Rally question- swapping bars around

caps · Since 23 Dec 2010 347 Posts Obsessed

Anyone have any experience using a 10m Rally kite with a 14m bar to get a 12m equivalent?

Or a 14m Rally kite with a 10m bar to get to the 12m Rally range?

I currently switch out boards to make the conversion, but am curious if there is experience in the above combos. I've been too lazy to try it myself.

Cheers

DROCK999 · Since 31 May 2007 852 Posts Left Coast Opinionated

so what using a 17 in bar with 20 m lines on it?

Nak · Sat Sep 10, 11 5:38 pm

I tried my 14m Rally with a 20" bar and 23m lines. I liked the line length for wind above 15, the bar was too short though. It made for a sluggish kite. I'm going to cut my lines down to 23m and turn the excess into 4m extensions for wind <15...

caps · Since 23 Dec 2010 347 Posts Obsessed

The 10m has a 20in bar and 23m lines.

The 14m has a 23in bar and 27m lines.

Nak, I like the idea of shortening the 27m lines. If I'm not brave enough to do it myself, any ideas of who can do that for me?

ldhr · Since 21 Jul 2009 1490 Posts Hood River XTreme Poster

Airtime in Hood River.
They've shortened a few sets of lines for me. They're quick, cheap, and high quality.

Nak · Sat Sep 10, 11 8:41 pm

Doing it yourself is a piece of cake. Search "making a lineset" here for instructions. Your lines are already pre-stretched, so you can skip that step.

toddjb · Since 16 Oct 2007 271 Posts MD Obsessed

caps · Since 23 Dec 2010 347 Posts Obsessed

Airtime will charge $56 to make a lineset for you- $7/ line. For a 4-line bar, that would be 8 lines x $7= $56.

Thanks for the feedback.

ldhr · Since 21 Jul 2009 1490 Posts Hood River XTreme Poster

1surfer · Mon Sep 12, 11 1:36 pm **Different lengths**

I like having several sets of line lengths on various bars. It allows me to get more range out of my RPM's without over sheeting the de power.

Its not that hard to cut your lines down and use the sheaths that were on it to begin with.
Take a close look at how the sheaths are doubled back and stitched. Just undo the sheath stitching and slide the sheath down the line to below where you are going to cut it. Cut the lines on your perfectly measured marks. Take the sheath to flush with the end of the line and double it over making the loop. Stitch it, or have someone stitch it with zig zag so the stitch goes through the sheath on either side and through the lines inside the sheath, on both lines. Make it look like it was before you took the stitches out and BAM, it looks just like new. Works great, I do it all the time. Then buy or make some extensions to the length that you need when you want longer lines.

caps · Since 23 Dec 2010 347 Posts Obsessed

toddjb · Since 16 Oct 2007 271 Posts MD Obsessed

You mean you guys haven't heard about the new 8 line kite that Cabrinha came out with?

Wink

tortuga · Since 20 Jul 2010 8 Posts Kook

Justsmile · Since 20 Jul 2009 1530 Posts Not Portland XTreme Poster

Had a line set shortened and I paid 28 bucks also.

knotwindy · Since 25 Sep 2011 615 Posts Addicted

28 to make the line set and another 28 to make the extensions, probably

Nak · Mon Jul 02, 12 9:24 pm