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Re: Sail/Wing tensioners

Fri Aug 02, 2013 11:28 am

pink wrote:
rubber caps???? that is the thing you going to loose on first flight.


Not if they fit properly.
 
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Re: Sail/Wing tensioners

Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:35 pm

In fact, if they fit properly they can be awkward buggers to get off. ;)
 
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Re: Sail/Wing tensioners

Fri Aug 02, 2013 12:56 pm

with some amount of tape they can add extra spin momentum for axel based tricks ;-).
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Re: Sail/Wing tensioners

Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:37 am

Hmmm

Ok- now I'm in two minds again

Some leave them on - some like to remove them

Thing with removing them every time is it seems you have to stretch them further to get them off therefore promoting possible over stretch anyways

Might ask Tim in regards to the SF
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