decman_r wrote:Hey Alton
It may not be a coincidence that all your bladders from your Blades are leaking. I know the person you got the kites from and if they have spent a lot of time in a hot car this can cause problems down the road. Most of my kites I have bought new or almost new and never had problems with leaking bladders over ten years of kiting. I even have a kite from 2006 with lots of use but still hold air like the day I bought it. However I bought an Ozone Edge from the same person you bought your kites from and I have already fixed two leaks very similar to yours.
I doubt if it's the previous owner's fault because my 12m and 7m are from different owners. In fact the 7m had never been used by the previous owner because he was 250+ lbs and never had enough wind.
Actually I am more guilty of leaving kites in a hot car because the time I spend at the beach is well above a regular kiter. 89 sessions at Squamish in 2015 is a lot of time in a hot car.
However, I suspect 2013 Blade Triggers may have had manufacturing quality issues with bonding the inflate valve to the bladder. I won't be surprised if my 9m Blade Trigger will soon develop a leaky bladder at the inflate valve.
Slappy/Angus - did you have any issues with your 2013 Blade Trigger inflate valves?