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pgc
pgc
VIC
886 posts
pgc pgc
VIC, 886 posts
17 Mar 2014 4:45am
BRIGHTON BEACH



nigelw2
nigelw2
VIC
237 posts
nigelw2 nigelw2
VIC, 237 posts
17 Mar 2014 8:31am
Ouch, doesn't look good.
Did some poor bugger have to go door knocking?
SaltySinus
SaltySinus
VIC
960 posts
SaltySinus SaltySinus
VIC, 960 posts
17 Mar 2014 9:52am
Looks like a Rebel 2013 to me... given it's location, quite an apt name?
Peahi
Peahi
VIC
1485 posts
Peahi Peahi
VIC, 1485 posts
17 Mar 2014 9:52am
I saw this happen, it was lucky the wind abated for a bit and they got it down. At first I thought another beginner but apparently his bar broke in half. Being the current model kite I would be questioning the quality of North gear...!
suniboy21
suniboy21
VIC
1090 posts
suniboy21 suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
17 Mar 2014 10:10am
2013 by the looks of it.... I would be putting up photos on Norths Facebook page and be asking for a replacement!
KiwiDave
KiwiDave
VIC
192 posts
KiwiDave KiwiDave
VIC, 192 posts
17 Mar 2014 12:44pm
OK I am a begginer and I am wondering how can this happen. Broken bar so what? won't the kite just de-power?

Looks like a C shaped kite so maybe it dosen't depower enough. But surely after releasing the safety it would depower?
Renaud
Renaud
VIC
60 posts
Renaud Renaud
VIC, 60 posts
17 Mar 2014 3:01pm
It's a rebel, one of the most common kite out there, not a C-shape kite...

Still the question is valid, how did this happened??? ok if the chickenloop broke, but the bar???
To me it looks like a kite blown away after being left sitting on the beach...
slyfox
slyfox
VIC
324 posts
slyfox slyfox
VIC, 324 posts
17 Mar 2014 7:07pm
Not sure if putting that photo online is a good idea.. those who have an axe to grind against the sport may use it as an example 'look, this sport is crazy dangerous, think of the children, waaaaa' etc. Fun photo though
suniboy21
suniboy21
VIC
1090 posts
suniboy21 suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
17 Mar 2014 7:40pm




chino
chino
VIC
166 posts
chino chino
VIC, 166 posts
18 Mar 2014 7:36am
Spoke with the guy and saw the bar. Clean in half. He wasn't a noob. He was 20m out at sea when it happened and he swam in. Just one of the downfalls of kiting at Brighton when it is straight onshore.

I have a 2013 vegas and as much as I love it, the bar is a complete piece of crap. The leash has already come apart, the elastic straps on the side have come loose, and the lines already feel more worn than my 2009 Core bar.




suniboy21
suniboy21
VIC
1090 posts
suniboy21 suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
18 Mar 2014 8:13am
chino said...
Spoke with the guy and saw the bar. Clean in half. He wasn't a noob. He was 20m out at sea when it happened and he swam in. Just one of the downfalls of kiting at Brighton when it is straight onshore.

I have a 2013 vegas and as much as I love it, the bar is a complete piece of crap. The leash has already come apart, the elastic straps on the side have come loose, and the lines already feel more worn than my 2009 Core bar.






Save your self the heart ache and break your bar in halve and send it back to the manufacturer

pgc
pgc
VIC
886 posts
pgc pgc
VIC, 886 posts
18 Mar 2014 9:56am
NO IT WAS A VERY WORN OLD NORTH BAR ON A NEW KITE.GUYS A VERY GOOD VERY HARD FREESTYLE RIDER.AS I SAID TO HIM WHAT A BUMMER JUST REINFORCES CHECK URE GEAR FOR WARE AND TEAR BEFORE KITING. ALSO SHOWS HOW TUFF THE REBELS ARE THIS YEAR
suniboy21
suniboy21
VIC
1090 posts
suniboy21 suniboy21
VIC, 1090 posts
18 Mar 2014 10:46am
CAPS LOCK IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR KEYBOARD!!! AND ITS OBVIOUSLY STUCK ON!!!!!!


Tough rebels? looks very broken to me!
Brohan
Brohan
VIC
528 posts
Brohan Brohan
VIC, 528 posts
18 Mar 2014 12:02pm
Yeah the guy has been kite boarding for a year or two, I thought it lofted up off the beach and the bar broke when it hit the lines? Pretty lucky the wind pushed it down between the two houses, the guy was pissed they jumped his fence lol.
SpaceCoyote
SpaceCoyote
VIC
147 posts
SpaceCoyote SpaceCoyote
VIC, 147 posts
18 Mar 2014 12:28pm
Keep this up and councils will enforce even more restrictions on us. It only takes few calls from pissed off residents or beach goers.

Kazan
Kazan
QLD
699 posts
Kazan Kazan
QLD, 699 posts
18 Mar 2014 12:04pm
SpaceCoyote said..

Keep this up and councils will enforce even more restrictions on us. It only takes few calls from pissed off residents or beach goers.




Nah. They are piss weak. Look how far the cycling lobby got with them about road closures on weekends and no parking. If they can do it, so can the kiter community.
THEYDONTKNOWSHOT
THEYDONTKNOWSHOT
VIC
216 posts
THEYDONTKNOWSHOT THEYDONTKNOWSHOT
VIC, 216 posts
18 Mar 2014 1:54pm
suniboy21 said...
CAPS LOCK IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF YOUR KEYBOARD!!! AND ITS OBVIOUSLY STUCK ON!!!!!!


