The technical and intuitive kite bar to boost the performance of our kites!
Discover our universal GONG FeelX kite bar for 4-line kites.
With three sizes to choose from (46cm, 52cm, and 62cm), our bar adapts to all GONG kites and the specific needs of each rider in terms of maneuverability and responsiveness.
It is equipped with the quick release QR-CLICK, certified ISO 21853: this is the most important safety component of your bar. The release is simple and fast even under tension and allows you to quickly release yourself if needed. The big advantage of this release is its easy one-click reset. Simply present thechicken loop attachment in front of its notch, press it in, and the release resets. Simplicity and essential efficiency on the water! 
The standard chicken loop provided with the bar is robust and durable. It is equipped with a semi-rigid rotating donkey stick to prevent unintentional releases or, conversely, to set it aside for unhooked freestylers. Interchangeable to customize your bar according to your practice, it is available optionally in a short Slider version for sliding rope spreader bars, and in a long version with a donkey stick for easy rehooking in Freestyle.
Regarding the bar itself, the EVA molded grip and its slim diameter of 22mm ensure lightweight and maximum comfort while ensuring exceptional precision. The bar fits perfectly in your hands for the long hours of a session. 
This precision is boosted by the top-of-the-line 1.55mm Liros DC PRO 401 lines manufactured in Germany with Dyneema SK99 fiber. With a breaking strength of over 400kg and almost zero elongation, they offer the best choice in terms of strength and elongation. No elasticity, no delay. Feedback is direct, and the kite is ultra-responsive.
The bar is offered with a line setup of 19m and pre-installed 3m extensions. This allows you to adapt your lines to your program and wind conditions. The standard length provides a more progressive and predictable bar feel, ideal for freeriding and low to medium wind range for its extra pull. Whereas short lines without extensions offer a more radical steering, a more direct kite response, for an advanced level rider in waves or freestyle, and in strong winds. Line splices are also sewn to ensure exceptional durability.
Pre-lines of 50 cm Dyneema 3mm and coated with TPU, complete the setup to offer more comfort and safety for your hands when handling your lines during relaunch for example. 
Above the release, the un-twister allows you to untwist your front lines. Thanks to its inte grated ball bearing, it turns effortlessly even under load and allows you to untwist your lines to limit their wear and optimize the release.
The 53cm depower throw is important with maximum of power for extreme conditions, while keeping the bar within reach. Coated with a PU tube for a total diameter of 12mm, it offers exceptional security and durability. The aluminum bar tube is equipped with a large and beveled central INOX A4 eyelet, optimized to allow smooth passage of the depower throw regardless of the angle of grip. 
The 25cm Dyneema trim ensures perfect adjustment of the length of your front lines according to the conditions to control the kite’s power. The Trim Cleat is super convenient. It locks or unlocks the trim line intuitively in one motion. The trim handle is lightweight and attaches to the grip integrated into the Trim Cleat to not interfere during navigation. 
Like all our metal parts, the fixed friction ring through which the safety line passes, and the leash ring, are made of INOX A4 with a high molybdenum content to minimize corrosion and ensure durability.
The generous floats facilitate the bar’s flotation. Practical for relaunching to see clearly in the pre-lines. Line winding is facilitated with a simple and effective blocking system.
To maximize the compatibility of our bar with existing kites on the market, the pigtails are reversible to choose the attachment suitable for your kite.
Finally, your bar is also accompanied by a high-quality short kite leash. So, you have in hand a complete and high-performing product to ensure safe navigation. 
The bar and kite leash set comes in a bag to protect your equipment between sessions.
The technical and intuitive kite bar. Available in 3 sizes: 46cm, 52cm, and 62cm.
The technical and intuitive kite bar to boost the performance of our kites!
Discover our universal GONG FeelX kite bar for 4-line kites.
With three sizes to choose from (46cm, 52cm, and 62cm), our bar adapts to all GONG kites and the specific needs of each rider in terms of maneuverability and responsiveness.
