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majid_sabet

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So what is the difference ?

hafilax

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The gym rope sucks and the regular rope doesn't.

foodgeek

Jan 4, 2010, 11:34 PM
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Gym ropes are yellow, regular ropes and red.

vegastradguy

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majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

depends on the gym- most use a low-stretch dynamic line for their top ropes (and possibly their lead lines, depending)- it still stretches, but not as much as a regular climbing line.
http://sterlingrope.com/product/0/GR/_/Rock_Gym

some use static lines for TR lines, but i'm never excited when i see this- if there's any place some kid is going to forget to take in slack, it'll be in the gym...

angry

Jan 5, 2010, 12:04 AM
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I've got the Sterling Big Gym at my gym. It's probably the stretchiest rope I've ever used. In fact, it handles nothing like any gym rope I've ever used. I really don't know why, maybe because the wall is outdoors.

Hennessey

Jan 5, 2010, 12:32 AM
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I noticed that when I'm clipping, the gym rope dosen't taste as good as my rope does

rockforlife

Jan 5, 2010, 12:40 AM
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Hennessey wrote:

I noticed that when I'm clipping, the gym rope dosen't taste as good as my rope does

you mean your gym doesn't have the chocolate favored ones... man your gym sucks Wink

majid_sabet

Jan 5, 2010, 12:44 AM
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is it possible that gym ropes are made to last longer vs outdoor rope ?

edge

Jan 5, 2010, 12:46 AM
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Hennessey wrote:

I noticed that when I'm clipping, the gym rope dosen't taste as good as my rope does

I used to climb a bit with one of Sterling Ropes marketing guys, and remember floating the "flavored" rope idea as early as 1995.

Really, you only need flavor the last 10 feet or so on each end.

Copyright "edge"

j_ung

Jan 5, 2010, 1:38 AM
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majid_sabet wrote:

is it possible that gym ropes are made to last longer vs outdoor rope ?

Yes, it is possible. Probably depends a bit on the manufacturer, but back in the day I recall rope makers selling gym ropes that were "more durable." The shear quantity of pitches and falls a typical gym rope will see dwarfs that of any other rope.

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climbingtrash

Jan 5, 2010, 1:43 AM
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majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

and what iz the point?

danull16

Jan 5, 2010, 1:44 AM
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a lot of gyms use ropes that are thicker on the belay end, so when you lower off the descent is more or less controlled. at least the gym i go to and the gym at my university both use these ropes.

acorneau

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majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

Basically, reduced sheath slippage.

avalon420

Jan 5, 2010, 2:25 AM
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danull16 wrote:

a lot of gyms use ropes that are thicker on the belay end, so when you lower off the descent is more or less controlled. at least the gym i go to and the gym at my university both use these ropes.

Neeeever heard that one. [edited to say] Dosent go to say they don't exist.

(This post was edited by avalon420 on Jan 5, 2010, 2:38 AM)

majid_sabet

Jan 5, 2010, 2:28 AM
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climbingtrash wrote:

majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

and what iz the point?

I was buying a 200 meter of gym rope this weekend and did not know the difference. I guess I got screwed for letting it go for $200

(This post was edited by majid_sabet on Jan 5, 2010, 2:28 AM)

avalon420

Jan 5, 2010, 2:33 AM
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vegastradguy wrote:

majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

Yep, thats about it. And by the way majid, cant you search for the properties of any given rope.

angry

Jan 5, 2010, 2:39 AM
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danull16 wrote:

a lot of gyms use ropes that are thicker on the belay end, so when you lower off the descent is more or less controlled. at least the gym i go to and the gym at my university both use these ropes.

No, they get like this because of sheath slippage. One of the downfalls of toproping endlessly.

majid_sabet

Jan 5, 2010, 4:57 AM
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avalon420 wrote:

vegastradguy wrote:

majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

Yep, thats about it. And by the way majid, cant you search for the properties of any given rope.

sure but people may know other things about gym ropes in addition to I could find so thats why i brought up the question.

Khoi

Jan 5, 2010, 6:42 AM
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majid_sabet wrote:

So what is the difference ?

One gets you KILLED inside the gym, while the other gets you KILLED elsewhere.

Have a safe climb.

vegastradguy

Jan 5, 2010, 7:21 PM
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angry wrote:

weird- i would think that the big gym would be nowhere near as stretchy as a regular 10.2 or something. hows it holding up?

gmggg

Jan 5, 2010, 8:26 PM
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vegastradguy wrote:

angry wrote:

weird- i would think that the big gym would be nowhere near as stretchy as a regular 10.2 or something. hows it holding up?

I have found all of the Sterling gym series to be highly elastic. The Big Gym is listed at 36% I believe. and the Slim-Gym is at 35%. Although I trust Sterling implicitly on these numbers I must say that falling on these ropes feels totally different than the normal ~30% of other ropes.

On a positive note I have found them to hold up very well in varied environments with varied levels of use.

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