jakedatc
Jul 25, 2011, 1:38 PM
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BD Neutrino
Major axis closed: 22kn
Major axis open: 7kn
minor axis (crossload): 7kn
36g
BD Nitron bent gate
Major axis closed: 24kn
Major axis open:8kn
Minor axis: 8kn
45g
strength differences are almost nil... gate flutter, ease of clipping, weight savings, ice resistance, etc benefit wire gates.
unless you are using steel locking biners then both wiregates and solid gates are still going to break if they are crossloaded, loaded over an edge or open gate.
(This post was edited by jakedatc on Jul 25, 2011, 1:40 PM)
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