Hi crew
my daughter has bought some second hand kites which are all good but she needs a bar/lines. What's the deal with High V vs Low V. Can she use any bar as long as the line ends are compatible loop/loop or loop/knot. What is best for Naish kites? 6m Bolt and a 10m Park. Any advice appreciated.
it's all about how the kite was designed in the first place. If the kite designer designed a kite that is better flown on a high V bar then that kite should be flown on a high V Bar and the same for Low V.
Can you mix and match ? Yes
Will you see a difference ? Yes, no, maybe, it depends
Naish bars are low V, so my advice is get a low V bar with a single front line safety system and you'll be fine.
Christian
Basically, high and low-v wasn't a thing back then. Everything was low-v. But with the bridle arrangement of these kites you are not going to notice whether you have a high or low V.
more importantly, make sure your bar has a modern quick release and single line flag- ie, go for a newer bar than these kites... don't cheap out on this bit!
The Naish Bolt is pretty old school and behaved quite poorly. For example: kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=2390878
Be careful with buying old second hand gear especially as a beginner, you might just make learning harder (old school kite shapes can behave and perform quite poorly) and can also be much more dangerous as you can easily end up with outdated safety systems as CH3MTR4IL5 mentioned above. We wrote a blog post about this here: www.kitebud.com.au/6-things-to-look-at-when-buying-a-used-kite/
If you think those kites are suitable and want a modern and safe low V bar, you can get this one here: www.kitebud.com.au/product/airush-progression-bar-v2/
Christian
