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The Perfect Bar Design

I reckon the new bar looks awesome and I appluade Naish for such a neat, functional and tidy design, BUT:

Why is there a swivel above the bar when the system doesn't appear to be free spinning? i.e. when you do multiple rolls or loops in one direction, the fifth line or the slingshot style flagging line in the 4 line kites will twist around the depower line.

The slingshot system is free spinning because the swivel is below the bar. When the front lines get twisted, you need to unclip your leash first, and then untwist the front lines.

The Naish system doesn't appear to be able to do this?

Naish nearly have the perfect design cracked in my opinion. All they need is a hollow swivel design that allows the flagging line to pass through the middle of the swivel. Making everything free spinning and tangle free.

Core have an awesome design that doesn't require the leash to be uncliped, but the problem with the swivel below the bar is that the chicken loop cant self position when unhooked. Slingshot also have this minor issue.

Best have a similar system to most other free spinning designs, but unless you have your leash attached to one of the front line attachments, pulling your quick release will do nothing more than pushing your bar fully forward.

The Cab bar is nice, but not perfect.

The features that the cab bar miss out on are:

- Having front lines an arm length away for self landing purposes.
- An adjustable bar so the effective bar length can be changed.
- A self positioning chicken loop. i.e. when you unhook, the naish QR (red thingy) slots into a slot in the bar and is locked in the correct position for rehooking.

Like I said, Naish have almost cracked it.
- Everything below the bar
- Nice neat adjustable effective bar length
- Front lines an arm length away
- Self positioning chicken loop
- Front line flagging system
- Push away QR
- Beautiful soft moulded grip bar

All they need to do is copy the Core hollow swivel design and impliment that where they have placed their current swivel. Wouldn't be hard

Oh yeh, and dont have that other front line fixed. Put an OH Sh!t handle on it to make self landing easier like Best have done.

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The Carbon bar is reduced diameter with a solid stainless steel center insert surrounding the hole. The ends are Soft floating bar ends which protect your fingers in extreme kitelooping situations. The release is a Solid stainless steel mould with a red dupon cap which releases in a upward movement. The 5th line is releasable for wrapped situations. The bar also has a side reride ring which gives you a second chance at self landing or another self landing option. The Yellow and black (International caution stripe colours) bar graphic is only on the wrong side of the bar. This is so the rider doesnt need to work out their left from right hand in emergencies. Very simple single loop depower strap that is rarely used as standard depower range extremely effective for direct connected NEW kites. Virtually no moving parts to jam with sand or seize. Safety leash supplies is rated to 200kg. Comes with 23m lines. Very direct feeling and grip is soft on the palm of your hands.