2015 North Neo works with Naish bar?

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awkward customer said..
G'day everyone hopeing somebody could please help, would a 2015 North Neo (9m) work with a Naish bar? I guess its the old question of high V vs low V, I'm hopeing someone may have tried it already or possible some advice from a supplier. I have only used it on 5 line north bar but most people use the north quad bar which I think has a lower V so might not be an issue. If not a Naish are there other bars that would work aswell. Much appreciated.

... kind of depends on which Naish bar and what characteristics you prefer from the kite to whether or not 'you' like it and works for 'you'. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Short answer is yes, it will work,,,, but....

From memory, the older Naish 5 line bars had quite a high Y and the new ones have a lower Y or if 4 line bar, can be a V (ie spilt at depower) so lowest Y. From my experiments the kite will change its characteristic, some times for the better and some times not.

What I found is, roughly speaking,,,, highest Y, kite can turn tighter with better bar feedback and with slightly (very slightly) less upwind compared to other bars but only when you've parked the kite and cruising along.

Low V, power was a tad punchier with a bit more potential power spike. A slight delay in bar input (ie slightly spongier feel) with upwind slight better but only when parked riding. Bar feed back is softer.

Mid Y height a combo of the 2 above.

Like I mention, some love the low V and some love the high Y so which ever camp your in, will determine whether the Naish bar will work for you.

Hope this helps.

Robbie