G'day folks,
Wondering what the deal is with mixing kite brands and bar and lines brands? Apart from the obvious compatible systems (4 lines) and matching pigtails for steering lines and front / bridle lines, what else is there to consider?
Can I grab a Slingshot V1 / V1.1 bar and lines and go pick out a Core kite? North Kite? F-One etc?
Does it matter? Can I just grab a set of conversion pigtails for those kites with reversed knot positions?
Or is it more nuanced than that? Are there more important things to consider?
Looking forward to hearing your insights.
Cheers
Probably the most frequently asked question on kite forums. A quick search in this forum would reveal a lot of information.
This guy does a great job at explaining and comparing High v VS Low V which is what you should be mainly concerned about. Pretty sure that video was already posted on this forum.
Second what @KiteBud wrote above - other than high-Y and low-V all post 2015-2018 bars should be interchangeable. I personally had a quiver of Ozone and Cabrinha kites which I was flying with OceanRodeo and Cabrinha bars. Currently reduced it all to just Ozone kites and OR bars. I tend to get the gear I like the best, don't pay attention to brands. Matching bars to kites is unnecessary nowadays.
