The latest Matt Cornell harness

[Steve Connally]

Found a MCRS in my garage today. Must be synchronicity

 

[cory]

Thx for the info, much appreciated.

Perhaps the Big Two are MCRS and MB 2?

 

[bobs yeruncle]

Thx for the info, much appreciated.

Perhaps the Big Two are MCRS and MB 2?

I think the treemotion is the gold standard (or has been til now anyway with the changes to hardware folks have been rumbling about), even the monkey beaver saddles are more niche because you have to buy them direct, you can't walk into any arb supply shop and get one.

 

[bobs yeruncle]

My dream since I saw the MCRS/Valiant was to see someone splice 3-strand rigging rope into the pads to make a sendup of Gerry Beranek's custom saddle as pictured in the fundamentals. That would be so f'n cool lol

 

[Mowerr]

I agree but it just wouldn't be the best choice.
I haven't heard anything bad about the hardware on the TM?
Only gripe I heard about was the back pads not sticking to the velcro....Just a FYI to any tm users, you can fit the back pads from the old TM models to the new tm and the old back pads do not fall out like the new ones.

 

[bobs yeruncle]

I've seen posts on treebuzz about how they'll no longer be using DMM hardware (because DMM is making their own saddle). Not anything about safety, just a move away from a well-known supplier

 

[rico]

I think the treemotion is the gold standard (or has been til now anyway with the changes to hardware folks have been rumbling about), even the monkey beaver saddles are more niche because you have to buy them direct, you can't walk into any arb supply shop and get one.

Agreed.

My dream since I saw the MCRS/Valiant was to see someone splice 3-strand rigging rope into the pads to make a sendup of Gerry Beranek's custom saddle as pictured in the fundamentals. That would be so f'n cool lol

I set up a Valiant for a local climber using New England Ropes 11mm vintage 3 strand, and i even used back splices on the tails of the suspension. It was the coolest looking saddle ever and he loves it. With the 3 strand you sacrifice a little strength, but the splicing took me all of 15 minutes. I will try and find some pics.

 

[rico]

Flows like fresh butta cream.



I built a Valiant for a friend about 6 months ago and this is the configuration he wanted. Stock suspension layout with the Courant Odin openable rings and a courant stitched bridge. He kept telling me how much he loves it, and now I know why. For my needs this is the best MCRS setup yet.

 

[Friedrich]

roperunner pro, openable links… are you sure you don‘t want a protos aswell

what do you like about the setup? streamlined and quick change of the bridge or is the bridge „behaving“ in a way?

 

[rico]

Through all my experimentation I have found the stock suspension to be best for my needs, and using rings for the lower dees is a big part of it. The rings create a freedom of motion/movement that the rigging plates never did..The Courant rings are absolutely bomber and do make for a very clean setup, but they are also larger than the ISC rings which makes them more accessible when I choose to run my lanyard on the lowers dee when chunking down spars, etc. There is also plenty of room to run a second bridge if I choose to do so. The Courant rings and stitched bridge just elevated my current setup and brought some small, but noticable improvements.

 

[Friedrich]

Through all my experimentation I have found the stock suspension to be best for my needs, and using rings for the lower dees is a big part of it. The rings create a freedom of motion/movement that the rigging plates never did..The Courant rings are absolutely bomber and do make for a very clean setup, but they are also larger than the ISC rings which makes them more accessible when I choose to run my lanyard on the lowers dee when chunking down spars, etc. There is also plenty of room to run a second bridge if I choose to do so. The Courant rings and stitched bridge just elevated my current setup and brought some small, but noticable improvements.

thanks for the explanation!

why will you choose your lower d‘s when working a spar? comfort?

 

[Matias]

thanks for the explanation!

why will you choose your lower d‘s when working a spar? comfort?

As a lower D spar climber, yes. I have tried the side Ds with a 3/4" steelcore, and while the fat rope feels nice, the lower Ds were more comfy for my skinny waist. Let's you sit on you butt better

 

[Mowerr]

I didn't know the rings are steel too!
Do you think their bigger than the petzl open able rings?

 

[Njdelaney]

The Odin rings are huge. They are also by far the heaviest.

 

[Matias]

The Odin rings are huge. They are also by far the heaviest.

Good to know. I had been eyeing them too.

 

[rico]

The Odin rings are huge. They are also by far the heaviest.

They are heavy compared to aluminum rings, but you don't notice it in any way when aloft..

 

[Quintanana]

I’m still dragging ass on setting mine up but I got odin rings waiting for a similar setup

 

[southsoundtree]

I don't care for the stock bridge's stubby tails after the anchor bends.

On the plus side, I suppose that the bridge ring/ pulley/ biner has a potential for smoother travel at the edges of the bridge. Dunno if that is a real thing.

 

[flyingmosstreen]

First attempt with the setup. Frankenstein.

I never use the upper dees so went without. Shrink tube for rigidity.

It’ll take some refining but the idea I think is there. Fun build!

 

[SeanRuel]

Looks sweet!