harry potter said...
no trim cleats for me thanks.
IMO the cabrinha bar ( 121 ) setup is one of the best. Trying to fiddle with trim cleats below the bar whilst powering through chop or whilst bobbing in the water can be awkward. Not to mention how they jam up or eventually the teeth wear the rope and then it barely holds at all. Lastly in my experience you have to hold a considerable amount of pressure in your hand while powering up the trim.
Cab setup is right in front of you, you can make very small adjustments it is just so easy. Only downside is if you regularly drop your bar in the sand it gets caught in the trim strap and whilst it does not jam it does start to wear and fray the seatbelt type material ( i have snapped two in 12 months ) I put my bar on my kite or my board problem solved. Actually maybe I should just stop fiddling with the strap.
I tend to disagree. Ever bar system has its problems. With the cab for example, it doesn't offer a decent leashing system due to the rear line connection (kite spins 10x on the way down) and if you attach to the front lines, its not spinnable and if you attach to the depower line you have issues if you want to flag it in a squall.
The limitations with straps is that they are often out of reach (if you have a long throw on your bar), or limit the amount you can depower the kite. Straps are also difficult to adjust if they dry with salt on them so you have to wet them first, not very easy if you have to launch a full powered kite, go into the water and then depower.
Not all below the bar cleats fray or have issues with not holding and those that work properly are easy to adjust but the down side with cleats is some also have hassles with the chicken loop designs (not all are push designs like the Naish Smartloop or Ocean Rodeo).
