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New device from ISC
If you are ascending with two lines and devices, you climb up one as normal and clip the second device to the first, allowing it to trail alongside. The swivel is designed to be able to go straight on a bridge, with no karabiner attachment. It will be sold as a spare so there are options to...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #126
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
Hi Steve, Glad to hear that you've been trying out the REFLEX. It's quite unique and direct comparisons to other devices make explanations tricky, I think. But there are certain techniques that we are used to employing and if the tool can't perform then it can be quite annoying. The early...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #120
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
Wet ropes no problem at all. Pitch is always gonna be a tricky problem and it depends how much you are talking about. I climbed a Red Pine this summer and my ropes began to get covered. The Blackbird wouldn't budge a millimetre and actually broke the upper bump stop as I tried to force it...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #99
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
As I wrote in the article, all static friction points are steel. Its hard to say for sure how long things will last, dirty ropes, time spent descending, general care etc. I've received two of the non-prototype REFLEX, I'll put them to use first day back in January, and let you all know as time...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #92
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
The ANSI requirements make it difficult to use smaller lines. Maybe some high-tech fibre have enough strength, but who wants to pay for that. Anyway, those with intelligence will use the right stuff, irregardless of blanket rule sets.- SoftBankHawks
- Post #89
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
While I see there always being potential to cross load I don't see devices by themselves 'smearing'. If that were the case there would be many grazed knuckles. The Wrench smears by its nature, the climber holds the hitch, which doesn't smear. The robustness of the Reflex when put next to a...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #88
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
I put some words about the Reflex on my homepage. https://www.thewoodenhand.com/taaw/reflex- SoftBankHawks
- Post #84
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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Canopy Anchors
Piggybacking ropes to one another has endless configurations..it's quite fun! I'd definitely recommend trying the American Clacker. It streamlines everything and gets rid of things falling and getting stuck. Good work my friend!- SoftBankHawks
- Post #53
- Forum: Stationary Rope Technique-Half the rope, twice the
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New device from ISC
The Akimbo literature says it is a device for both, but we all know that isn't true. The Uni is, and i'd say it is a sluggish device for MRS. ZigZag gains points, so does the Hitch Climber system and put against these 'true' SRS & MRS systems, the Reflex is no slouch, excels even, as no...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #81
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
Self adjusting friction is a huge boon with the Reflex. Another is the cue taken from DMM's Eccentric pulley. While not as pronounced as the Eccentric, the Reflex allows the rope to fairlead into the device, from any angle, with minimum friction. This can't be said for any other mechanical on...- SoftBankHawks
- Post #79
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
No, that is not correct. At the bottom of the links there is a friction bar, which is kind of like a Wrench. The inside has a sheave that presses against a static cam.- SoftBankHawks
- Post #52
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
F Fair point, what ever floats your boat. Being modular gives potential for different types of attachment, I'm sure ISC have some of things in mind. Certainly it came up in conversation over the year of trailing the REFLEX.- SoftBankHawks
- Post #49
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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New device from ISC
I strongly advised against a non-swivelling attachment. While saying that, I didn't see the huge benefit of having the swivel come off the body either. It's difficult to find the sweet-spot between climber taste. For now, it is as you see it.- SoftBankHawks
- Post #46
- Forum: Climber's Talk
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