Tough rebels? looks very broken to me!


Haha il pay that
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5124 posts
Gorgo Gorgo
VIC, 5124 posts
18 Mar 2014 2:15pm
chino said..

Spoke with the guy and saw the bar. Clean in half. He wasn't a noob. He was 20m out at sea when it happened and he swam in. Just one of the downfalls of kiting at Brighton when it is straight onshore.

...



It begs the obvious question, how does a bar breaking in half end up with a kite on the roof of a house? He's still got the front lines and chicken loop and the safety line attached. Did he hit the quick release? Why?
finn12
finn12
VIC
34 posts
finn12 finn12
VIC, 34 posts
18 Mar 2014 3:31pm
Gorgo said..

chino said..

Spoke with the guy and saw the bar. Clean in half. He wasn't a noob. He was 20m out at sea when it happened and he swam in. Just one of the downfalls of kiting at Brighton when it is straight onshore.

...



It begs the obvious question, how does a bar breaking in half end up with a kite on the roof of a house? He's still got the front lines and chicken loop and the safety line attached. Did he hit the quick release? Why?


Even if you pulled quick release with a broken bar the kite should stay attached right?
Gorgo
Gorgo
VIC
5124 posts
Gorgo Gorgo
VIC, 5124 posts
18 Mar 2014 3:42pm
Not if you pulled the quick release to the harness, or if the leash broke (which is not unusual).
slyfox
slyfox
VIC
324 posts
slyfox slyfox
VIC, 324 posts
18 Mar 2014 5:50pm
Triple zero called and the MFB rolled up?
Macster
Macster
VIC
276 posts
Macster Macster
VIC, 276 posts
18 Mar 2014 11:33pm
I saw it happen too. I had come in as I was overpowered from a front that had just blown through taking the wind from 12-18 knots to high 20s within seconds.

I was surprised at how high the Rebel flew in the air once detached from the rider. A couple of guys tried to grab the bar that was dangling below as it flew past at 40-50 kph! Even if they had of got a hand on the bar I doubt they could have reined that in...

Quite a lucky escape as they kite went across / above 3-4 lanes of medium-flow traffic and could have caused an accident.
pgc
pgc
VIC
886 posts
pgc pgc
VIC, 886 posts
19 Mar 2014 8:20am
got a new key board problem solved
Peterc150
Peterc150
VIC
710 posts
Peterc150 Peterc150
VIC, 710 posts
19 Mar 2014 12:00pm
Gorgo said..

Not if you pulled the quick release to the harness, or if the leash broke (which is not unusual).


The options are 1) leash broke, 2) leash safety deployed/released, 3) no leash used.

And the first safety must have been deployed, or the chicken loop unhooked (no donkey dick?)

It would seem this could have been avoided. Any kite off the beach and onto/over the road, power lines &/or houses is not definitely good.

SaltySinus
SaltySinus
VIC
960 posts
SaltySinus SaltySinus
VIC, 960 posts
19 Mar 2014 3:41pm
pgc said..

got a new key board problem solved


The shift key is below the cap lock key, full-stop is two over from the 'm'.

You may need to get the space bar checked out as its suggesting you've got a keys on your board... ;-)


billykiter
billykiter
WA
303 posts
billykiter billykiter
WA, 303 posts
19 Mar 2014 12:42pm
pgc said..
NO IT WAS A VERY WORN OLD NORTH BAR ON A NEW KITE.GUYS A VERY GOOD VERY HARD FREESTYLE RIDER.AS I SAID TO HIM WHAT A BUMMER JUST REINFORCES CHECK URE GEAR FOR WARE AND TEAR BEFORE KITING. ALSO SHOWS HOW TUFF THE REBELS ARE THIS YEAR


Dosn't prove anything except that north bars especially the old ones must be crap. How does it prove rebels are tough. PGC you obviously love your north Kites.
SaltySinus
SaltySinus
VIC
960 posts
SaltySinus SaltySinus
VIC, 960 posts
20 Mar 2014 3:21pm
So... have we heard *how* this happened? Did the bar break, and then the leash broke?
G Kailua
G Kailua
VIC
74 posts
G Kailua G Kailua
VIC, 74 posts
20 Mar 2014 8:51pm
Gear failure is one aspect but the forecast is the other. I was very mindful of the possibility of very high winds and stormy nature. Wind was erratic

If in doubt...don't go out....there will be another day....play it safe.

On Sat at Brighton 2 guys were kiting in offshore winds, drop your kite or board and you're in trouble. As it was one drifted and landed well past the surf club. No doubt raising attention.
SaltySinus
SaltySinus
VIC
960 posts
SaltySinus SaltySinus
VIC, 960 posts
21 Mar 2014 4:36pm
Agree that one needs to be mindful of the forecast... but the wind in Vic often fluctuates 5-10 knots over a 2hr period... and I've yet to find a kite with a telescopic canvas that can adapt sufficiently

But again *if* this kiter *was* attached by a leash, then the concept that one can become completely detached from the kite is pretty damn scary for all involved... kiter and by standers, road users, etc.



gazman2
gazman2
VIC
112 posts
gazman2 gazman2
VIC, 112 posts
21 Mar 2014 11:15pm
What I don't understand.
Is that if even if you release the safety system with the broken bar then the rebel should flag out onto the fifth line .For the kite to have landed up in the house/power lines he must have totally released the lot???

THE DONG
THE DONG
VIC
518 posts
THE DONG THE DONG
VIC, 518 posts
22 Mar 2014 2:49am
should have left kite up there would have been a good wind vein for the rest of us.... nightmare for santa though
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