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  1. matamorph

    Whoopie Lanyard Adjuster

    What?...So that amounts to no more than a zigzag?? "Shiny!, heavy!!, noisy!!!... I want-it-MORE!!!!
  2. matamorph

    Whoopie Lanyard Adjuster

    ...brocky!! What is that gizmo on your avatar?? "Shiny!, I want!!"
  3. matamorph

    Whoopie Lanyard Adjuster

    Brocky!! This is what I LOVE about this forum! One idea can lead to a solution to a problem we never even knew we had!! ...but, though I will be keeping my bridge mod (for the two or three times a week I need it,) I start to feel that this is all no more than a 'thought experiment'.... or, at...
  4. matamorph

    Whoopie Lanyard Adjuster

    Try electricians tape! :numberone:
  5. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    Yep Sounds good! If I'm seeing it right, I see needing a stopper knot somewhere behind the bury to stop it being compressed by, or pulled into the ring. Any chance of a quick sketch to show what you mean? Also, anyone know of any testing done with amsteel bridges?
  6. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    Thing is, that electric tape does a good job of pinching the bridge at that point. You have to lean into it on a biner pretty deliberately to make it slip! Most times it passes no problem. I can't think of another method that would apply the same pressure, whilst staying so low-profile...
  7. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    AWSOME! That looks 'a bit' like "exactly!!" what I was imagining!...almost. ...let us know how it performs!
  8. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    -as a side note- I've been climbing on this thing for a few days now, for work, and just bouncing around on it to test, and that Amsteel barrel knot has become quite compact. ...Almost to the point of passing through the paw! But, that thing is now hard as stone...and never ever being untied...
  9. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    ...if you don't see a use, then I guess you don't need! There are tons of gadgets and gizmos, that I see climbers haul into the sky on a daily basis, items that I can't understand the use of, when there's a perfectly workable solution somewhere on my belt already!!( I like to climb lite!!) , or...
  10. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    ...Yes, sometimes I do it voluntarily. :muyenojado:
  11. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    I thought about this back when I was considering the friction hitch adjuster but, though safe I guess, I didn't like the idea of what would be effectively a D-to-paw termination of the bridge. ... I'd be worried that if suddenly loaded, I'd involuntarily knee myself in the face!!
  12. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    How to finish the end was a bit of an issue. Before installing it on my saddle I pulled the bury over a pen and melted the ends (I didn't want a flame anywhere near my bridge), then once on, chucked round the tape. It's tight so it stays small, but this means internally this point receives A LOT...
  13. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    ...now working on a lanyard adjuster along the same lines. ;Problem is making it adjustable when weighted ...turns out it's not easy to break a burr long enough to hold you securely, when it's holding you securely!!
  14. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    -edit- ...I had 'some' issues when attached to a ring/biner, when adjusting by increments for testing, but, at the lengths I use regularly, zero problems! ...Except, it's impossible to adjust under weight, ...however: Rope bridge + Pulley + scrap of Amsteel= 100% adjustability...
  15. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    Hi Brocky, thanks for your input. And yes, that was kind of the point. I wanted to find a streamlined ('rope') solution to adjust my bridge. I never even tried the friction hitch option for the exact concern you mention. However, bare in mind that that electricians tape is bound pretty...
  16. matamorph

    'Whoopie' Bridge Adjuster

    Hi all. I made this whoopie rope bridge adjuster for my NT Onyx out of a 12 inch scrap of Amsteel I had lying around, and a bit of electricians tape. Works like a DREAM!!! The idea seems so simple, I can't be the only one who's had it!!! Any thoughts are very welcome.
  17. matamorph

    Is it just me?

    Yeah! Whilst wearing a tuxedo and delivering a box of chocolates to a ridiculously tall (eastern block lookin') dame!!.. ..not in my neck 'ot' woods!
  18. matamorph

    treeMOTION vs treeMOTION S.light

    Yep! I have a regular tm for work, but an onyx for playtime!! Tried the tm light for a day (thanks Tim.. if you're a member,.. I'll ask next time I see you...) I couldn't tell the difference really once you load it with all what's needed! ....I noticed the lack of quick n easy'ish' clip buckles...
  19. matamorph

    Is it just me?

    Yeah JonS. Epic!!
  20. matamorph

    Major rope burn

    Sorry for your 'plates' my man! My hands look like that after a 17 metre hip thrust today!!... Normally a walk in the park, but haven't been climbing for a few weeks though!!... have been shovelling gravel though, tons and of GRAVEL!! Boss has been exploiting my multi-talented body a little too...

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