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Dear North. Thanks for nothing

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Created by Saffer > 9 months ago, 17 Oct 2015
Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
17 Oct 2015 10:48PM
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It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?

Thanks for nothing. Time to pick a new brand.

Yeah, I know...first world problems

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
17 Oct 2015 8:28PM
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eppo
WA, 9686 posts
18 Oct 2015 8:04AM
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Plastic coated, no thanks. Thanks north.

kitcho207
NSW, 865 posts
18 Oct 2015 11:33AM
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Which ever kite company designs a component bar that lets you build your own perfect bar will do well.
Just imagine how good it would be to have it set up the way you want and remove all the niggling things you dont like.

Underoath
QLD, 2433 posts
18 Oct 2015 10:43AM
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They are called Slingshot bars

kitcho207
NSW, 865 posts
18 Oct 2015 12:13PM
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Underoath said...
They are called Slingshot bars


Yep i rate SS.

eppo
WA, 9686 posts
18 Oct 2015 10:05AM
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Yeh and the SS lines are unreal.

flyingcab
VIC, 942 posts
18 Oct 2015 7:59PM
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Legitimately though, Bars aren't fancy technology, if you have ridden a couple different kites you get a good idea how to make your own.
Much cheaper too.

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
18 Oct 2015 6:58PM
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Legitimately though, Bars aren't fancy technology, if you have ridden a couple different kites you get a good idea how to customise your own.


JBFletch
QLD, 1287 posts
18 Oct 2015 9:00PM
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Saffer said..
It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?

Thanks for nothing. Time to pick a new brand.

Yeah, I know...first world problems


Hi safer,
I'm guessing your refering to the wake bar?
for our Vegas (c kite) there is 3 bar options that can be used. 1 with a standard chickenloop. 2 with plastic coated chicken loop.
not sure what your problem is, but feel free to msg me if you have a question.

thanks
josh
north kites Aus

waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
18 Oct 2015 8:14PM
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Saffer said..
It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?






I'm confused ?

Are you saying you don't want a midget bar ?

I'm thinking you do.

Anyway,here's a pic of a midget bar.

Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
19 Oct 2015 2:00PM
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JBFletch said..



Saffer said..
It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?

Thanks for nothing. Time to pick a new brand.

Yeah, I know...first world problems





Hi safer,
I'm guessing your refering to the wake bar?
for our Vegas (c kite) there is 3 bar options that can be used. 1 with a standard chickenloop. 2 with plastic coated chicken loop.
not sure what your problem is, but feel free to msg me if you have a question.

thanks
josh
north kites Aus




Hi Josh

In simple terms, take the plastic coated depower line, chicken loop etc and add it to a completely normal bar with adjustable bar ends.

regards,

Saffer







Big eeeZeee
NSW, 1100 posts
19 Oct 2015 3:24PM
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Don't ride North (for good reason) but do love the more wake orientated gear coming on the market these days. It's about time really!

Matt988
WA, 154 posts
19 Oct 2015 2:08PM
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Put your spare plastic depower line that comes with the wake bar on the normal trust bar and buy the bigger chicken loop to replace the standard size one. And I think the 2013 bar is riveted so drill the rivets out and cut it to desired size if the flip flop of the newer bars doesn't give you the width you want.

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
19 Oct 2015 4:11PM
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Big eeeZeee said..
Don't ride North (for good reason) but do love the more wake orientated gear coming on the market these days. It's about time really!



Yes, because no one has ever had a plastic coated chicken line or a bar you could make shorter... it's like a revolution . Seriously though, I'd like to see brands push it a bit more, I'm stoked they are starting to get the idea though, small steps!

default
WA, 1255 posts
19 Oct 2015 5:29PM
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Saffer said...
JBFletch said..



Saffer said..
It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?

Thanks for nothing. Time to pick a new brand.

Yeah, I know...first world problems





Hi safer,
I'm guessing your refering to the wake bar?
for our Vegas (c kite) there is 3 bar options that can be used. 1 with a standard chickenloop. 2 with plastic coated chicken loop.
not sure what your problem is, but feel free to msg me if you have a question.

thanks
josh
north kites Aus




Hi Josh

In simple terms, take the plastic coated depower line, chicken loop etc and add it to a completely normal bar with adjustable bar ends.

regards,

Saffer










Being pretty discriminating saffer

I'm sure the midget bars prefer being called "little" bars and see themselves as completely normal.

Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
19 Oct 2015 10:38PM
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Saffer said...

JBFletch said..




Saffer said..
It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?

Thanks for nothing. Time to pick a new brand.

Yeah, I know...first world problems






Hi safer,
I'm guessing your refering to the wake bar?
for our Vegas (c kite) there is 3 bar options that can be used. 1 with a standard chickenloop. 2 with plastic coated chicken loop.
not sure what your problem is, but feel free to msg me if you have a question.

thanks
josh
north kites Aus





Hi Josh

In simple terms, take the plastic coated depower line, chicken loop etc and add it to a completely normal bar with adjustable bar ends.

regards,

Saffer











Being pretty discriminating saffer

I'm sure the midget bars prefer being called "little" bars and see themselves as completely normal.


I think "horizontally challenged" is the more politically correct term

kungfupete
VIC, 149 posts
20 Oct 2015 10:59AM
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Looks like a great bar and I would like to have one, however the price for one of these is ridiculous. As already stated by others 'just customize the one you've got'.

SibboV1
368 posts
20 Oct 2015 9:11AM
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I think "horizontally challenged" is the more politically correct term



Wouldn't horizontally challenged refer to people that aren't on the horizon - aka high?

So what do you call a dwarf stoner?

kungfupete
VIC, 149 posts
20 Oct 2015 1:30PM
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Saffer said..


I think "horizontally challenged" is the more politically correct term




Wouldn't horizontally challenged refer to people that aren't on the horizon - aka high?

So what do you call a dwarf stoner?


Weeman

Saffer
VIC, 4501 posts
20 Oct 2015 11:04PM
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SibboV1 said..

Saffer said..


I think "horizontally challenged" is the more politically correct term




Wouldn't horizontally challenged refer to people that aren't on the horizon - aka high?

So what do you call a dwarf stoner?


Nope. That's vertically challenged. So a midget stoner would be a vertically challenged alleged (until proven guilty) soft narcotics user

RAL INN
SA, 2895 posts
21 Oct 2015 8:27AM
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Finally this thread is going somewhere.
Do I detect some residual Apart-Hieght here.

waveslave
WA, 4263 posts
21 Oct 2015 6:31PM
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First came the midget bar ...

now there's the midget harness.

Just2807
180 posts
22 Oct 2015 10:51PM
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waveslave said..
First came the midget bar ...

now there's the midget harness.



MUAHAHAHAHA

Lorgra
WA, 215 posts
23 Oct 2015 8:00AM
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RAL INN said..
Finally this thread is going somewhere.
Do I detect some residual Apart-Hieght here.



I think they are all SMALL-minded!

JBFletch
QLD, 1287 posts
24 Oct 2015 7:28AM
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Saffer said...
JBFletch said..



Saffer said..
It's great that you make a plastic coated depower line for your pro riders and with a short fixed bar for wake style rider. Obviously the fact that your pro riders want it means it's clear that people do prefer it but you obviously dont give a **** about the every day riders who don't want a fixed length midget bar?

Thanks for nothing. Time to pick a new brand.

Yeah, I know...first world problems





Hi safer,
I'm guessing your refering to the wake bar?
for our Vegas (c kite) there is 3 bar options that can be used. 1 with a standard chickenloop. 2 with plastic coated chicken loop.
not sure what your problem is, but feel free to msg me if you have a question.

thanks
josh
north kites Aus




Hi Josh

In simple terms, take the plastic coated depower line, chicken loop etc and add it to a completely normal bar with adjustable bar ends.

regards,

Saffer





You can mate.

Talk to your local store.



kitefriend
NSW, 147 posts
24 Oct 2015 4:01PM
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Not sure what's funnier, the fact people are complaining about something they can easily fix, or the fact people think North made a "wakestyle" bar.

SibboV1
368 posts
24 Oct 2015 1:59PM
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Just get the biggest boosting bar - simple.



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