I never had a problem with my Kestrel. I do know that
there is a similar problem with the Ventus 2 and I
understand the cure is to enlarge the recess, and this
may have been done on our Kestrel. Using 'non standard'
bits sounds iffy to me.

The rings we use are oblong large ring, round small
ring.
I do not recall Tost ever using two round rings but
Ottfur did. Tost rings could be used in an Ottfur release
but Ottfur rings should not be used in a Tost release.

At 06:18 19 July 2004, Btiz wrote:
the H201 and also the Kestrel have trouble with the
two round rings, for
those the smaller ring needs to be of the long or oblong
variety.

Our club members with those problems bring their own
old ring.. check Tim at
Wings and Wheels to see if he has any left..

BT

'f.blair' wrote in message
news:_0IKc.128495$XM6.95965@attbi_s53...
What kind of problem are you having? We use the
double link Tost rings
and
have not had any problems with my Libelle, a 301b,
with the nose hook. I
don't know where they buy them, but I think they are
close to $30 each.
Fred
'nowhere' wrote in message
om...
I know the subject has been brought up before, but
I was wondering if
anyone out there has come up with any new ways of
coping with the way
that the current pattern Tost rings bind in Libelle
nose hooks. Going
through the archives I found three possibilities
mentioned: 1; Make
the aperature in the glider nose larger, 2; Find
an old 'double
oblong' Tost ring or 3; Just use a piece of chain
for the end of the
weak link.

The one that sounds the best, using an older ring,
seems to be near
impossible to accomplish as I can't find any of these
rings. Does
anyone have any new ideas?