According to the Naish website, they now offer a bar with 'above the bar' depower. Is this available in Australia?

To clarify
Not sure if above bar depower is available in Australia (but does not really matter for me as its just a general preference).
The bar to kite relationship and how the kite performed is sensational which is enough to surpass what I don't like about the depower power up.
Just demo one and throw it around, I found it a lot of fun and obviously it suits me, make sure you throw it up hard (size is important).
So for the 9m Pivot my dodgy style in
12 to 18 knots would ride strapless
15 to 30 knots would ride twin
My current riding is 70 / 30 for twin / strapless. This may change if I can nail my foot switch. Not that I try enough.

Hi

Is it necessary to use the new 2015 bar, or does it works just as well with the 2012 universal bar for the pivot ?

Totally agree on the new bar, nice grip, way better chickendick, nice floaters!

Yeah plenty, just loop it slower if you want more power, the hang in transitions is sweet

I use the G2 Rabit bar with my pivot. It works great above bar depower. Great wind range to my 11m works from 11k to 25k on a Twin tip. Good air in 25k yea haaa...