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wing tip adjustments- affect upwind ability??

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Created by muirs > 9 months ago, 14 Apr 2010
muirs
SA, 165 posts
14 Apr 2010 6:36PM
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Hey guys,
Rear line wing tip adjustments.. affect bar pressure and turning speed (maybe).
Do they affect upwind ability?
I think that I've found moving them in, away from the tip (increasing bar pressure) has helped my angles upwind a bit- but I'm not sure if it's all in my head.
What do you think?
p.s. I'm on either a 9m rev or 13m octane.

Rhys McClintock
NSW, 995 posts
15 Apr 2010 8:25AM
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Funnily enough - I was playing about with the settings on a customers 11m Octane last week and found that yes - putting the rear lines closer to the front lines gave you better upwind performance...

I've never seen this work on any other kite though - maybe it's just a thing with Octanes/Revs?

muirs
SA, 165 posts
15 Apr 2010 3:03PM
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Ah good, so I'm not making these things up in my head. What do you think of the octane's abilities upwind?

Rhys McClintock
NSW, 995 posts
15 Apr 2010 3:39PM
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Great - especially when ridden fast... Much easier than say the Slingshot Turbo2 or Key...



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