Yes I am as old as the title suggests if you know the reference (Fork handles please) still what is up with wing foil wing constructors - seriously how do some products even get beyond the production stage with their handles (I won't mention the ones that I think are c.r.a.p. so as not to offend). The handles on my current wing are excellent, the right size to grip comfortably, far enough away from the inflated wing to not rub all the skin off your knuckles and wide enough to use with winter gloves.
A guy at the beach wants to sell a brand new wing he bought, and why is that, nothing wrong with the wing, looks beautiful, works fine and was a pretty good price new, but he can't even hold it, nor can I, nor can anyone else, oh yes maybe if it was blowing 40knots the handles would pull away enough from the wing so as to actually get your fingers underneath (good luck if you one of those well built dudes with plates for hands - samurai slap!) but who wants to wing in 40 knots (well someone probably)
anyhow I'm interested to hear your thoughts on handles that work and don't work for you, mushy soft ones, ones that break, ones that hit you in the head, ones in the wrong position - constructors please test you kit, it is used by teenagers, slim women, small guys, big dudes, heavy weights etc etc and it needs to work for all of us or it will just end up in some used items corner of a dusty sports store, about as useful as the lost sock in the laundromat of the universe
