Im not going to rag out the company as what needs to be said already has been in the past and i am posting this up without contacting my retailer or north as with my PERSONAL experiences this has lead to very disappointing and time consuming results. As a disclaimer i have always had positive and admiral relations with north RETAILERS in perth but they seem more and more like the helpless middle man on each occasion.
Ok that aside, there is a MANUFACTURING defect on north fuses sizes 9m and up (to the best of my knowledge having spoken and heard from others, my 7m is unaffected) where the furthermost back line attachment on the front line bridle rubs against the leading edge causing it to tear after maybe a seasons use. This in turn will cut your bladder and you know the rest.. The 7m's protective strip seem to have been placed correctly as to prevent this.
i am lucky to have been alerted to this matter before the latter has happened but as you can see from the 2nd picture my left bridle has eaten through already after 6 months ( kite was bought new in November last year). Im just going to get a patch sown on by a repairer as yeah... well dealing with north is not pleasant.
Alex
