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TampaBay Noob 05-15-2007 11:29 AM

Replacing '06 Waroo Front Bridle
 
Can anyone give me some ideas on how to go about doing this. I need to get back on the water asap!! I'm freakin' out. lol I see on Best's website they offer a replacement front bridle for the '06...here is the link.
http://www.bestkiteboarding.com/Site/Parts
The front bridle costs $40.00 but it appears you would only be receiving one side of the front bridle. Although only one side broke, I want to replace both to be safe. $80.00 seems way too expensive just for some cheap lines without pullies. Is there anything else I can do?? Maybe fabricate one out of dyneema or something?? Help get me back on the water!!!! :)

invisible 05-15-2007 11:38 AM

Dental floss! There's a bunch of it on clearwater beach.

bryanleighty 05-15-2007 11:43 AM

you cant just tie old kite lines .. but you can tie Q-power line. see if you can buy a spool online.. you should be able to fabricate the same bridle setup with that. use the non-broken one as a template and be as exact as you possibly can.

TampaBay Noob 05-15-2007 11:43 AM

that hurts Tom....

Bryan...do you know a decent website online for a spool of q-line?

bryanleighty 05-15-2007 11:50 AM

also..

hope you didnt get into this sport expecting anything to be cheap.. hahaha..

as a sailboat owner i can say kite gear replacement is CHEAP.. :)

funny that i tried to save money by building my own waroo-style bar instead of buying a 55cm one. and of course, my REAL waroo 45cm bar is the one that breaks and my clunky make-shift one is still in perfect condition and prob has more use.

oh well.. 300$ 300$

:P

TampaBay Noob 05-15-2007 11:54 AM

yeah yeah...I've invested quite a bit of money in the sport already and I'm sure it will only continue. Just seems like a replacement bridle should be less expensive. NSI has a 500ft spool of Q-line for $128. What to do What to do....

Unimog Bob 05-15-2007 12:03 PM

I'm sure other places have it, but I saw this guy post on the best forum the other day.
http://xtremebigair.com/stores/showd...D=893&CATID=10

You might even call WSW and ask if they have 3mm amsteel by the foot.

inferno 05-15-2007 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Unimog Bob (Post 19209)
I'm sure other places have it, but I saw this guy post on the best forum the other day.
http://xtremebigair.com/stores/showd...D=893&CATID=10

You might even call WSW and ask if they have 3mm amsteel by the foot.

3mm amsteel is way to thick for the whole front bridle, it works well for the bridle insert though......

TampaBay Noob 05-15-2007 12:20 PM

Sounds like maybe that spool of q-line is a better option. I wouldn't mind putting a new bridle on my 9m as well, I don't know how much longer that one will last. It would be cheaper to buy the 500ft of q-line and have it for multiple bridles or kite lines etc.... Just a thought.

bigairal 05-15-2007 12:28 PM

Q Line
 
hey if you but the 500 feet of q line i am sure someone else down the road will have to fix the bridles on their kite and they can buy if off you


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