Power Kite Forum

Spreader bar trade?

soliver - 24-7-2014 at 09:01 PM

Hey gang,

I've got a PL Bullet spreader I bought from Big Mike last Christmas that I've only used once flying static, however, I just bought my first Depow, and am hoping someone might be interested in trading it for a standard hook spreader?

markite - 24-7-2014 at 09:40 PM

Hey Spencer
The one thing you may consider is having both bars. A standard hook bar is cheap and because I fly kites that need a hook and then those with handles I need the roller and I have a second harness pad that I keep a bar attached to. Then (depending on what harness you have) I just swap pads with bars attached and it's easier just removing the webbing from bar end and threading through the new bar end with pad already attached. A second pad is also cheap

soliver - 25-7-2014 at 10:12 AM

Quote: Originally posted by markite  
Hey Spencer
The one thing you may consider is having both bars. A standard hook bar is cheap and because I fly kites that need a hook and then those with handles I need the roller and I have a second harness that I keep a bar attached to. Then (depending on what harness you have) I just swap pads with bars attached and it's easier just removing the webbing from bar end and threading through the new bar end rather than also needing to attach to the pad. A second pad is also cheap


Thanks for the input mark, but I've already got a wichard QR and pulley set up for flying with a strop. I bought the Bullet spreader to try out to see if I liked it better than the captive system and unfortunately I do not, so in lieu of just buying a hook-bar I thought I'd see if anyone would trade. I've considered buying a second pad, but kite expenses bring me the stink eye, so I'm trying to avoid extra cost.

I've considered just putting the chicken loop through the wichard or possibly a carabiner also through the link spreader I already have... thoughts?