the " disease " :)

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Originally posted by Hurrah

Flown the TD and the kite is OK, The concept of the bar is great and works well except new riders need to understand that the depower is not full unless you release from the CL or push the stopper away.

The one very big negative for the TD is the bar.....

IT WEARS away way too quickly on the rope as well as the bar itself..

One main reason not to get the kite for me

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The wear issue is being addressed in typical Slingshot style, all the bars that have high chicken loop rope wear will be replaced free of charge!

The problem does not affect all bars, the one you tried on the Kitepower demo kite will be replaced.
It should not be a reason to dismiss the kite though, and the stopper ball is the only one on the market that actually works.
There are issues peculiar to that device, but these are clearly explained before you get to demo our kite and are easy to deal with. It is literally no different to how you activate the leash on all C shaped kites, is it?

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve McCormack

Hi Peeps,

After having checked out and flown both Slingshot Turbo Diesel and Cabrinha Crossbow and Switchblade, I totally recommend setting up a sliding leash or re-ride system as none of these kites come from the manufacturer with a leash which totally depowers the kite in the event of a bridle tangle which prevents relaunch.

It is easy to do, just buy a small stainless steel ring and attach one of the front lines to it after it passes through the centre line ring that it was formerly attached to, then attach the suicide leash to the new ring, this is a much safer option as relaunch, especially in surf, is dubious on ALL bow kites that I have flown if the lines have gone slack and the kite has flipped creating a bridle tangle.

They are all great kites and just need to have this minor mod done to make them safer.

Good winds,