hey everybody ive tried makin my own strop for handles not workin well please post link if u can to purchace strop im in the united states cant seem to find any dealers with them and should i buy handles that go with or my hq handles work

thanks steve

steve... u2u me your email address and I'll send you a pic of the one I have on my ozone handles. Will try to take a few pics with how you use it with your harness and spreader as well so it may help you out a bit.

You should be able to do the same thing using the same technique as what people in your other thread have mentioned. However, I can see if you haven't seen anyone using it where it could be a bit confusing how it's rigged. It's really quite simple as all it is, is a line running between the two handles...you flip that line under your spreader bar hook and you're good to go. Mine tends to slip out every now and then if I pull the handles too close to my body below my spreader bar...but it is a really helpful thing to do if you want to take some of the pressure off your arms. I don't believe you'll find anyone that actually manufactors strops for handles. I've got the hq handles as well, but haven't bothered putting a strop on them as I'm either using my ozones or a ozone 4-line bar. Will probably do the strop eventually on the hq handles just to have a back-up pair though.

~Joe

SteveP,
What have you tried?

It's quite simple.
I like a 16"-18" between my handles.
I start with a 36" piece of cord.
I have taught myself to tie 4" loops using 8" of cord.
I have learned to tie them the same way - the same length.

That loop larS-P-A-M-L-I-N-K-s-heads over the handles, just below the top lead.

I've used a variety of cordage to make strops.
From utility rope from climbing (about 5mm-6mm braid) to "mule tape" - a flat braided cord used to pull commercial wiring through conduits.

What have you tried?]
Why didn't it work?

Ozone makes two strops, one longer (about 16") and one shorter (about 12")
Depends on what you like and what works with your set-up.

Remember it is every bit as important to know when NOT to be hooked into your harness as it is to know when it's appropriate.


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

im being thick, this is the rope that joins the handels to the harness? does this go thought a pulley? aslo i take it there is no safe way of rigging a harness with handels
sorry for being dum but still learning and my mate said to kite longer need to get harness but he has a bar and boards i have handels and buggy what should i do???

Raycapp1,
The "strop" we're talking about is the line that connects the tops of your handles to each other.

Fixed-bridle foils perform best on handles.
We can use a harness with handles.

To do so, first you must connect the handles.
That's the "strop".

Now, when it is appropriate, you may cause the strop to catch in the spreader hook or pulley on your harness.

This allows you to transfer energy through your body, without tiring your arms so much.

Taking more pressure with your arms will cause the strop to come loose from the hook and fall away.
Allowing you to have even more control and options.

Bars are best utilized as a part of a de-power system.
De-power is used with water-based bladder kites and on variable-bridle foils.

Do not confuse the bar/handle with kite skills.

On land, using handles, one need not (nor want to be) attached to the kite.
Letting go is an important safety option on land.

Manueverability is a benefit with foils on land and can be a problem on water.
The limited steering with a bar is a benefit when the object is "constant-grunt" - Needed on the water.

While we who use a harness wear them most all the tiime, we have learned to be "in" the harness only when it is appropriate.

There is no "need" to use a harness with fixed-bridle foils on handles.
One should not use a harness until already comfortable flying the kite, under full-control, in a variety of wind conditions.

Mom says if I learned from ALL my mistakes, I would be Einstein by now.


Safen Up! Buggy On!

"Often wrong... Never in doubt"

the coreylama

chears dude i under stand now

is this the item ya talking about?
http://powerkiteshop.com/accessories/mauimagicharnesslineloc...