Hi there,

I'm very new to this power kite malarkey!I've got a second hand Peter Lynn Hornet 4m kite that I have been having loads of fun with.

Went out today and the flight and brake lines on one side both snapped within 10 minutes about mid way along their length.

Firstly I was wondering if this is normal...? Obviously its second hand so has probably seen lots of use.

Secondly I was after some advice on buying some new lines. The Peter Lynn site states that this model comes with 20m 100-200kg lines but there seems to be a number of options for buying new ones.... all a lot more money than I imagined they would be!

Any advice would be greatly received

Cheers, Dan

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KITESURFING-AND-POWER-KITE-LINES-2...

this seems cheap and strong?

Cheers!

They look proper. I will say that some brand lines are not as slick as others which comes into play when looping the kite. When yours broke, did you have the kite and lines looped several times. More that a couple loops starts to abrade line.

Thanks for that.

It was just looped the once when they snapped. The wind wasn't even particular strong.

On inspection the flight lines looked pretty frayed along their length, I'm guessing they've just had a lot of use.

Pretty gutting as we'd driven a fair way and was a perfect day!

That would be a bummer. New lines should last you a long while. I haven't broken any lines yet in 2 years.

Never broken a line in 5 years (mainly pulling the buggy around). Stick with a brand name line - PL, HQ, Flexifoil & Ozone all make excellent lines - I particularly like Ozone stuff. Not cheap though. I have retired some lines that were getting pretty furry - mainly through use on the Ozone Turbo bar and crossed lines. I tend not to fly too long with twists in the lines now. I prefer 20m lines - some of mine are 18m and some are 25m. Longer lines give a wider window and more time in the power zone but at the expense of needing more room to fly.

If your Hornet is brand new, then Peter Lynn should and will likely replace the lines for you, so contact your dealer and ask them for help. If you bought it used then you will have to replace them yourself, so look for name brand lines by major kite manufacturers (PL, HQ, Flexifoil, Ozone, etc. ) or name brand line manufacturers (vector, skybond ect.).

I think the big lesson here is to travel with a spare set of lines.

The lines in the link look OK . Flexi knock offs? They are cheap enough that I would buy 2 sets.