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QUICK RELEASE /SUICIDE BUNGEE

Created by dachopper dachopper  > 9 months ago, 24 Dec 2006
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dachopper
dachopper

WA

1802 posts

24 Dec 2006 10:19am
After having ridden quite a few different styles of quick release safety bungees , designed for 5th line safety or single line safety engagement I have finally found a quality bungee that works perfectly as a suicide aswell.

I found that riding any of the safeties that has a scissor type metal spring clip it enevitably looses it's springyness after getting sand in and being used a bit and eventually undoes itself when it likes.. if you hook it onto a large round chickenloop it would unclip under load or especially under load if it was twisted slightly or being pulled from one side. worked fine as a 5th line or safety line but always came undone when being used a suicide sending the kite miles downwind. Also the velcroe style Quick release on some setups also comes ondone under load ( suicide) but works fine as just a safety or 5th line engager...

so I have now tried the new naish bungee which has two metal stainless clips and one small tube safety at one end. It's the sweatest safety I have seen or used by far.. the clips can't come undone without using your hands, and the safety release doesn't wear out or accidentally engage but works 100% of the time. a little pricey but for piece of mind knowing your kite will NEVER EVER accidentally come off AND you still have the safety release thats available anytime, it's awesome! one of the best choices for the bow riders or any kiters who are runing a suicide setup

Nick
Macca Wollongong
Macca Wollongong

NSW

295 posts

24 Dec 2006 2:40pm
The cabrinah one or ozone one are simmlar, and the cab one can be had for $50
carbine
carbine

WA

1445 posts

24 Dec 2006 7:30pm
have 5 naish leashes sitting here all with the sewing on the neoprene completely ****ed. Leashes are useless now.

The neoprene is stretchy, but the stitching isnt. Causing the stiching to fail.

Apart from them all being frikken useless now, they are awesome.
dachopper
dachopper

WA

1802 posts

27 Dec 2006 9:58am
the neoprene?? you mean the cover on the actual bungee itself??? are you talking the black one with the little pattern on it ?
poor relative
poor relative

WA

9106 posts

27 Dec 2006 10:00am
He is he showed me yesterday

They are frikken awesome until they fk up...or so he says
howley
howley

WA

316 posts

27 Dec 2006 11:18am
If I remember correctly the neoprene is only cosmetic. I could be wrong though.
poor relative
poor relative

WA

9106 posts

27 Dec 2006 11:38am
i was told that once the neoprene goes you have a long ass dangly suicide that is pretty much useless.

Or so i was told....
carbine
carbine

WA

1445 posts

27 Dec 2006 12:59pm
quote:
Originally posted by poor relative

i was told that once the neoprene goes you have a long ass dangly suicide that is pretty much useless.

Or so i was told....



you were told
t o b y
t o b y

WA

530 posts

27 Dec 2006 3:02pm
yes u were told then i spanked you..... but as wat carbs said..... sick leash when they are working but fkn junk when they break would naish send me new ones?
poor relative
poor relative

WA

9106 posts

27 Dec 2006 3:53pm
Thanks for the spanking
I froth on my bruise
froth on
dachopper
dachopper

WA

1802 posts

28 Dec 2006 11:44am
all parts eventually wear out.... how long did you get out of them? and what kite were you wearing them out on?
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