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Line lenghts

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Created by gokid > 9 months ago, 28 Nov 2015
gokid
QLD, 491 posts
28 Nov 2015 4:08AM
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I have 2 bars

1 is 23"with 27m lines

1 is 20" with 27m lines

Thinking about cutting the lines on the shorter bar back to 22 or 23m

Just cut the lines and get the end tails sown back on by my mate who repairs kites

Then will use the shorter bar and lines for my smaller kites and the bigger bar and longer lines for my bigger kites

Any advise ?

SibboV1
368 posts
28 Nov 2015 4:35AM
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I have a similar set up, but with 20m and 23m lines. I really like the 20m lines in surf, as kite gets from one side of the window to the other much quicker, so I don't have to pre-think my moves as much.

When you have the lines shortened, you can get some short segments made up from the off-cuts, so you can customise your line length even more.

windywander
WA, 59 posts
28 Nov 2015 7:02AM
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Seems a decent idea.

I had my small bar cut to 20m
medium bar is 22m
wide bar is 25m
and as SibboVI suggests, the offcuts were made into extensions 2m and 5m.

I rarely use the extensions, but they were cheap and are good for travel with one bar.
90% of time I just use 20m lines on all my kites. It makes them a touch gutless in light wind but they turn faster.

Just get them cut and play around with the lengths and your preferences, its just preference at end of the day.

Enjoy

flyingcab
VIC, 942 posts
29 Nov 2015 12:03AM
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keep your bar off cuts for bar extensions too

gokid
QLD, 491 posts
29 Nov 2015 8:41AM
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Thanks for the advice

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
29 Nov 2015 7:10AM
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flyingcab said..
keep your bar off cuts for bar extensions too


Line offcuts you mean?

harry potter
VIC, 2777 posts
29 Nov 2015 11:51AM
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sir ROWDY said...
flyingcab said..
keep your bar off cuts for bar extensions too


Line offcuts you mean?



It's his bizzare sense/attempt at humour

sir ROWDY
WA, 5366 posts
29 Nov 2015 8:52AM
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harry potter said..

sir ROWDY said...

flyingcab said..
keep your bar off cuts for bar extensions too



Line offcuts you mean?




It's his bizzare sense/attempt at humour


Well at least someone got it, wasn't a total waste .



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