Kitesoul Magazine #13 English Edition

ments, which would be impossible with a
traditional chicken loop. The trim line is
very close. The upward traction also avoids
the harness from going upwards as it often
happens, and you get a feeling of freedom
without any harness rotations while riding
toeside for example or blind. Alberto
Rondina explained us everything in detail
in a beautiful video that you can watch on
our YouTube channel and by clicking on
the TV link on the same page. However the
question arose on the use of Fireball in
the unhooked riding. Alberto said that he
tried it unhooked too but also that Cabrinha
is studying a variant especially for
wakestyle riders. The safety release is very
close to the socket, making its activation
easier in case of emergency as well as its
subsequent reconnection. Once the release
system is triggered, Fireball does not
get expelled hence unlike the traditional
system there is no need to reinsert the
chicken loop end onto its security system.
I have tested it myself in the water only
in freeride, accentuating the toeside and
blind movements and Fireball does actually
follow all of your body movements,
giving a feeling of fluidity to your riding. It
comes in three lengths the 21.5 standard,
23 and 25 and in case you wish to get back
to a traditional chicken loop, you just need
to unscrew the terminal above the quick
release by using an Allen key. The bar got
some overall improvements, for example,