Can anyone point me in the right direction for an F one dealer preferably in Wa, i need new strutt bladders for an 13 m Fone bandit? So far all im getting is "good luck with that mate". Any help would be much appreciated
Yep, you'd be the luckiest guy to be able to find a F-ONE strut bladder to that specific kite model/year/size in WA. Even from the distributor...
Keep in mind that:
-Most bladder problems are fixable with Tear-Aid (available at any kite shop). Even valve problems can be fixed permanently with Tear Aid. If you've never done that, best to spend a bit of money at the shop to get it done in front of you and learn how to do it at the same time.
-If repair is not an option, you simply buy a ''compatible replacement bladder'' from U-stick or others brands. Simply measure the length of your strut bladder and find a close match or slightly longer is OK, as long as it's NOT Shorter. Most kite shop sell those as well.
good luck
Thanks mate, looks like i'll go for a replacement, repairs done earlier buy a local shop lasted about 15 mins Doh! Thanks for the advice!
Hi Captwindy,
Lot of kite brands actually dont stock bladders or it takes time to get the original one.
Specialized company like WANIKOU are making replacement bladder that are exactly the same shape and have the same valves (or similar) that the original version.
As a kite company we sent the bladder patterns to Wanikou every year so it's easy for our client to get replacement bladder :
www.wanikou.com/fr/boudin-et-bladders/
Good luck
what model, the earlier might be a tad harder but if you look around you should find one, maybe speak with mat the fone distributor in aus, the bandits are more common in Europe so maybe if you don't have any luck here, ive a couple of contacts if your struggling , the link ikon have provided is a good option if you follow the links
