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punk_rocker333
Jan 12, 2010, 11:06 PM
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Have any BD Rage owners out there modified their tools for leashless? How did you do it? It would be nice to have a more substantial pinky catch and a mid shaft spike for matching on. BD doesn't make any attachments and I am not sure if the Grivel ones (slider/trigger) will fit.
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the_climber
Jan 12, 2010, 11:17 PM
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Lots of people have modified the BD fang to fit the rage tools (or fab'd up their own solution).
That said, the best mod for a set of BD Rage's is to trade them in for something different better. I understand begger's can't be chooser's, but there are much better tools out there for the price. Not trashing your gear, having climbed on the Rage's quite a bit... just my $0.02
(This post was edited by the_climber on Jan 12, 2010, 11:18 PM)
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punk_rocker333
Jan 12, 2010, 11:30 PM
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Thanks, I actually just bought them for pretty cheap. Not looking to break the bank, but just tried leashless climbing and had a fun time with it. Do you know any web pages that showed how people modified the fang to fit the rage? I found some of brent_e's pics of his mods but those are way beyond my meager abilities.
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chossmonkey
Jan 13, 2010, 1:17 AM
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Cut, file and screw some of these on.
Its a rope thimble.
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neuroshock
Jan 13, 2010, 7:42 AM
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Ah. That's what you were writing about....
I'm in the same boat. I have the newer Vipers, which I love, but I also have my old Rage tools. It would be a shame, when climbing with friends, to not take advantage of having another set of tools available (even if they aren't "as modern")
Would the pre-'07 Strike not work? I thought that it was a bump held on by a glorified hose clamp. I'd imagine that a clamp tightened down enough on the rubber grip of the Rage would stay in place.
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punk_rocker333
Jan 13, 2010, 4:53 PM
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Neuroshock, I emailed BD and they said they didn't have any parts that would fit the Rages without modification, but they would say that because they want to sell you the latest and most expensive. But, I found this mod of the Rages on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/...?hash=item439ca69de0
Some pics:
He's using Grivel horns but has somehow removed the pinky shelf that comes stock on these tools. I asked him some questions and I will post his response here if he gets back to me.
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punk_rocker333
Jan 14, 2010, 5:01 PM
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Here's what the seller on Ebay had to say:
Hey, yea these tools are great for modifying.. I don't remember exactly what needed to be done to remove the pinky shelf but good old man-handlin should do the trick! I do remember having to modify the shaft spike at the bottom to fit the horns on and to make leashless easier i put a horn where the pinky shelf was. oh, there also is two different sizes of shaft diameters to choose fron on that middle horn and if you go where the grip is use the smaller one (does require strong persuasion) and if you choose to go higher up use the bigger one. hope this helps! For some double spring advice check out alpinedave.com.
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