those damn bar ends!

I left my bar home once and used the ozone bar on either a core Xr, or North fuse can't remember which one but though it actually turned better from memory more pivotal I think, so I'd think going the other way would have the opposite effect.

Yep, C4 won't flag on both front lines, needs to flag to one front line.

... the height of the Y point will make a big difference to the kites performance, especially with the bigger kites.

Back in the day I was using my Naish X4 with its 4 line bar (where the Y point is right down at the depower strap) and it flew fine, then I got a 5 line upgrade Naish put out and the kite flew terrible. After modifing the bar and lines, I put the Y point at 1/3 height as apposed to 1/3 from the top and it flew better.

The North bar has a Y point which is high and pinches the kite in, or 'icecream cones' the kite. I'd say the Ozone won't like the extra pressure pulling 'in' that the high Y point North bar has!

I put my North bar on my Core kite and it didn't like it at all.

cheers,

Robbie