walshd said...hammer said...
Have you guys had freyed / twisting of the rear bridals on your revs within a season?
Yeh the P lines that connect the front and rear lines by a pulley. If you get lazy with keeping your pulley in good condition, then they twist up. My 9m is still fine after a season, but the 13 is well overdue for a new pulley and P line.
Last years REVs were pretty hard on 'P' lines. I think it was pretty normal to go through 2 or 3 'P' lines and a rear pulley set in a season. REV2 are much better, I'm still on originals & season is nearly done although wear is pretty evident now. On the other hand the elastic flagging line at the bar seems to be wearing faster than last year & this year a spare didn't come with the kite. Could be a disaster if that line breaks at the wrong time.
The fixed stopper ball is meant to prevent over-depowering leading to inverting. Obviously it must work cause REVs don't invert. I'm a bit annoyed though. The chicken loop rope will always break right at the chicken loop entry. If only that ball was locked solidly onto the rope it would run out & catch at the stainless steel ring. Your bar would then sit at arms length but you could sail back to shore. If that badly designed sucker slips, which it usually does, the whole lot runs out & it's a tangly swim in.[}:)] The only good thing is that piece of crap is now at the bottom of the ocean where it belongs
& by the next time this happens you will have found a replacement part that locks solidly. ie. The ball off the end of that donkey tallywacka that never gets used(sleeved with a section of the tube).
Normally Slingshot pay so much attention to the detail
This is learnt from my personal experience, have a good look at your fixed stopper, at least get a longer grubscrew & lock that thing up. And I do keep an eye on my gear but ropes still unexpectedly break.
cheers
COL
