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cedk
Nov 3, 2007, 12:05 AM
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It seems like everyone has either some version of Metolius or maybe a Nicros board. I've never found my Metolius Pure Force to be that inspiring (but it was free).
There have been tons of other hangboard designs that seem way more interesting. What's the coolest hangboard you thought should have caught on and overcome the Metolius stranglehold on the market or at least lasted more than a year or so?
In a way these things are almost as much art as training tool. You really don't need much more than a single campus rung and maybe a sloper pipe to train on. Has anyone got any pics of rare hangboards?
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Alpine07
Nov 3, 2007, 3:19 AM
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I would suggest building one, that way you can get everything you want on it, for a lot less money. I just took a piece of plywood and bolted different holds and small wood pieces on, and it works really well.
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vegastradguy
Nov 3, 2007, 5:40 AM
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holy crap that looks painful- i cant imagine hanging off of those jams! yowsers!
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gunkiemike
Nov 3, 2007, 10:59 AM
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As a chemist, I really like their webpage design too.
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mheyman
Nov 3, 2007, 1:16 PM
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Cool, very cool.
Worth putting on the other board too.
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rjtrials
Nov 3, 2007, 2:05 PM
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The Yaniro Board is pretty dope. A friend of mine snagged one off of eBay last year. Some have said it is one of the best hangboard designs, ever....
RJ
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HarklessDO
Nov 3, 2007, 7:53 PM
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I love my synrock hangboard. Just a simple spin and everything changes.
[http://www.synrockholds.com/minicrag.html]
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paclimber12
Nov 3, 2007, 8:11 PM
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project holds makes a pretty sick looking hangboard its on there website. the slopers look really rad
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petsfed
Nov 3, 2007, 10:24 PM
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vegastradguy wrote: holy crap that looks painful- i cant imagine hanging off of those jams! yowsers!
And anyway, the crack is too shallow to really train with. Plus strength training for hand cracks is the same technique as strength training for pinches.
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sauronsarmy
Nov 4, 2007, 12:04 AM
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I'd have to say that the Nicros nexgen board is one of the best of all time...
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anykineclimb
Nov 4, 2007, 1:04 AM
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rjtrials wrote: The Yaniro Board is pretty dope. A friend of mine snagged one off of eBay last year. Some have said it is one of the best hangboard designs, ever.... [img]http://www.cliffhanger.com.au/5/images/yaniro.jpg[/img] RJ
I agree!
best board ever!
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overlord
Nov 5, 2007, 3:35 PM
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my favorite HB is lapis lazurri. check out the gear section for the review.
but i'm currently helping designing a HB for a friend of mine that makes holds. and it will be even better than the lapis HB
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cedk
Nov 6, 2007, 2:19 AM
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I like the Revolution with the basketball slopers and the Yaniro board looks awesome too and has a pretty good pedigree. Alas it's no longer made.
My vote for great ones that are no longer made is the Enterprises Mastergrip which EP just discontinued (Awesome edges! should have bought one when I could) and for really strange blast from the past in the late 90s a company called Gritstone made one with two big tuffa stalagtites for working pinches. Pretty cool.
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Couloirman
Nov 22, 2009, 4:17 PM
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Yep, hugely old thread bumpage.
Anyone know where you can still pick up one of those project hangboards? They have none listed on their site anymore(I had heard they made multiple models), did they stop making them? Why? I'd pay nearly full retail if someone has one laying around they dont use anymore...
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Couloirman
Feb 27, 2011, 9:31 PM
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Whats the texture like on that? Looks really slick. You are obviously affiliated so itd be nice to get an impartial climbers opinion on that as well but the design does look promising.
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ryanb
Feb 27, 2011, 10:14 PM
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ax wrote: Couloirman wrote: Yep, hugely old thread bumpage.... +1 I've tried most of the hangboards available... I like this one the best! [image]http://thedrcc.com/catalog/images/hotm/hotm_01_11_s.jpg[/image] ... so far 
They have one of those things at my gym, I think its more style then substance. It has some nice crimps but the larger holds all feel kind of tweaky or poorly positioned making it hard to warm up on.
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ax
Feb 27, 2011, 10:56 PM
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Yes I designed the board.
The front edges are shiny smooth and then the texture gets progressively rougher over the radii to where it becomes the familiar rough texture.
The reason for this is more a matter of function. You'll feel the difference right away the first time you hang on it. Gripping focus is more on your fingertips. It's easy on your callous and will not cause flappers.
Here's a pic of one chalked up good...
edit: .. different model than the one above.. but same concept.
(This post was edited by ax on Feb 27, 2011, 11:01 PM)
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