New Ozone bar- when?

Call Kitepower in Sydney - They are the Australian distributor for Ozone.

02 95296894

Ozone wasn't happy with some of the quality of fittings ,so have found another manufacturer to make the product, personally can't see why they need to change what is already a great bar, doesnt make the kite fly any different, got a mate in the UK who's with ozone if your keen ill find out what the go is

Hi Mick

Sorry mate but that quick release is pretty agricultural.
I've had sand in mine a couple of times and it jams it up.
Fortunate it was not a drastic emergency.

Rob email them to tell you wanna buy one and they'll be on you in a flash that's customer service

Yo Rob agricultural, whas that when you where plowing the beach with your chin, I've pulled my safety twice in 2 sessions with no dramas,every few weeks i spray the swivel and safety with silicone spray smooth as silk, where have you been lately Mr getaway

Serious? They've had close to a year to rectify the bar! They better not release 2013 kites with a 2012 bar

yo rob how long you planning in dongara , ill line up a few days kiting and fishing

yo kiteboy its a personal preference, if you mix your kite quiver with different brands then yes id say go with the push away ,but if your familiar with the system it doesnt matter if its push away or pull, if you turned the tables and ozone were the only brand with a push system we would be having the same discussion

So why would you want to pull your safety if your lines are slack, a kite won't launch you or drag you around with slack lines can you give me a example, I'm not being smart I'm just curious

There will be more news about the new bar and CL later in the year its only Mid June guys! Ozone don't like the yearly race to release new and only slightly different gear and tend to constantly improve their products.

The bar is perfectly functional as is, many thousands of Ozone kites out there.

BUT Ozone want to perfect their new CL and be sure is is as good as they can produce, and it will be a push away design.

You don't have to remember which side, there is no "side", you just rotate the tophat swivel to the side you prefer to have you flagging line on.
The primary safety is to release the bar, secondary safety is to release the chicken loop, final safety is release your leash.

The swivel can be operated with the primary safety (bar release), you need to move the leash to the ring inside the chicken loop.
The bar end design is identical to several other brands, but Ozone are working on something to remedy this issue which only affects a minimal number of riders. (but we are still 100% committed to fix it)

Complete with lines the bar is $449, bar alone is approx $239



The Megatron release still works if the lines are slack, you may need to hold the top hat, but in reality you could also just unhook too (kite would still flag to one line ).

@Rob S

I never got any email from you, please send it again to steve(@)ozonekites.com.au

Steve, Have sent email to the above address. (used the contact us form on your website site but obviously something didn't work)

There are pros and cons with every bar. No bar is perfect. The Ozone bar is no different. The bar grip is comfortable and high quality, the lines are high quality and the retractable elastic cords that hold the lines in place once wound up are a nice feature.

The main problem is that the safety can jam fairly easily with a bit of sand. This wouldn't be so much of a problem with a push-away release as you can force the release away from you using the resistance of the chicken loop against the harness hook. With a pull release though, there will be no resistance if the lines are slack. Matix has already explained one of the reasons why you would want to release when the lines are slack.

@SpaceCoyote: I have also experienced two accidental unhookings. Once was because the CL was somehow resting on the tip of the harness hook, as opposed to actually being within the hook. The donkey dick wasn't stiff and/or long enough to prevent the CL being ripped all the way off the hook. Another time i was simply cruising along, powered up, and it just unhooked suddenly with no warning. This was probably for the same reason, but it certainly helps to have a deep harness hook. It has only happened twice, so i personally don't have an issue with the donkey dick.

Yes, the bar works, but if we kept on defending rubbish designs, then we'd all probably still be riding rubbish kites like the Slingshot Link .
"But sir, why fix it? It works.........sort of."

Disclaimer: i have never flown a Slingshot Link.