Ronstan "Orbit" kite pulleys.

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NSW, 4382 posts
4 Mar 2009 12:45pm
Ordered some in for stock as soon as I saw them in the Ronstan newsletter and on here.

More details and mounting pics here...

www.kitepower.com.au/catalog/product_17495_Ronstan_Orbit_Block_cat_342.html

This is how kite pulleys should be designed!!!
They can be fitted to any existing kite, but you may need to make some spliced slings to suit your particular kites bridle design.
Splicing 3mm amsteel or similar line is not difficult and the loops can be hand sewn.
Here is a good link on hand sewing and splice finishing.
www.samsonrope.com/site_files/LockStitch_Whipping.pdf



Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve
bennie
bennie
ACT
1258 posts
ACT, 1258 posts
4 Mar 2009 1:15pm
Those pulleys look awsome. It would be a bit pricey to replace all pulleys on a kite such as an ids though($160). With this kind of pulley now on the market, any new kite design (with pulleys)that does not use them is being negligent IMO.
tobes
tobes
NSW
1000 posts
NSW, 1000 posts
4 Mar 2009 1:18pm
They look like the business, stronger, failsafe and self centreing.

I hope they come as standard equipment on 2010 pulley bridled kites, broken pulleys are bloody dangerous.

I'd order some, but I don't need any for Ozones
lostinlondon
lostinlondon
VIC
1159 posts
VIC, 1159 posts
8 Mar 2009 11:58am
Given that Naish use Ronstan pulleys on the 2:1 kite bars, I wouldn't be surprised to see these Orbits on their 2010 range.
Charl dv
Charl dv
WA
2485 posts
WA, 2485 posts
8 Mar 2009 6:36pm
if ur kite actually still uses pulleys its already obsolete
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5124 posts
VIC, 5124 posts
8 Mar 2009 11:54pm
Do they come with the loop attached?
Jimmyz
Jimmyz
NSW
446 posts
NSW, 446 posts
9 Mar 2009 12:12am
Charl dv said...

if ur kite actually still uses pulleys its already obsolete


Hence the relevance of this thread.
baldrick
baldrick
QLD
146 posts
QLD, 146 posts
8 Mar 2009 11:34pm
Pulleys are fun and bagging them will make your car conk.
Charl dv
Charl dv
WA
2485 posts
WA, 2485 posts
9 Mar 2009 12:51am
pulleys are pointless. most good kites are pulley free. ozone the better of the naish and slingy models etc.
NSW, 4382 posts
9 Mar 2009 11:06am
Gorgo said...

Do they come with the loop attached?


No, they come bare, like almost all pulleys, because the applications and methods of rigging are almost endless.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve
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