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The NEW Slingshot Fuel 2013! Extensive days on the water, pushing the limits, willingness to take the beatings and redefining the words EXTREME POWER are what describe the Slingshot Fuel 2013!

 

The 2013 Slingshot Fuel packs 12 years of blood, sweat and innovation into one explosive and truly legendary kite. Built on the industry’s most proven and timeless design platform, the Fuel is an icon —the highest-performance C-kite on the planet.

 

Year after year, the Fuel is the expert rider’s choice for aggressive freestyle and progressive wake. This year’s lineup delivers extraordinary power, rock solid stability and incredible mega looping.

 

The Slingshot Fuel's legacy for innovation, durability and unrivaled high performance are what make the Fuel the freestyle expert weapon of choice.

 

For 2013, the Slingshot FUEL reintroduces Splitstrut Technology. The 2013 FUEL is built on a 5-strut platform, making the kite incredibly rigid and stable in even the toughest conditions. Slingshot have also incorporated a new trailing edge construction for extra protection to decrease wear.

 

The combination of this dedication, design and technology create a kite with unmatched deliberate power, fearless looping and unwavering recovery — making the FUEL the C kite expert rider’s weapon of choice.

 

The 2013 Slingshot Fuel is the most unrivaled C-kite ever! It derives all of its performance from the truest form of C-kite DNA. Characteristics such as unmatched deliberate power, fearless looping and unwavering recovery make the Fuel the C-kite expert riders weapon of choice.

Leading the charge is Freestyle Global Team Rider, Ruben Lenten as a calculated part of the design and development process of the Fuel.

 

Innovative features such as Onepump (original Slingshot patented single point inflation system), Custom Fuel Injection (fine tune for wake or freestyle), unique FUEL canopy (consistent grunt and power through the stroke) and Slingshot’s legendary construction position the Fuel as the pinnacle of all C kites.

 

Day after day the Fuel delivers, without excuse, uncompromised C kite performance. Fuel your passion!

 

In it's 12th year the Fuel sets the bar even higher!

 

The Slingshot Fuel 2013 is for the expert rider who demands a powerful, stable and relentless kite that will boost, loop and recover in the most demanding freestyle conditions.

 

Slingshot Fuel 2013 Features:

 

• Ruben Lenten tested and approved.
• Surf Proof Seams - makes the kite stronger and more durable. When the kite is dropped in the surf or the shore dump it will withstand the punishment. The seams really tighten up the canopy, which lead to better flying characteristic's, holds its shape better in high gusty winds, and prevents blowouts when dropped in heavy surf.
• Traditional “C” shape canopy - Consistent grunt and power through the power stroke. Boosts, loops and predictably recovers
• Slingshot patented Onepump: the industry's original, proven and patented single point inflation system
• NEW patent pending Center Safety System: 100% depower safety and convenience below the bar
• Custom Fuel Injection - Truly customized kite performance for riding style and conditions. Set to wake or freestyle
• Split Strut Integrated Strut Design - Maximum durability, increased stability and shaping control enhances the power delivery under heavy load and creates efficiency in the overall frame.
• Customisable bar pressure
• NEW 2013 Compstick control bar: direct feel, speed and responsiveness
• Mark clothing reinforced trailing edge
• Ride unhooked with full depower
• Surf-tough seams reducing overall wear and tear
• Mark cloth scuff guards
• Massive boosts: jump higher and float longer than ever before
• Slingshot Legendary Construction: bomber quality
• 4 Line simplicity

Slingshot Fuel 2013 Benefits:

 

• Expert project co-design and development
• Consistent grunt and power through the power stroke
• Leading industry standard in single point inflation
• Minimizes and contains canopy tears
• Two separate and unique attachment settings for wake and freestyle
• Bladder repair kit
• Prevents overall wear and tear
• Reduces flutter and increases durability
• Less overall drag
• Bomber quality
• Slingshot's commitment to unsurpassed customer service

Slingshot 2013 Package when sold complete:

 

• Slingshot Fuel (2013) Kite
• 4 Line 2013 Comp Stick Control Bar (Active Stopper Ball Equipped)
• Firewire 800lb line set
• Newly redesigned kite backpack
• Jenna J double pump
• Kite Patch kit
• User manual quick start guide
• Product registration card
• Slingshot's commitment to unsurpassed customer service
  
  Sizes available: 6m, 7m, 9m, 11m and 13m

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Slingshot Fuel 2013 - Kite Only 6m £725.00 7m £749.00 9m £819.00 11m £899.00 13m £999.00   Slingshot Fuel Comp Stick Bar and Lines Quantity: at £249.00   Enter size of kite above and then add quantity into ready to fly versions. Comp Stick Control Bar can only be ordered in conjunction with purchasing kite.

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Depower Control Bar

Slingshot Fuel Comp Stick 4-Line Safety Depower Control Bar:

Designed for the Fuel freestyle rider who demands absolute, uncompromising safety, performance and convenience in a custom 4 line configuration.

 

Truly innovative design and engineering with superior safety and performance in mind, Slingshot introduces the COMP STICK CONTROL BAR.

 

Designed for the rider who demands it all. The SLINGSHOT COMP STICK bar has the highest level of CSS Safety and Centre of the Universe performance / convenience in the cleanest 4 line configuration available.

 

NEW features such as the Surefire Spinner, Auto Indexing Chicken Loop, Active Stopper Ball and Push Up Centre Safety System makes it the first choice for freestyle riders who demand more.

 

The clean and uncluttered 4 line configuration of the Comp Stick Control Bar also allows for easy and speedy set up.

Slingshot Comp Stick Safety Bar Features:

• Centre of the Universe Safety System - 100% spinnable, clean and simple safety, quick and easy safety reboot, deflags and depowers the kite from the centre without power
• Integrated depower and safety system - Industry Standard PUSH release system

• Below the bar trim - for below the bar safety

• Surefire Spinner - keeps your front lines from tangling
• Carbon Control Bar

• Push Up Quick Release System

• Auto Indexing Chicken Loop - super stream lined, minimalist and dynamically rigid when unhooked for easy re-engagement

• 800lbs 23m Firewire Line Set

• Flex Bar Ends
• Micro Clamcleat - for smooth and effortless trim adjustment
• EVA Floats

• Carbon Control Bar
• Power Steering Dug Out
• Quick Release Surefire Bungee
• Spectra Sure Grip Leader Lines
• Lock-n-Load Chicken Loop
• Internal sealed ball bearing swivel
• Adjustable chicken loop length

• 2 emergency handles for instant depower
• Adjustable Stopper Ball - Easy on the fly adjustable depower and throw
• Removable Chicken Bone

• Size 17”, 20", 23"

 

The Slingshot 2013 Comp Stick bar, meets the needs of the Slingshot Fuel 2013 freestyle rider who demands absolute, uncompromising safety, performance and convenience in a custom tailored 4 line configuration.

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