Growler Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 So, out on the outer banks this week. Go to fly my new EXP. And snapped both of the outside rods at the ferrules.... Learning experience :/ Can anyone direct me to a shop that can replace them on the outer banks? I am in Corolla Beach (Up on the 4x4 area). Or, can anyone tell me what to order to replace them online and have them over nighted? Ugghhh... It was fun while it was in the air Glad I equalized the lines before I left. Just have to work on control. Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photomom Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 You're in the right place. Check out Flying Smiles kite shop in Corolla. Elliot can fix just about anything. The shop in in the shopping center opposite the entrance to the Corolla Light and the Whalehead Club. Take a look at the Shook Mesh Revs while you're there. They're pretty special and made by Elliot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkieRob Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 +1 for Flying Smiles. Great kite shop. They are "good people" who will help you out no end. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Dowler Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 And an EXP rod is the same as a 3 wrap rod, just marked differently for the EXP. If in doubt - use 3 wrap rods!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul LaMasters Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Eliot would provide you a loaner rod if you asked him nicely & in person, a lesson with his bride at the whalehead club wouldn't kill ya' either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmadz Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 You couldn't pick a better place to need a repair. One of the premier builders literally right around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcnlarry Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 What all the above have said, and while your at it, go for a set of Magic Sticks. They are the cat' meow. You couldn't have had a better place to have a "breakdown" if you had planned it. Good luck with the repair and Happy Flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul LaMasters Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Tell Eliot ,.... "you want it fixed while you wait", .... he's never heard that one before <HA!!!> Go for french bridle and make him install that too, grab a set of 15 inch "no-snag" handles, if he has 'em. Try some Skybond flying lines,.. don't leave any space on your credit card, drool over a Masterpiece Shook "progressive mesh" with a set of Diamond frame tubes and Green Race. Try a set of P-90s in a travel frame arrangement. what about lighted LEDs that are waterproof and slap right onto the ends of the magic sticks? Surely you can't leave those laying on the counter for 12 bucks more? Help out a store-front kite merchant with a real inventory of quality and desirable products. Heck they are the nicest folks besides, maybe you just go say hi and bring them lunch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photomom Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Let's not scare the man. Let him start with 12" magic sticks and 13" no-snag handles. Definitely send business to the brick-and-mortar kites stores. They are a dying breed and yet they give the best service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growler Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 They were awesome. Got in yesterday before the storms hit this way. Elliot and Cath were awesome, welcoming, warm, and informative. We laughed, learned something, and left ready to fly again. They will be my go to for all Rev parts in the future. Sent from my SM-N900V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Yay! Way cool. And ignore all the wise-_ss peeps here, especially me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmadz Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 BTW, I got a set of magic sticks and bought my own LED"s. I love that it extends the flying time into the night, especially on the beach. Just make sure that you have a camping headlamp to be able to see your stuff to put it away when you're done. My experience with the magic sticks is middle at best. I like them, but too difficult to take them off and put on another kite. I don't want to buy sets for all of them. Others would disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul LaMasters Posted August 27, 2015 Report Share Posted August 27, 2015 you know it's just short pieces of string and little bits of plastic fittings to hold a carbon point125 tube on each sail. You can make 'em removable easier too, just like your flying lines attach to the bridle, you do take the lines off to go home right? Add little pig-tails to each end-cap so install and removal is quicker. Add little release knots too (onto the truss lines) so you aren't picking the spectra fibers or braid apart to get the loops off more knots are tangle points though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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