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kansasclimber
Jan 29, 2004, 4:37 AM
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Hello All,
I am debating on what holds I should get for bouldering. I am looking for pretty good sized holds, and I want them to be be pinches or slopers (not huge, just larger than normal). I am looking at So Ill, which are awesome. Nicros, which have some good stuff, and also Voodoo. Which ones and which set would you prefer. I have been looking at nicros a lot just becasue I can get a better deal on them than the others. What's the Jurrasic hold set like?? Thanks
Stephen
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scubasnyder
Jan 29, 2004, 4:52 AM
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check out metolius holds they have some really nice ones you might like
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viningjc
Jan 29, 2004, 4:56 AM
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www.soillholds.com
They make amazing holds and are incredible guys to buy from. They really care about their customers and products.
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redpointron
Jan 29, 2004, 4:57 AM
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hey kansas....
you hit the three that i would recommend above all others. i just got the entire jurrasic series in december and they are awesome. i can't remember the name of the largest of the 5, but it is amazing. i got the large font hold from them "mont simonet" and it is super.
voodoo are great and can't go wrong.
so ill are also cool. i got the dr. peter flow and the new age font ones (can't remember the name) in november. fantastic. dan c. at so ill is a really great guy, too.
let me know how it goes.
r.r.
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redpointron
Jan 29, 2004, 5:01 AM
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oh yeah...
you can see a couple of the so ill holds in my profile photo. the two "dr. peter flow" holds can be seen...one in upper left of photo and one just above my head. they are translucent. i think these are my faves.
r.r.
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viningjc
Jan 29, 2004, 5:43 AM
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In reply to: dan c. at so ill is a really great guy, too.
I second that, Dan is a cool dude!
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tarzan420
Jan 29, 2004, 6:05 AM
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our gym picked up a bunch of the voodoo holds, they're pretty nice, especially the dual texture ones - slick in some places but grippy in others.
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karmaklimber
Jan 29, 2004, 7:08 AM
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In reply to: I want them to be be pinches or slopers
Enough said :D
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bouldersdothebodygood
Jan 30, 2004, 3:48 AM
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i just bought the starter kit from So Ill. i am hyped up to get my wall done and climb on these great holds. i have used some of them before at the Gym and havn't heard any bad reviews. :D
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styndall
Jan 30, 2004, 4:06 AM
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The Voodoo slopers are ultra-sweet. The UGA gym got a package a couple of months back, and I've been hanging and hanging and CRUSHING off of them non-stop. Big enough to get good friction, open handed, slap-happy, wonderful -- those are the adjectives I'd use. I keep meaning to build a mini-woody for campusing, using these holds exclusively.
sick hand strength + explosive power
I'd go with the Voodoo.
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bouldrinsoill
Jan 30, 2004, 4:53 AM
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So Ill holds all they way!
Dan and Dave are awesome guys. The holds are great, buy some.
So iLL Holds - Everyone check them out!
http://www.soillholds.com
Phillilp
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ladsquared
Feb 2, 2004, 10:04 PM
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pusher has some sweet slopers, too. my top 3 would have to be...
voodoo (they're soooo good, excellent quality)
pusher
so ill
not a big fan of nicros...but their jurassic set is neato (i think jason kehl had a hand in designing those holds, but im not really sure) nicros doesn't have much variety when it comes to slopers, but that's just my opinion...i like stone age and entreprises...good texture, lots of choices for slopers
if anything, check out all of the manufacturer's websites or catalogs...happy hunting! oh, and i hope your wall turns out awesome, too!
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fredrogers
Feb 2, 2004, 10:28 PM
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I like the cobble holds from synrockholds.com. These holds are more like a ceramic than a plastic. Very good texture. I think any slopey-shaped hold by this company is phenomenal. Only disadvantage is their weight so shipping is a bit much.
I also like slopers from:
Pusher
So Ill
Voodoo
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jonf
Feb 3, 2004, 3:40 AM
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Definitely:
Voodoo
So Ill
Stoneage
Etch also looks like they make some nice holds.
