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How to choose the bar size? How to choose the length of your lines? Choosing the Chicken Loop:
How to choose the bar size?

Keep in mind that the longer your bar, the easier it will be to turn your kite. Also, remember that the smaller the kite, the easier it will turn. So, the smaller the kite, the more you need a smaller bar to balance behaviors.

Conversely, the larger your kite and the more you use it in light wind, the slower it will be. A longer bar will have a greater leverage effect to compensate for this natural loss of reactivity.

Therefore, consider these parameters to choose the size of your bar and adapt the steering to the feeling you like and the conditions encountered.

If you want smooth and progressive steering, then you should “undersize” the bar. If you want more reactive but less forgiving steering, you should choose a longer bar.

For example, if I want smoother steering with my 9m2, then I will go for a 46cm bar.

If I want hyper-reactive steering, then I would go for the 52cm bar.

Oversizing the bar will have little interest and paradoxically will result in a feeling of heaviness in steering in the case of the 62cm. This one will be perfect, even essential in light wind. But in stronger winds, it will be slower to untwist and manipulate.

Between the 46 and the 52, there is no sensation of heaviness. These are two very close bars.

Note also that the 52 is perfectly usable on all our kites. No kite will not work or perform poorly for this reason. The 46, 57 and 62 are just optimizations for perfectionists.

It should also be noted that two bars generally age only half as fast as a single bar for the whole quiver ?

The key size is 52cm; it is the most versatile bar that you should choose if you want to have only one bar for a quiver 7-9-12 or 8-11 or even 8-10-13. If you want to add a second bar to your quiver, here are our recommendations with GONG kites:

The recommendations below are based on the behavior of GONG kites. Since our bars are compatible with a large number of kites, you can adjust your choice according to the type of kite used.

How to choose the length of your lines?

Your FeelX bar comes standard with pre-lines of 80cm, 19m of lines, and 3m extensions already mounted.

The original setup is the most versatile and will be your best choice for 90% of your sessions.
One of the main advantages of the Display is its great tolerance provided by its shape. By playing with its lengths, or even modifying them using our extensions (sold separately), you further enhance its versatility!

  • 22m Lines: The "standard" length provides a more progressive and predictable bar feel (recommended setting for progressing kiters). Your flying window will be larger, offering more power at takeoff. This setting is preferred for light to medium wind conditions and for everyday freeride use.
  • 19m Lines: Shorter lines offer a more direct kite response, increasing its reactivity. The flying window will be shorter. This setting is perfect for advanced kiters, especially in waves or for foilboarding for added agility.

If you choose to sail with short lines, you will also gain comfort in high wind conditions.

Note that 22m and 19m are not extreme line lengths and remain a fine adjustment to your piloting sensation.

Choosing the Chicken Loop:

To tailor our bar to the widest range of programs and riders' needs, we offer optional chicken loops.

Standard with the bar is the freeride loop, designed to keep the depower trim close to your body, accommodating all sizes while reducing accidental unhooking due to poor positioning of the release. This loop ensures you don't unintentionally oversheet.

For foilers and wave riders using a rope harness, the Slider loop is essential. It allows the loop to slide effortlessly without damaging the rope or the chicken loop.

Note: this loop is required if you use a rope harness, as the standard loop's TPU coating isn't designed for sliding along a rope, which could damage the chicken loop's cover and cut the internal Dyneema.

Wakestylers will find the Freestyle loop a "must-have" for easy hooking and unhooking with its larger loop.