Coming in 2004...Mr. One Pump

Imagine Pumping up your entire kite using only one valve...
Imagine Deflating your kite with only one valve...
Imagine being able to easily specify leaving the struts inflated, or deflated!

For 2004 Slingshot will let you pump up your kite with only one valve, and choose whether you want certain bladders to stay inflated, or not!

Meet Bob. Bob Loves to kiteboard. Bob sits in his cubicle at work shuffling papers and managing stuff. It's 5pm and Bob leaves with his kite gear, ready to chase wind.

Bob arrives at the local beach at 6pm.

A dozen more cars with kites arrive at the same time.

The race for the water begins.

Within minutes, the beach is filled with a frenzy of kites, boards and tangled lines. The clamoring for acreage has begun. Bob strolls to a spot on the beach with ease. Bob stops to say hello to the ladies.

Bob lays out his lines.

Bob pulls out his kite and pumps up his leading edge, and all the struts inflate, too! One minute later, Bob launches into the wind.

Bob is first on the water. Be Bob!

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