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>base that has this safety feature. I have seem some tendon type
>universals with a
>little crappy piece of line that supposedly serves the same purpose; looks
>flimsy to
>me.
Yes, that is a crappy piece of line. Like my u-joint, this hadn't been
changed in about 2 years when I had my episode at Third on Oct. 6. Both
tendon and line broke. Fortunately, I ditched my rig and caught up with
my board before a gust blew it away. I didn't want to ditch my brand-new
3.9 on its maiden voyage, but self-preservation got the better of me.
If you're changing the tendon, then I'd suggest changing the line too,
but I'm not sure it will do the trick in a really nasty wipeout (mine, an
8' jump landed off-center).
-Ed
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