Mystic Harness Features

Mystic's harness philosophy is clear.Based on up to date analyses we set our goals on excellent freedom of movement and harness construction.To ensure ‘comfort ’ is the fundament on which our Kinetic Technology is build.
Analyses of forces and movements play the main role in our design philosophy. The results are an essential contribution to our designs.They give us the information to come up with progressive designs on Harness construction,freedom of movement and load distribution.

For 2006 our harnesses adapt to the needs of modern Kiteboarding and Windsurfing. This is reflected in the renewed Warrior Harness and the Warrior Windsurf Harness. For the Kiteboard harness series we went on with our Kinetic Technology. New tricks, styles and rider information are again the input in our analysis.All is done to improve rider ’s action,comfort and harness construction.
After last year ’s introduction of Kinetic Technology with force analysis,freedom of movement and load distribution,we took a special look at the harness characteristics in unhooked riding for this year. Although it sounds a bit odd,the harness specifics are very important when performing unhooked tricks.

For unhooked tricks you need freedom of movement.The harness should not reduce the normal Range Of Motion (ROM).To guarantee unrestricted ROM we wanted to create more,so called ‘Flex ’ in the harness. The design challenge was to create more flex without making concessions on Load Distribution,although Flex and Load Distribution are strong correlated.The solution to a good ratio between Flex and Load Distribution lies in construction and choice of material.

The Principle to generate a flexible harness for tricks,and good load distribution for comfortable overpowered riding, is to generate more 'stiffness' as the force on the harness increases. We enclosed this principle in our harnesses by flexible load distributing preshaped plates; in combination with stiffer glass fibre battens. The Battens reduce the degree of freedom when the force on the harness is big, giving more support. With less force on the harness it turns into a comfortable flexible piece that stay's in position.

TECHNICAL FEATURES ON HARNESSES

H-flex Force Frame: The ‘H’ in this force frame is formed by 3 Fiberglas battens. 2 slightly angled vertical ones and 1 horizontal. The vertical battens ensure a perfect harness shape and thus good load distribution during hooked sessions. When you ‘pop’ unhooked tricks the vertical battens ‘flex’ around the axis of the horizontal batten adding comfort. The horizontal batten also keeps the backside of the harness stiff when there’s load on your handle pass leash. So when you crash you’ll be still ‘in’ your harness rather then squeezed ‘in between’ your harness. A thicker but more flexible plastic plate forms the base of the force frame. All together, freedom of movement, comfort and load distribution are set to a higher level.

Handle Pass Safety System: Standard on the warrior kite harnesses is a handle pass safety system. A nylon tube with elastic band and a dyneema rope is connected to a leash ring on 1 side. On the other side there’s a quick release mechanism connected to the spreader bar. With the handle pass leash connected around the nylon tube you can dump the kite in case of emergency by releasing the Handle Pass Safety System. In case of missing the bar the elastic band inside the tube divides the force evenly on the harness. When the elastic belt is at the end of its stretch the dyneema rope takes the load.

Battle Belt: This waist belt is secured on the frame on the inside of the harness. The stretch in the belt makes your harness feel comfortable from the moment you putt it on. The Velcro on the battle belt is positioned in such a way that it won’t damage your suit, Lycra or skin. This redesigned knife is a new standard in safety. It can cut trough ropes up to 6mm quite easily.
It’s completely made of stainless steel and due to its shape it has a firm grip and can it be used with gloves on.

Kinetic Back Support KM3: In our top model we put extra effort in our kinetic back support system. We combined the advantages of thermo molding and neoprene. The mould is filled with bending lines to let the harness adapt to the continuous altering of the human body. The soft neoprene is a serious contribution to comfort, especially combined with the flex edge.
Kinetic Back Support: In our moulds and pre-stitched foam panels we combined the right foam density with the right pattern. In this way the inside of the harnesses gives you support in the most inverted positions, when just cruising and even when crashing hard. Whether you are a radical pro or a deep-seated local, you will notice the comfort of our kinetic back support.
SDS-Waist: This feature appeared straight out of our kite force analysis. There’s no other way in protecting your ribs then holding down the spreader bar. The Spreader Down System really locks the spreader bar down, giving you more control while doing your maneuvers. In high kite positions the system activates a side-to-side force chain preventing the harness from riding up. For the SDS-waist we combined the feature with an extra spreader protector for even more comfort.
Flex Edge: While grabbing your board and boning out your trick’s, the ribs encounter the harnesses edge. Therefore this edge should be designed with the human kinetic technology principle and with the form of the rib case in mind. By doing so we introduce the flex edge. The sides of the harness are more flexible on points where the load distribution allows it, as a result the flex edge gives you more freedom of movement and painful ribs are history.
Twinbatten Load Distribution Frame: We built in a very active load distribution principle. The HKT system taught us that some parts of the body can handle pressure better then other parts. For example the
Harness comes across bony parts, muscles, arteries, veins, nerves etc. The internal twin batten load distribution frame actively coordinates the distribution of the load around these parts of the body.
(Double)Power Leas Ring: This gives you the ability to split the force on the leash rings in half, while the
ring itself is secured to the strongest part of the harness.
Impact Shield: For our impact products we used a layer construction of polyester 600D, dual density foam
mesh and PE plate. The shield increases the impact surface to minimize the big bang on your body.
Reverse Force Seat Part: To ensure that riding up of the seat part will not happen. We created the reverse force seat part. This is a unique feature straight out of our HKT analyses. If the seat part is pulled up it’s pulled down at the same time. Therefore it stays were it should be.
Thermo Molded Foam: By using the process of thermo molding we are able to add the characteristics we needed for comfort and looks.