Looking to upgrade my from ye' old beginner Ozone kit to something a bit more freestyle and modern. I'm getting into unhooking now, so that will be a major factor in my decision. Honestly I feel as though any 4 line bridled C-types from one of the popular brands will do me fine (Ozone C4, Cab Chaos, SS RPM, etc etc), but I want a bar system that is friendly to me f**king up unhooked stuff all the time (ALL THE TIME).

Which of the bar systems will allow an easy (non tangled) relaunch if I drop the bar, while still having a good safety system?

Note: I will most likely be getting something between 2013-2014 models, so I don't think that counts the new Cabrinha bar, or the newest Ozone bar, unless I can buy a new bar for the older kites and there won't be any compatibility issues.

Yeah I agree with glendog...

The release on the new Ozone kites is much better for unhooking than the previous pull release.
You probably already know this, but the new release can be retro-fitted to the old bar.
This part is around $50 or $60.

You can do that on the LF bars too, but it wears out the flagging line really fast.

Flag out connections are only good hooked in.

Under the bar trim like LF and Slingshot save your kites crashing hard in the water, but under the bar trims harder to pull when is nuking.

Im think i might use a fifth and stopper this year.

They pretty much all have that loop thing to hook onto now. Yeh like surfing boy said the only not so good bar was when ozone had a pull release a few years back. If your worried about your kite crashing then dont bother unhooking.

I run the old ozone bar , the depower strap can get tangled when max depower is on .
Used the latest slingshot fuel n bar today and the below bar seemed ok n cleaner .
When ya f up, anything can happen ?

New bar will work perfectly on the older kites. That said I would get 2014 or newer as the trailing edge wore out extremely fast on the older models. 2014 has much better construction and those wear issues were resolved. 2015 also has an updated bridle which makes the kite feel WAY more C. Demo one if you can because the improvement is very drastic, especially if you're after a C feel. 2014 and on also have much better low end and all around range.

another interesting point- you can change out the chicken loop for a larger one on most bars.will make everything easier when learning to unhook

I haven't used the North Hadlow bar personally, but I had a good look at one a mate was using. IMO best bar I've ever seen. Only problem with this bar is the price!!! I ride Wainman C kites, but I'm thinking of running one of these bars on my kites.



Short bar, with several easy adjustments at the bar. You can ride suicide with an option to connect to the 5th line. So if you release the loop while hook in (accidentally like has happened to me in the past), the kite flags out to the 5th line (so you don't lose the kite). Personally I wouldn't ride a C kite without a 5th line purely for easy relaunch in light winds. But for performance, the North bar is a loaded 5th line. That means no matter how much you depower the kite at the trim handle, the leader and 5th lines don't change in length. So the kite tension on the leading edge remains the same. Better flying. Above bar depower all the way.