I am looking for a spreader bar with either a swivel hook or swivel pulley. I mainly need this for strop and handles, because my chicken loop on my depower swivels on its own.

Sent you an email, Demo

The Dynabar works great
I have some older models in stock at decent prices if you are interested. They are new and in perfect working order.
I've been using the Dynabar for 6-7 years now and will never use a fixed hook again. In fact I am using one of the original prototypes and it's still firing away fine. The newer models are a little more slick, but do essentially the same thing.

http://muskegon.craigslist.org/spo/4831225199.html

How about the Peter Lynn Prodigy bar? We have them in stock

http://www.awindofchange.com/product/plprodigybar.html

Slightly changing this plan. I want a snap shackle with ball bearing swivel... I think I have the swivel shackle nailed down. Found one with ball bearings that can freely spin under several thousand pounds from Ronstan for $36. I think I found a snap shackle that I like, made by Wichard. And I am still looking at pulleys that look like they would work.

At this point, I might be better off necro-ing the AQR thread, because ultimately what I am building will be a modular system that can be flown with or without an AQR lanyard attached through the seat to the frame.

Quote: Originally posted by Demoknight

At this point, I might be better off necro-ing the AQR thread, because ultimately what I am building will be a modular system that can be flown with or without an AQR lanyard attached through the seat to the frame.

Demo, I'm glad you found something that will suit your needs... but please, PLEASE heed what I was saying in our email exchange, if you're going to build the set-up with a QR snap shackle, PLEASE tether the QR to the buggy to make it AQR. With my accident recently, regardless of what ever flying maneuver I might have done wrong, I would have been much better off had I had the Auto part hooked up.

I think about what might have happen differently had the snap shackle let go of my pulley... I might have lost the kite in a tree, but I'd be walking right now.

That is the intent, Spencer. However, I am currently flying mostly handles stropped to a hook. I have actually never had an OBE on handles yet. I OBE almost every time I fly my Charger. I just know that my first OBE on handles is likely to be a lot more harsh since I fly the 3.5 more often than the 8.6. I want it to be AQR for the 3.5 days, and optional on the 8.6 days. The 8.6 is a floaty fluffy cloud, but the 3.5 is the angry wasp.

For what it's worth, I am pretty obsessed with this idea now, in part because of the three injuries I have learned about recently on PKF. Hell, I might even start using the AQR for my depower too. It would be super easy to take the pulley off and just use the snap shackle on the chicken loop and hook the safety flag line to either the harness or AQR seat line.

If that is the case, I wonder how well a magnetic release would work for the AQR line with some large neodymium magnet with 100lbs or so holding force. That way, it would snap loose if you are tipped over in the buggy so not crunched by a 100+lbs buggy, but still have enough strength to snatch the shackle open. Most of the AQR systems I see keep the rider attached to the buggy via the AQR line linked to harness. It stays linked even after the safety fires and releases the kite. I have flipped my buggy BEFORE I was ejected during an aggressive turn, and if I was on an AQR, I still would have flipped the bug, but I would be tied to it and pull it over on top of me whether the kite released on time or not. My butt stayed in the seat right up until I pushed the buggy off of me mid flip. Any thoughts on this scenario?

Like we discussed. The ring that attaches the rope to the AQR must be strong enough to pull the snap shackle pin during the operation, but weak enough to snap/break/bend open during a roll over. I found using two keychain rings (the kind you feed through your key's hole) works great. One is too weak. Two is just right. After an AQR release, they stretch. They will need to be replaced with new ones. I keep a bag of them in my duffle.