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shoo
Mar 30, 2011, 7:55 PM
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jt512 wrote: spikeddem wrote: Tonight I'm trying my damndest to see how everyone is getting this issue to happen with their batmanning/boinking. If you can't get the rope caught by boinking, could you put it in that configuration intentionally, and then check how difficult it is to fix with the rope under tension, and let us know? Jay
+1. I am vaguely considering replacing my cinch with the grigri2. Been playing with my friend's GG2. Gotta say, really like it. Far less fiddly than the cinch, miles easier to lower, generally more predictable.
This issue seems like a minor irritation to me rather than a deal breaker, though I would be very irritated if it jammed while I was flinging myself upward for boinking, crashing me back into the ground quicker than expected.
My speculation is that this issue was discovered relatively late in the development process (post first production batch, maybe?) and decided it wasn't enough of an issue to warrant redesign. I suspect they tested the crap out of it first to reach this conclusion. At the moment I don't have any reason to believe that they were doing something wrong releasing it into the public as it stands. However, seems like this issue could have been addressed with a simple nesting plate coming off the lever arm. More weight certainly, but at this point, worrying about weight in sport climbing is laughable.
I also have to agree with whoever pointed out that with the recent nomic issues, it seems like Petzl isn't spending quite enough time testing this stuff in the real world. In general, I think Petzl is one of the most consistent and trustworthy brands out there. However, these recent issues have been worrisome.
(This post was edited by shoo on Mar 30, 2011, 7:56 PM)
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