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Small C Kites- Too twitchy for Unhooked

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snapback
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snapback snapback
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16 Dec 2015 7:40pm
how did you undo the ends of the bar?
Underoath
Underoath
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Underoath Underoath
QLD, 2434 posts
16 Dec 2015 9:49pm
snapback said...
how did you undo the ends of the bar?


Run a bread knife under outer plastic layer. Then place in hot water, the rubber becomes flexable.

Pull the plastic back. The drill out the rivit on each end.

When I put the bar back together, I added an additional two rivits.
sir ROWDY
sir ROWDY
WA
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sir ROWDY sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
16 Dec 2015 8:03pm
You can pull the plastic back by just using a phillips head screw driver underneath and wedging it off. Leave it half wedged off and the once you've put the ends back on slide the plastic back over, it will look like it's stretched, but in about 2mins it will be back to normal again.
Capt Loopy
Capt Loopy
NSW
276 posts
Capt Loopy Capt Loopy
NSW, 276 posts
16 Dec 2015 11:21pm
Here's mine




I went with a 16 inch set up and still finding it to twitchy.
Best bet whould be 14 inch me thinks
sir ROWDY
sir ROWDY
WA
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sir ROWDY sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
16 Dec 2015 8:56pm
I use 14' on all sizes.
Drury
Drury
NSW
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Drury Drury
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17 Dec 2015 8:17am
sir ROWDY said..
I use 14' on all sizes.


And we now have tennis elbow on all arms
Drury
Drury
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Drury Drury
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17 Dec 2015 8:17am
P.S. this is one of the least lame seabreeze threads I've seen...
MannyBlanch
MannyBlanch
QLD
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MannyBlanch MannyBlanch
QLD, 138 posts
17 Dec 2015 9:00am
I use this bar for my 7m and it is perfect for it.



Drury
Drury
NSW
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Drury Drury
NSW, 502 posts
17 Dec 2015 11:05am
Did you manage to cut that one down or is it just a 45 Manny?
MannyBlanch
MannyBlanch
QLD
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MannyBlanch MannyBlanch
QLD, 138 posts
17 Dec 2015 10:24am
Yeah Elliot, I cut it down to 38cm for the actual length of the bar and between the lines is 32cm.



sir ROWDY
sir ROWDY
WA
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sir ROWDY sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
17 Dec 2015 8:35am
Drury said..

sir ROWDY said..
I use 14' on all sizes.



And we now have tennis elbow on all arms


I don't, well not from kiting. If you ride with a long chicken loop it's fine .
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
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kemp90 kemp90
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17 Dec 2015 12:04pm
sir ROWDY said...
Drury said..

sir ROWDY said..
I use 14' on all sizes.



And we now have tennis elbow on all arms


I don't, well not from kiting. If you ride with a long chicken loop it's fine .


I actually think that's how my tennis elbow started.
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
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kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
17 Dec 2015 12:06pm
MannyBlanch said...
Yeah Elliot, I cut it down to 38cm for the actual length of the bar and between the lines is 32cm.





Love the BCF special depower line!
sir ROWDY
sir ROWDY
WA
5378 posts
sir ROWDY sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
17 Dec 2015 12:33pm
kemp90 said..

sir ROWDY said...

Drury said..


sir ROWDY said..
I use 14' on all sizes.




And we now have tennis elbow on all arms



I don't, well not from kiting. If you ride with a long chicken loop it's fine .



I actually think that's how my tennis elbow started.


What? From wanking?
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
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kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
17 Dec 2015 5:54pm
sir ROWDY said...
kemp90 said..

sir ROWDY said...

Drury said..


sir ROWDY said..
I use 14' on all sizes.




And we now have tennis elbow on all arms



I don't, well not from kiting. If you ride with a long chicken loop it's fine .



I actually think that's how my tennis elbow started.


What? From wanking?


This is all getting a little too weird for me. I'm out of here!
sir ROWDY
sir ROWDY
WA
5378 posts
sir ROWDY sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
17 Dec 2015 4:08pm
kemp90 said..

sir ROWDY said...

kemp90 said..


sir ROWDY said...


Drury said..



sir ROWDY said..
I use 14' on all sizes.





And we now have tennis elbow on all arms




I don't, well not from kiting. If you ride with a long chicken loop it's fine .




I actually think that's how my tennis elbow started.



What? From wanking?



This is all getting a little too weird for me. I'm out of here!


Well that's what I was talking about...
Drury
Drury
NSW
502 posts
Drury Drury
NSW, 502 posts
17 Dec 2015 9:15pm
Kemps been training hard with this though


kemp90
kemp90
QLD
1694 posts
kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
17 Dec 2015 9:15pm
Jesus
flemboyant
flemboyant
VIC
375 posts
flemboyant flemboyant
VIC, 375 posts
21 Dec 2015 8:55pm
sir ROWDY said..

tbranse said..
My 9m GP is still ok to unhook on...don't have a 7m GP but yea I think it would be way too fast. I've heard the HifiX is pretty slow for size...only tried the old one but the 9 felt way slower than my GP...



True. Small Hi-Fi X are probably the slowest along with the Fuel. I think Fuel 6m is the slowest small kite I've used.


i agree rowdy. i have a 6m fuel and its suprisingly slow for how small it is. and stable!
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
1694 posts
kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
28 Dec 2015 11:34am




I got a little bit snip happy.

Definitely the smallest bar in the world
Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
Underoath Underoath
QLD, 2434 posts
28 Dec 2015 12:01pm
Didn't think about trying 14 inches first?
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
1694 posts
kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
28 Dec 2015 12:16pm
Haha nah not really lol. I think I'll have to steer the kite by pulling on the lines
Kozzie
Kozzie
QLD
1451 posts
Kozzie Kozzie
QLD, 1451 posts
28 Dec 2015 3:53pm
kemp90 said..





kemp90 said..
Haha nah not really lol. I think I'll have to steer the kite by pulling on the lines



did someone say pulling on the lines?
sir ROWDY
sir ROWDY
WA
5378 posts
sir ROWDY sir ROWDY
WA, 5378 posts
28 Dec 2015 1:56pm
hahahahaha Cam Prests bro Nath once cut a bar slightly smaller than that... not sure what it says about the person . I can understand how you did it though, I bet you measured 14 inch just from one end? Easy mistake to make. If you want to make a slightly bigger one I'm sure there's a few people on here with an old slingy bar just laying around the garage (one year they gave out just the bar as warranty, so there should be a few around).
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
1694 posts
kemp90 kemp90
QLD, 1694 posts
28 Dec 2015 10:04pm
Yeh I cut it. But forgot to add the extra length for the bar ends haha. Should be alright lol
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