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10-27-2009, 02:14 PM
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Cabrinha leash attachment on eyelet
Just passing on my experience at EB today for the benefit of riders over 200 lbs'. What great conditions today BTW. I think us big guys put more pressure on our equipment and thus, sustain more breakage. Is it our love of beer that gets us in trouble?
I have an 08 SB3 quiver of kites that I love. However I am in need of replacing the loop that hooks into the harness bar after what happened today. The stainless steel swivel pin that holds the release pin, broke off while I was half between EB and SWW. Luckily I has able to wrap the CL around my harness and limp (ride) home to EB. It was fun trying to relaunch the kite unhooked. I checked out the new IDS bar on the beach and saw that this year's leash attachment is a stout eyelet and not a small pin that can break. It looks like that part will easily work with my '08 bar. Bottom line, big guys that boost a lot should swap out this part if you have an 08 or older Cabrinha bar. If this popped loose on a big jump, I would have had my first unhooked boost and people would be blogging here talking about my broken leg or dislocated shoulder. Anyway, I thought the big guys out there might find this helpful as it seems like us meat hooks find all the weaknesses in the gear. I was glad to see Cabrinha continually fixing their design. See you all next sesh! Gris
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10-28-2009, 05:41 AM
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Oh no... the chicken loop swivel?
That's not good. I've broken many other Cabrinha pieces, but not that one... yet. Thanks for the heads up!
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10-29-2009, 07:12 AM
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Rinse your bar, lines, and especially the metal parts of the system.
Spin the chicken loop under a stream of fresh water after each use to remove any sand or salt. Let dry outside of the bag. Hit the swivel once and a while with WD 40 or someother corrosion prohibiter. If you do this after each use the chance of failure is much less. I treat this gear as if my life depends on it.
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10-29-2009, 10:09 AM
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Thank you
Will do. I always rinse everything, but do not pay attention to the pin. Also, I heard the pulley's can fail, so I am getting an $8 set of pulley savers.
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10-29-2009, 12:11 PM
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