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sftonkin wrote:The only advantage I can see to bent handles is that they will always fit the same way in the hand; straight ones would be rotatable. Given high-density foam on the handles, they will likely develop a bit of memory, so that they will be held exactly the same each time you fly. Or am I spouting utter crap?
Jason wrote:I'm not totally sold on the mechanical advantage of a bent handle.
Jason wrote:Take your bent handles and take the foam off. Then weld a bit of straight tube between bottom and top so you've then got a triangle.
jburka wrote:The other major tweak has been the use of quad/magic sticks (aka training wheels). Rev would be willing to sell those if they could manage to not lose money doing so. As it is, they're available as an after-market addition that's easy to add to your kite, and Revolution certainly doesn't care what you do to their sail after you've bought it from them.