mfrese 0 #1 January 9, 2004 I've got the new Mirage risers on my canopy, and I'm really impressed with the design of the brake line stows, particularly considering the rash of problems with brake line entanglements lately. If you're not familiar with these, they basically sew a 5" piece of tape to the front side of the rear riser opposite the toggle, sewn on the ends and in the middle. Once the brakes are set, you simply "S" stow the excess brake line through the two sections of tape. Any opinions from riggers about these risers? They seem pretty bullet-proof to me: line stowed safely, easily unstowed, no major wear points. Just curious what I might be missing, pro or con.Doctor I ain't gonna die, Just write me an alibi! ---- Lemmy/Slash Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigging65 0 #2 January 9, 2004 There are several different iterations of line stow out there using that method. Seems to work pretty well. I'm not sure where the stows are placed on Mirage risers, but my advise is to stow the excess line up from the bottom...this way, when you unstow the breaks, your not forcing the excess line into a 180 degree turn and rossing it along the tape as you pull it out. Does that make sense? When you unstow your breaks, you want to pull the excess line out in a manner of least resistance...else you'll end up destroying the line stows over time. Another good way to improve performance is to use elastic instead of tape. Elastic tends to hold the line in place better. It's still prone to damage if the lines are pulled out along the path of "more" resistance. "...and once you had tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you long to return..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #3 January 9, 2004 well, heres a question... was there anything majorly wrong with the old school brake line stows? the ones where you just attached a rubber band to the little steel ring, and stowed the excess brake line in the rubber band? MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #4 January 13, 2004 I try and keep rubber away from webbing. It seems to accelerate wear on the nylon. I'm not a rigger, but I've been around for a while and I've seen "convenience" require replacement of some major components on a harness. I'd imagine risers are no different. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #5 January 13, 2004 Quotewell, heres a question... was there anything majorly wrong with the old school brake line stows? Nope. Since it is on the guide ring, put to the inside so the line doesn't wear against it.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #6 January 13, 2004 Quotebut my advise is to stow the excess line up from the bottom... This is a good tip - I'll start using that. My risers have elastic stow keepers. I like them, but the one complaint is that when I push the excess steering line through, I have to push pretty hard, and it tends to fray or separate the threads of the steering line. Seems like I'm decreasing the life of the steering line. I had a steering line break once. Don't want to repeat that!! Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigging65 0 #7 January 13, 2004 I don't think there's anything wrong with that. You might eat up the rubberband with the steering line and end up with it popping on you and letting your line go free, but that's not such a big deal...anyone else? "...and once you had tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you long to return..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
