7/31 Belmont Shores 17M
Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:43 pmHad a good day riding at Belmont. The only awful part was when I went to put away my 17M Zephr. I usually just pull the deflate plug and then fold it up, but this time I had the bright idea of flipping the kite over first - bad idea! The LE was so stiff that the pressure of rolling the kite over caused the LE to burst. At least I was done for the day and I have a 17M Waroo at home. The damage was a 8" rip around the LE with a couple smaller tears, a 2" rip in the canopy and a blown-out LE bladder. Packed up the kite and shipped it to Airtime this morning.