It is equipped with the quick release QR-CLICK, certified ISO 21853: this is the most important safety component of your bar. The release is simple and fast even under tension and allows you to quickly release yourself if needed. The big advantage of this release is its easy one-click reset. Simply present thechicken loop attachment in front of its notch, press it in, and the release resets. Simplicity and essential efficiency on the water! The standard chicken loop provided with the bar is robust and durable. It is equipped with a semi-rigid rotating donkey stick to prevent unintentional releases or, conversely, to set it aside for unhooked freestylers. Interchangeable to customize your bar according to your practice, it is available optionally in a short Slider version for sliding rope spreader bars, and in a long version with a donkey stick for easy rehooking in Freestyle.
Regarding the bar itself, the EVA molded grip and its slim diameter of 22mm ensure lightweight and maximum comfort while ensuring exceptional precision. The bar fits perfectly in your hands for the long hours of a session. This precision is boosted by the top-of-the-line 1.55mm Liros DC PRO 401 lines manufactured in Germany with Dyneema SK99 fiber. With a breaking strength of over 400kg and almost zero elongation, they offer the best choice in terms of strength and elongation. No elasticity, no delay. Feedback is direct, and the kite is ultra-responsive.
The bar is offered with a line setup of 19m and pre-installed 3m extensions. This allows you to adapt your lines to your program and wind conditions. The standard length provides a more progressive and predictable bar feel, ideal for freeriding and low to medium wind range for its extra pull. Whereas short lines without extensions offer a more radical steering, a more direct kite response, for an advanced level rider in waves or freestyle, and in strong winds. Line splices are also sewn to ensure exceptional durability.Pre-lines of 50 cm Dyneema 3mm and coated with TPU, complete the setup to offer more comfort and safety for your hands when handling your lines during relaunch for example. Above the release, the un-twister allows you to untwist your front lines. Thanks to its inte grated ball bearing, it turns effortlessly even under load and allows you to untwist your lines to limit their wear and optimize the release.
The 53cm depower throw is important with maximum of power for extreme conditions, while keeping the bar within reach. Coated with a PU tube for a total diameter of 12mm, it offers exceptional security and durability. The aluminum bar tube is equipped with a large and beveled central INOX A4 eyelet, optimized to allow smooth passage of the depower throw regardless of the angle of grip. The 25cm Dyneema trim ensures perfect adjustment of the length of your front lines according to the conditions to control the kite’s power. The Trim Cleat is super convenient. It locks or unlocks the trim line intuitively in one motion. The trim handle is lightweight and attaches to the grip integrated into the Trim Cleat to not interfere during navigation. Like all our metal parts, the fixed friction ring through which the safety line passes, and the leash ring, are made of INOX A4 with a high molybdenum content to minimize corrosion and ensure durability. The generous floats facilitate the bar’s flotation. Practical for relaunching to see clearly in the pre-lines. Line winding is facilitated with a simple and effective blocking system.
To maximize the compatibility of our bar with existing kites on the market, the pigtails are reversible to choose the attachment suitable for your kite.
Finally, your bar is also accompanied by a high-quality short kite leash. So, you have in hand a complete and high-performing product to ensure safe navigation. The bar and kite leash set comes in a bag to protect your equipment between sessions.
Technical sheet
Our bars are designed with simple and easily replaceable parts. All metal components are made of A4 stainless steel with a high molybdenum content to minimize corrosion and ensure durability. You can maintain your bar and replace worn parts at minimal cost directly through GONG.
Buying guide
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 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.
Your bar comes standard with 80cm pre-lines, 19m lines, and 3m extensions already mounted.
The standard setup is the most versatile and will be your best choice for 90% of your sessions.
In some cases or to meet a specific feeling, you can shorten your lines.
Note that 22m and 19m are not extreme line lengths and remain a fine adjustment to your piloting sensation.
To adapt the bar to a wide range of programs and rider needs, GONG offers you the possibility to complete your bar with different types of chicken loop options.
