--- In arcusers@yahoogroups.com, "ichiman1" <ichiman1@y...> wrote:
>
> As commented above it's true, the V19 ships with front pigtails 10"
> (25cm) too long and I spent a couple of less than perfect weekends
> for it.

all i can say as i have used the same bar/line setup for the G's G2's
(with 5" shorter front pig tail) P's and now V's.

I have never owned a 'stock' bar. I make my own webbing setup so
there is no stopper, just continuous webbing so i have a fair amount
of adjustment and travel. Yet, the again, as above, the kites have
been in pretty much the same place (except for the early G2's)

if you need 10" of adjustment on the front pigtails, then i would say
the 05 bar is different than the 04 bar as far as relative back to
front line adjustment and 10" would be a heap of difference. Of
course this might be limited to the V19? For me, the V16 and V13 are
pretty much like the phantoms and G2's with 5" off the front leader
(except for the G2-11 which had no adjustment on the front leader, go
figure).

my general preference is to fly with as much rear line tension as
possible, if the kite stalls, reduce, then as the power increases i
might let it out (increase tensino) a bit but as it gets winder, i
would pull in the rear lines and let the rear lines get looser. The
goal being to optimize turning speed for any given wind conditions
without unduly compromising straight line speed. Having some travel
in the chicken loop can help you by dynamically altering the relative
length of front and back lines, that is, slacken to get the kite to
accelerate, tight rear lines to get better turning.

It has been my experience with Arcs that optimum jumping often occurs
with a little more slack in the rear lines. So that point (wind
conditions) where you are starting to slack the rear lines because it
is windy is usually the point you are going to have the most fun and
you normally don't affect turning ability very much either. I would
call that the sweet spot. The next point is where you have to
slacken the lines to reduce power so much that the kite flies where
it wants to, not you flying the kite. That is the time to get a
smaller kite.

David