2011 Ozone Contact Bar - centre lines dont untwist

Have been flying Ozone Catalysts for a year now and love them.

Tried back loops for the first time down at Woody's Point yesterday and found that the center lines would not untwist on their own; would have to twist the swivel manually whilst sailing along.

Does anybody find the same problem with these bars?

Does it matter that the center line remain twisted?

I guess after multiple backloop attempts the lines wold be twisted quite a way up from the bar.

Other kites I've used in the past have untwisted very easily.

Comments / advice most welcome.

Other than that love the kites.

yo bris kites,ive a mate in the uk that trials all brands of kites mainly at pre production,he reckons the mutiny kite are one of the best kites hes flown, a few kite mags have done testing and the write up has been very possitive,shame we dont see many in aus

They look the same but aren't.
With yours I would wash in warm to hot water and apply silicone spray.

I just loop the other way. do a down loop or back loop at your next tack. looping is fun anyway!.

We demoed the Mutiny kite 2 years ago, the swivel is almost identical to the SS one, Ollie the designer came to the Corona with us, and he left us one of the kites, so we do know that the swivels are extremely similar.

We sell SS kites and I've never replaced a broken swivel. I've seen seized swivels on many brands (inc SS), but they can usually be freed up again with some Inox or WD40. You don't sell the SS kites but do sell the Mutiny, hmmm? How long have the Mutiny been on the market? Less than a year, so its a big call you are making and sounds like BS.



Never maintaining stuff/ Thats because you are a retailer, and sell your gear every year. Real world people do need to maintain their gear. You've also only had the Mutiny kites for less than a year I think, so hardly a real world comparison either.





The swivel smashed a customers hand once he is a surgeon, sold all his slingys and move to another brand - true story.