As standard, the bar is delivered with the Freeride standard loop, which allows you to bring the depower closer to your body for all sizes and limits unintentional unhooking in case of improper positioning of the donkey stick by the user (because you will mechanically overdepower less involuntarily).
For foilers and wave riders using a rope harness, it is imperative to choose the Slider loop. It will allow ultra-smooth sliding of the loop without risking damage to the rope or chicken loop. Note: this chicken loop is mandatory if you use a rope, as the TPU coating of the standard chicken loop is not designed to slide along a rope. This can quickly damage the coating of the chicken loop and cut the inner dyneema.
For Wakestylers, the Freestyle loop is a “must-have” to allow easy hooking/unhooking in a larger loop.
Equipments
If you wish, and for your unhooked freestyle sessions, you can purchase a long or extra-long leash additionally (not included with the bar).
Delivery
We indicate a preparation and shipping time of 3 working days. In reality, the majority of orders are shipped within 24/48 hours.
The delivery time, i.e. delivery time of the package to your home, then depends on the delivery location and the carrier.
We work with reliable and efficient carriers. 99% of shipments go perfectly and quickly. In the case of the remaining 1%, rest assured that we will do what is necessary with the carrier.
Unlike other sites, shipping costs are not hidden behind the price of our products. You know exactly what shipping costs you, and you are not disadvantaged if you choose to collect your order at our GONG Space Center.
Shipping costs are calculated based on the weight and volume of each package, and your delivery address.
Delivery tracking is managed directly by the carriers to whom we have entrusted your packages. They will contact you by email or SMS to allow you to choose delivery methods and follow the route of your package.
We work with the best transport societies to deliver to you throughout Europe and the world within very short deadlines. We chose them for their quality of service and their compliance with deadlines.
For mainland France, 80% of your orders arrive at their destination in less than 48 hours of processing.
For Europe, delivery times vary from 3 to 6 working days, depending on the country of destination.
For the rest of the world, delivery times depend on transit time and customs clearance time. This delay depends on customs and can last from a few days to a few weeks depending on the destination and seasonality.
Please note, transport time is added to preparation/shipping time. Two companies collaborate on your order (GONG and the carrier). Each one masters its activity and is committed to optimizing its deadlines so that you are delivered as quickly as possible and at a reasonable price.
Preserving the environment is an absolute priority. This is why we do everything possible to reduce our ecological footprint.
The most important thing is to sell quality, durable products that will be repairable and will please you for a long time.
For our shipments, we use:
This means:
Upon delivery, check the condition of your package in the presence of the carrier. A complete explanation email on the procedure to follow will be sent to you when your order is shipped.
Despite our requirements and all the care we take in the packaging and protection of your product, transport hazards may occur, and your product may suffer more or less significant transport damage.
Note that the products are protected in their carton. If you have any doubts, simply refuse delivery and contact us.
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Safety:
We must remind you that kite surfing is a sport of risk. Never go out in conditions to heavy for your skill and weight level. Never over-estimate yourself. Never practice the sport alone. Wind ranges and speeds that are announced are informative but only you can decide on any given day whether or not you go into the water. Please be prudent and take caution seriously.
The minute you launch a kite in the air you take on responsability for your actions towards yourself and to those around you that you could put in harms way and/or even kill, property included.
Release systems are an ”aid”. In no circumstance do they replace responsible and prudent behavior. If you act in a irresposible fashion and take risks, no system exists that offers full protection.
Kite lines are particularly dangerous and may cut you. Never take a line in hand when it is under tension. Never fly your kite around people because you put them at risk of being cut. Take note that wet lines may act as conductors for electricity in case of lighting and they can become electrified. Be Extremely Prudent.
The release of a kite is only efficacious if it is anticipated. If you are incapable of an anticipated release you will be incapable of doing it without risk. Kitesurfing requires anticipation skills in order to be practiced correctly. Do not enter into dangerous cul de sac situations and regularly un-cross/tangle your forward lead lines.
RESPECT the inherent security rules that exist for the sport of Kitesurfing, Thank you.
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