I've converted a 1.8 and I thought it was a bit sluggish.. It will work but you have to be very cognizant of the line and bridle weight. It will work
but in my opinion, it's the lower limit of feasibility.
Handles and sleeving kit to make my brake lines properly arrived today. Dinner at inlaws tomorrow night and a date with the sewing machine. LOL
Calling for good kite flying conditions this weekend so if all goes to plan will be having some symphony 2.2.4 fun. LOL And yes I will get video.
Woohoo got to fly it for the first time today and wow that's different. Hahaha. Kinda wonky winds where we were at sadly so big gust for a few seconds
and then big lulls of nothing so didn't really get too good at flying 4 lines. First 4 line experience. I think I am going to definetly like it
though. Hoping to get it out in some nice steady wind tomorrow and really give it a workout.
Thanks Riff again bridles are fantastic. Even my 6 year old wanted a shot at flying it today and he didn't know any more than I about flying 4 line
and he did just fine. He got a kick out of launching flying straight up thru the power zone and then full on brakes to bring it back down. I think
once he understands what to do with it flying back and forth he will no longer want to fly his little snapshot 1.2. LOL He loves to get dragged
around on his butt, laughs the whole time. Yes we are becoming quickly addicted.
Ok put some time on this thing this morning. and yep I am hopelessly addicted now. Blowing 20+ with gusts over 30 and just had a blast. Big gusts
were actually causing me to scud across the grass today. So it was a bit windy
Love how i can just fly across the power window at full speed stop, pivot and turn around the other way. Just amazing. Why did I ever buy a 2 line
kite to start with? HAHAHA.
Short video from this morning. Winds were a bit funky since we were in between the buildings here at work but got out for a little fun. Flying skills
still need a bit of work so no laughing at those. Lol.
Yep riff it's working out just great. My only issue and it's just me is I haven't figured out how to wind 4 lines up and not get any tangles when I
got to unwind them. Usually have to spend a few minutes fixing the lines. Tried a few different ways and just haven't found a consistent method for me
yet. Lol. Awesome kite and awesome fun.
Man this thing is a blast. Just was out in about 25-30mph just flinging it around on break here at work. So much fun. If any of you have one that is
not modded. Mod it. You will not be sorry. Woohoo.
I've only done one 1.8 and I 'eyeballed" it for the lengths. You can use the same measurements for the bridles and just shorten the one piece after
the other bridles converge to a point..
OR we could work something out and I'd be glad to convert it for you.. PM me if you'd like to open a dialog there.
FINALLY got a chance to fly my 2.2.4 conversion! Wind (lack lack thereof) and rain have been making things difficult, lol. Its an absolute gas to
play with! I love it! Super touchy on the brakes, but, mine was done with a beach not a pro. Dont know if the pro is the same way after conversion.
It will definately make me better with fine brake control! If youve got a Symphony 2.2 lying about, do the conversion, youll love it!
HQ: Symphony Beach 1.3, 2.2.4, Crossfire II 5m, Apex II 5m
Peter Lynn: Pepper II 3m, Venom II 13M
Born: NS3 4m, 7m. NS2 5.5m
the "touchy" is very intentional. Glad you finally got a chance to fly it. The major difference between the beach and the pro is the bridles. On the
beach they are a dynema or blendline type material and are tied. On the pro they are a thicker hi modulous line and are sewn.
IMO The pro is tuned a touch differently and seems to be less prone to bridle stretch.
converted a 1.8 pro just for a high wind kite. they're 1.17 sq meters. i'm not worried if it can riffclown for olympic 10 scores. it does all i'll
ever need it to do. and it is the only kite i have been able to do a dive stop with. EASY!
this conversion works well on a slingshot b2, also. (says my brother, i have not flown it) that is around 1.1 sq m as well.
i used the normal given bridle lengths, using double-overhand knots with 300 lb. dyneema fishing line. yes, they'll likely stretch. i may never even
bother to check. that knot uses up a lot of line. if i remember correctly, i took the "attachment point" measurements, and added 6 inches to each
end. so for the 56 incher, i cut a length of 68". measure 8 inches from the end, and fold it over at the middle. e.g, you will bring back 4 inches of
line back onto itself. double-overhand there and keep the knot as close to the tag end as possible. do the same knot on the other end and that line is
done. plenty of loop for a larkshead.
the only problem i see with these dinks is that they seem "digital" instead of "analog." with analog signals, you have a bit of working room. it can
be less than perfect, but still be ok. video, for instance, can have a really crappy picture, but at least you'll still see something. digital is on
or it is off. if you have a crappy digital video signal, you will see NOTHING.
i don't get much in the way of working the kite to stay up in lulls. it just can't grab enough air. it is up, or it is down. no in between.
but when they're 'on,"... fun fun fun!!!
for my pro conversion, i had a thin, 1/2" lanyard. i cut 8 three inch pieces and used Shoe-Fix superglue. this glue just fixed my teva sole
separation problem that nothing else would stick to. it is a flexible super glue and is holding on like a crocodile to a water buffalo.
i'm guessing that regular superglue would work, too, since it's on such a small area and doesn't really need to flex. and it's far cheaper than the
shoe-fix. (9.95 + 4 bucks for shipping for a .7 oz bottle) (that bottle would do a LOT of fixing, though) the first attaching attempt was with 3m 9460
supertape that i got for the sandals. (didn't work) for the first lanyard tab, i tried the tape. it was ok, but i didn't trust it. when i glued that
tab, i knew i had a winner.
take the 3" pieces, heat the ends with a lighter so they don't fray, tie a overhand knot at one end, (tricky, since you don't have much length to
work with. hemostats or tweezers help a lot) and glue the tag end down on the kite edge. i clamped them with a hemostat for a very short time, but i
don't think that is even necessary. pressing down on it for a few seconds is probably all that is needed.
for the connection, just larkshead the bridle and loop it over the lanyard knot.
one reason for this method is that if it did not work well, all i had to do to return it to normal is snip off the lanyard pieces.
so, if anyone is on the fence for doing the conversion, and you were worried about the sewing part of it, worry no more.
i'll be trying it on a 1.7 synapse as soon as a pal gets it to me.
tom
Once I got it unpacked and ready, I handed the handles to JB at the 1:00 mark for his extremely short familiarization with the modded foil. I was
very interested in hearing his first impressions. It validated a lot of how I feel about this foil and the conversion. Notice how he puts it through
the paces very quickly and find the limits of the sail. I spoke with him about the few idiosyncrasies with this item and he decided he was ready to
play. This ground cam segment is the immediate precursor to the JB & Scott video above. The "Warmup before the dance" if you will. At 4:02 you
see him decide to run over ans start interacting with Scott and the lake..
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