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Ronstan "Orbit" kite pulleys.

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Created by Kitepower Australia > 9 months ago, 4 Mar 2009
4 Mar 2009 12:45PM
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Ordered some in for stock as soon as I saw them in the Ronstan newsletter and on here.

More details and mounting pics here...

www.kitepower.com.au/catalog/product_17495_Ronstan_Orbit_Block_cat_342.html

This is how kite pulleys should be designed!!!
They can be fitted to any existing kite, but you may need to make some spliced slings to suit your particular kites bridle design.
Splicing 3mm amsteel or similar line is not difficult and the loops can be hand sewn.
Here is a good link on hand sewing and splice finishing.
www.samsonrope.com/site_files/LockStitch_Whipping.pdf



Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve

bennie
ACT, 1258 posts
4 Mar 2009 1:15PM
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Those pulleys look awsome. It would be a bit pricey to replace all pulleys on a kite such as an ids though($160). With this kind of pulley now on the market, any new kite design (with pulleys)that does not use them is being negligent IMO.

tobes
NSW, 1000 posts
4 Mar 2009 1:18PM
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They look like the business, stronger, failsafe and self centreing.

I hope they come as standard equipment on 2010 pulley bridled kites, broken pulleys are bloody dangerous.

I'd order some, but I don't need any for Ozones

lostinlondon
VIC, 1159 posts
8 Mar 2009 11:58AM
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Given that Naish use Ronstan pulleys on the 2:1 kite bars, I wouldn't be surprised to see these Orbits on their 2010 range.

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
8 Mar 2009 6:36PM
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if ur kite actually still uses pulleys its already obsolete

Gorgo
VIC, 5098 posts
8 Mar 2009 11:54PM
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Do they come with the loop attached?

Jimmyz
NSW, 446 posts
9 Mar 2009 12:12AM
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Charl dv said...

if ur kite actually still uses pulleys its already obsolete


Hence the relevance of this thread.

baldrick
QLD, 146 posts
8 Mar 2009 11:34PM
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Pulleys are fun and bagging them will make your car conk.

Charl dv
WA, 2485 posts
9 Mar 2009 12:51AM
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pulleys are pointless. most good kites are pulley free. ozone the better of the naish and slingy models etc.

9 Mar 2009 11:06AM
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Gorgo said...

Do they come with the loop attached?


No, they come bare, like almost all pulleys, because the applications and methods of rigging are almost endless.

Cya and

Goodwinds

Steve



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