Pusher has some great shapes...but I have heard HORRIBLE reports of their customer service...orders wont show up for months, and my local gym got a bunch of defective holds from them...so be careful.
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johnfromohio
Feb 3, 2004, 6:21 PM
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pushers are good also but our gym took awhile to get them in but they were worth it.
Franklin are making some sick @$$ holds. I like the Dirty Dana or Diana, Basterd and couple others we have in the gym. So Ill is good and if you can get a package deal i would go all So Ill
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coolmn
Feb 7, 2004, 3:45 PM
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voodoo
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grinspoon
Feb 7, 2004, 3:56 PM
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I bought a 65pack of Metolius holds from Mountaingear.com for $100 that I'm happy with. I was going to order a set from SoILL, but their website is a pain in the @ss to use, and I even have a high-speed connection. Too much flash sh1t! Less is more!
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wyattearp
Feb 7, 2004, 4:14 PM
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So Ill all the way, just ordered and recieved the starter package, hyperetension, the healing and some LAzatives, I am super happy with the service I recieved from SO ILL, and Ummm there website ROCKS, I dont know what your talking about too much flash stuff, its a sweet website and DAn and DAVE are awesome to work with, they will work with you in any way to make things happen, overall their holds Rock, could not be happier.
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Feb 7, 2004, 5:47 PM
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Teknik
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upmike
Feb 21, 2004, 2:14 AM
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one thing my friends and i are doing is buying one of our favorite sets and then making our on by pressing them into this special mold and they turn out really cool....that way you can buy a cheap set and mold them into a stronger substance and have cool hand and foot grips.
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jonthorpe
Feb 21, 2004, 2:36 AM
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For hand holds.. im all about Teknik (Zoe and Seth have done a GREAT job with these!), Friction, Pusher, Nicros, Metolius (the jumbo packs) etc. I have also bought a ton of holds off Dan at Xcilver (check on http://cgi6.ebay.com/...ce=-1&sort=3&rows=50Ebay) and mostly use his for filler holds (foot holds mainly) as they are inexpensive.
Next im looking into some larger slopers and more technical holds. I seem to be maxin' out on the smaller stuff. Will likely be giving Teknik a call.
http://www.gruvy.com/stuff/smallwall.jpg
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bouldersdothebodygood
Feb 21, 2004, 10:22 PM
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hey i just got my starter kit from so ill(literally i just finished unpacking and drooling, looking at them).
they rule. they gave me multiple extra holds 5 or 6 more jibs 3 or four more hand holds and 3 holds that where kinda messed up but i have fixed already. these guys make sweet holds. and cant wait to get my wall finished this week so i can get pullin on them.
so ill all the way!!!!!
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kansasclimber
Feb 23, 2004, 2:33 AM
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Well it looks like So Ill wins in everything.... Customer service there good, products there good, everything, there good. I am getting in about 350 dollars worth of So Ill in tomorrow. Cant wait, by this time tomorrow night I will be jammin on them!
Stephen
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rockit
Feb 23, 2004, 2:54 AM
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BEFORE YOU GO BUYING HOLDS AT FULL PRICE, GIVE THE COMPANIES A CALL AND ASK FOR SECONDS (HOLDS THAT ARE MESSED UP BUT ARE STRUCTURALLY SAFE) OR WORSE ( ASK FOR THE MESSED UP BLOBS OF PLASTIC THEY HAVE). ONE OF THE GYMS I GO TO, FILLED UP THEIR REVENUE WITH SECONDS AND HAVE SOME OF THE MOST UNIQUE HOLDS YOU COULD EVER TRY TO FIND. THEY GYM JUST CALLED UP A FEW OF THE BIGGER HOLD COMPANIES AND TOLD THEM TO FILL UP A CERTAIN SIZE BOX OF HOLDS AND NEGOCIATED PRICES FROM THERE.
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YOu should get some Voodooholds. They have slopers, pinches, sloper pinches, and every other hold you can think up. They are moderatly priced, and are good for long sessioning.
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