baket said..
Is it possible to mix a slingshot 14 bar with a cabrinha ids kite 2011 ? Any feedback will be helpful.

Yes, but you may have to modify the depower lines to be longer to accomodate the IDS (Immediate Depower) system. Trial and error.
What I do know, is do not modify the bridles on the kite. Leave them as is, but you will have to adjust your steering or power lines to accomodate the IDS length the bar travels to depower the kite.

Understand IDS here and watch a few videos.

www.mackiteboarding.com/understanding-cabrinha-ids-system.htm

Obviously you need to check that the safety's are compatible IE: flag kite to front lines (mini fith) or single front In case an emergency.
As long as the front & back line lengths are similar, the kite should fly.

Swavek said...
Sometimes different kite manufacturers have loops and knots in different spots on kite pigtails ( for example Cabrinha, Ozone, and Wainman are all different). If the length of lines is the same but knots and loops are in different spots you may need add extra pigtails onto kite to achieve desired combination ( of course the extra pigtails must be of equal length).

Hay yea. I didn't think of that. I got an ozone cat 6 m using a blade uni bar and the kite just doesn't seem right. Too much power while on water at edge of window.

Try this one if you got the berries...

This is what Cabrinha say about using their 1x 2014 single line flag out bar with an IDS kite.


Aloha Stefan,

It's possible to use the 2014 Overdrive bar on 2013 or older IDS equipped kites. While the 2014 Overdrive bar will fly and flag the kite out, the overall feel and performance of certain IDS kites might feel different than originally intended. The reasoning is the low-V centerline split. When using this setup on 2013 or older IDS kites (especially Switchblades), we've found that the kite tends to flatten out in the arc from the middle. This can sometimes cause unusual flaring since the arc is more open than it was designed to be. We felt that it did work just fine, just not quite as smooth as with an IDS bar. Again, it is possible to use a 2014 Overdrive bar on a 2013 or older IDS kite.Certain riders prefer it. We just found the performance wasn't quite as smooth as it was originally designed to be. The IDS control bars (e.g. 2013 IDS Quicklink) tend to work best for IDS equipped kites.

Best Regards,
Cabrinha Support


Funnily enough Cabrinha did bring out a Pro Kit for IDS kites in 2010 to lower the V to give better handling, so that seems to be saying the lower V is an advantage on IDS kites. ???
That kit required you to grab an O-**** ring attached to both front lines to activate the IDS.



The Slingshot bar looks like it is adjustable for plenty of bar travel.

To avoid taking an extra bar, I used a single front line bar with an IDS kite while on holiday. I never had to flag it out onto one line, so I don't know how that would have worked. I think it would vary depending on the model of Cabrinha IDS kite. When I finished riding, I just set the kite at one side of the window and pulled 3 metres of the centre lines in. That activates the IDS just like normal, and if you do it with the kite at the side of the window, it should behave like in this video.



There was very little pull on the lines when doing that, but the wind was within the normal range for the kite.