Mid last year Fluid kiteboarding decided to begin a project to design a push away chicken loop, whispers of moves pushing to make this type of safety an industry standard have been circulating for some time now. Many hrs of CAD design and feedback from riders has been put into the new chicken loop with the key elements focusing on safety, ease of use and reliability.The main parts of the assembly are made from an extremely strong composite injection moulded plastic with rugged 316 stainless steel hardware. The unit has been tested up to 300kgs!
Besides being super lightweight and strong the feature that sets it apart from every other chicken loop on the market is the ability to switch from mode 1 to mode 2. Mode 1 is the first option that has a cam cleat for using a below the bar depower setup, by simply removing the red push away collar and unscrewing the cleat you can switch to mode 2 which is a cleaner version with a different collar that covers where the cleat mounts. There is even a place to run a mini 5th line or 5th line, these modes and options make the Fluid chicken loop the most adaptable system on the market today that can be used on almost any kite.
Key elements......
* 2 different modes of operation to suit how you best want to use depower.
* Inexpensive parts should anything need to be replaced.
* Ease of operation under minimum or maximum load.
* No more accidental chicken loop releases.
* Does not seperate from centre line on release, no more lost chicken loops.
* Auto aligns when un-hooked.
* Can be adapted to almost any brand of kite.
* High quality cam cleat alows easy adjustment of depower line under load.
Fluid KiteboardingRider: 80kg intermediate rider
Style: Freeriding, Surf
Weather: 12-35 knots
Build Quality: 9.8/10
Satisfaction: 10/10
Disclosure: alliancegear.com.au
My Comments:
Being a tech head and liking anything that is new i was really excited when i heard last year that Fluid had begun work on the push away chicken loop, i have had a few nasty experiences with accidental un hooking, heavy units, bulky units and all out nasty to use chicken loops! i have tried most brands in the quest to find something that is nice.
i was lucky enough to see some of the early stuff that was being done and the final product is a very polished piece of gear that does everything it claims, i have 100% confidence in using this chicken loop and love the way you can swap it to how you want with the different modes. i am still un sure of what mode suits me, previously i was using mode 1 (below the bar depower) but in the last few months i have switched to mode 2 and while it took a bit to get used to i like that too but am still un decided......thats what happens when you have too many choices i guess!
another good point is that this CL is fairly short in the length department, so people with long arms can be a bit closer to their depower control and gain that bit extra depower without having to drop the bar.
so after really abusing this thing by leaving sand in it, releasing under full load etc im super stocked and will put this on any kite i own from now on!
Mode 1 
Mode 2 
Mode 2 
Chicken loop released 
Mode 2 on kiteunhooked and self aligning
