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After watching Rob and Shane do the hotwire thing, it got me thinking about doing it with the Nasa's. Lots of side pull when powered up and a good session was leaving me bruised around the hips. I figured I've done enough miles with the Nasa's to know their behavior and they are extremely well behaved so I gave it a whirl at Sandy with great success. Did 92km on the last day with absolutely no strain on the bod I ended up with a three straps (same as Rob, I think) one from either side of the side rail behind me and one from the downtube then threaded the chicken loop through them. Pull the chicken loop and everything's released. I was still able to feel the pressure of the kite both on the buggy and on whichever side strap was in contact with my side. Looking forward to giving it a run with the Vmax which should work even better as the side rails are higher. As far as I can figure, providing you've got some idea of what power is coming out of the kite, and it would seem this is just a matter of getting used to some new sensations, then the dangers are the same as being strapped in. And having been upside down strapped in the Vmax before (with the kite unsighted and the safety out of reach - thank God it stayed nose-down) I'm at least aware of some of the pitfalls of being strapped in. I would still like to tinker with a roll bar attached to the axle - think I'd need to brace it back to the siderails or back rest but it would only need to be two and half feet high to give head clearance when upside down....must give this some thought.
