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[SkyPuppet]

Thanks Felix!
I appreciate the advice!
So nice to be able to get advice from folks who've "been around the block" a few times with their Revs - I love this forum

[lasapcheong]

Hi Ben,

Are these "compulsory" mods? Given a choice, could I opt for future BPros not to come with these vertical strips? Just curious as I still prefer the look of the kite without the vertical strips.

Thanks
Darryl

[Felix Mottram]

Thanks Felix!
I appreciate the advice!
So nice to be able to get advice from folks who've "been around the block" a few times with their Revs - I love this forum

Glad to be of help but it is interesting that I am relaying advice received so long ago, aka Lee Sedgwick!

Felix

[Bazzer]

Hi Ben,

Are these "compulsory" mods? Given a choice, could I opt for future BPros not to come with these vertical strips? Just curious as I still prefer the look of the kite without the vertical strips.

Thanks
Darryl

Hi Darryl,
The Standard B Series Pros will all have these strips on them.
They are not on Mids or Vented.
If you wish for your kite not to have wear strips please make it known on your order.
I will more than happily make you a kite that will wear out quicker.

Bazzer

[Theresa]

Hi Darryl,
The Standard B Series Pros will all have these strips on them.
They are not on Mids or Vented.
If you wish for your kite not to have wear strips please make it known on your order.
I will more than happily make you a kite that will wear out quicker.

Bazzer

you are sooooooooooo funny!

see you this weekend!

hugs,
t

[kwmf]

The Standard B Series Pros will all have these strips on them.
They are not on Mids or Vented.

I haven't had my revs long enough to know, so forgive the daft question .... Do the venteds not suffer the same problem or is it just a pain to put wear strips on the venteds?

[Bazzer]

I haven't had my revs long enough to know, so forgive the daft question .... Do the venteds not suffer the same problem or is it just a pain to put wear strips on the venteds?

The mesh on the Mid Vents and Full vents absorb the vibration and scuff during flight.

[HedgeWarden]

At the WCRC 2012, JB pointed these wear patterns out to me, on one of his older kites. OK, I said to myself - "Self, we don't fly but a fraction of the time that John does. AND, we to not yank and spank our kite around the air, like the pros." For instance, doing clock work I don't move much faster than a real clock. Slowly start the spin, slowly stop the spin somewhere in the correct quadrant - some of you older fliers might know what I mean.

Then I looked at the sail of my standard B full sail kite. There they were - the "stretch marks" obviously working to become little slits. As JB explained, it is not the rubbing against the vertical spar, it is the stretching and releasing of the fabric along the axis of the vertical spar. I don't know which fabrics are most susceptible to this wear mechanism, but apparently recent standard B's are. I don't see any sign of these "stretch marks" on my EXP, or older Rev I or Rev II (solid color) sails - are those rip-stop nylon? (They feel like soft fabric compared to the newer 1.5 sails.)

He suggested "Insignia Tape", used on sailboat sails for insignias, applied to the sail to reinforce the sail along the stretch/release axis - i.e. beneath the vertical spar axis. It is available at a number of online kite stores.

Of course, the other solution is to repopulate your kite bag with B-Pros!
(If you dream IT three nights in a row, IT becomes reality. )

[c2thew]

I tried using some polyethylene tape that I had lieing around and gave it a try. The tape doesn't have too much adhesive on it so I figure that after flying it on the beach it will probably pick up some sand. Gives me some piece of mind that the b series has some wear and tear protection! I put the tape only on the back of the kite and carefully unrolled a piece long enough for the length of the area then lightly adjusted the tape until I got the angle that I wanted before pressing firmly with my thumb along the tape.