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yodadave
Aug 10, 2009, 2:28 AM
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just a wee bump to see if the new small tricams, white and black, have made it onto anyones NC rack. Also any tcu brand recommendations that work well in eyebrow style placements.
these questions are prompted by placing 30 pieces in 1000ft at Whitesides this week.
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saxfiend
Aug 10, 2009, 2:41 AM
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yodadave wrote: just a wee bump to see if the new small tricams, white and black, have made it onto anyones NC rack.
I doubt I'll get a white tricam. I don't think I'd want to fall on it, and it looks like something that would be really hard to clean.
JL
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clemsonscooby
Aug 10, 2009, 12:25 PM
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After climbing in N.C. for the past few years, tri-cams are overrated even in eyebrows. I don't have them on my rack anymore. I would rather carry extra C4 .4-1 as cams are much faster placements and much easier to clean.
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BirminghamBen
Aug 10, 2009, 8:26 PM
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The white is finicky. Black is damned near as good as pink. I climb in NC alot at LK and LG. Contrary to ClemsonScooby, I find tricams to be very useful for flaring granite cracks and eyebrows. Yes, cams are faster, but for the same weight as that C4, you can carry a biner full of tricams for placements from stances where you aren't about to peel.
As for TCUs, I like to climb in NC with BD C3s and Offset Metolius 00/0 - 1/2.
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yodadave
Aug 10, 2009, 10:37 PM
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thanks for that Ben, very useful info. I'll have to start looking around for some good deals now.
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BirminghamBen
Aug 11, 2009, 2:01 AM
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I do what I can. Let me know if you'd like to hit LK. 
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