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I had nick splice my bridge for the sequoia and I trust it no problem.

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I saw that and I had ordered a couple but something came up and I had to back out. Nick knows what he is doing and explains the way a bridge works and how to make a proper rope bridge. I would climb on that bridge I just prefer the webbing bridge. Please let us now how long that bridge lasts Tree and Surf. Paul.
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I work for a "full service" tree co, ie I don't climb daily, shrub pruning, planting, ipm etc. Got about a year out of my first bridge, maybe a bit less with the next, third one with more frequent climbing went probably 6 months, and just put a new one on in the past month. Going to replace on a regular basis now, but the main issue is usually the stitching on the bottom let's go and the layers start to separate. This is with a 2" dia steel ring as attachment.

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Jeff I am in the same boat as you I work for myself and I have a crew that does garden work ( Shrub pruning, spraying, planting and some lawn cutting ) 2-3 days a week and then I do tree work 3-4 days a week with the same crew, but could be more depending on how busy things are and I do all my own climbing, so that is the reason the bridge has lasted so long. It might only last 6 months climbing 6 days a week. Obviously the guys that are complaining of the short life span climb 6 days a week. But even two or three bridges a year for life support, which works out to $63 US a year is not bad IMO. Paul. Ps. As you can see I use the large rock exotica swivel.
 
I use a micro pulley in place of a ring on my bridge, is there anyone else who uses this technique? What about bend radius? will the smaller bend radius of the bridge traveling over a pulley really lengthen the life of the bridge at all as opposed to a tighter radius over a ring?
 
I have used a rope bridge, tied with double fisherman's on my sequoia and worked a hitchclimber or a pinto, it was very smooth and gave a better bend radius, than say with a ring, however I just prefer a webbing bridge I think it's a stronger more durable material for a bridge. Again my $.02. I am liking this thread I have thought about this stuff for a while now, it's important, as a bridge is an important component for climbing. The pulley definitely gives better bend radius and I am sure it would extend the life of the bridge but that's just my opinion, obviously because there is less friction therefore less wear. Paul.
 
I just added it for demonstration as I have used it in the past. The set up is fine however i just prefer the stock web bridge. I fiddle with set ups to keep things fresh, just like hitches. Do the whole switch er roo regularly. Paul.
 
I actually prefer the friction on the webbing. I've tried a pulley on my bridge when I had a temp rope bridge and found it too twitchy if that makes sense.

Swingdude, put a shirt on!
 
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I actually prefer the friction on the webbing. I've tried a pulley on my bridge when I had a temp rope bridge and found it too twitchy if that makes sense.

Swingdude, put a shirt on!

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Jeff you hit the nail on the head, our climbing styles must be similar cause I ditched that idea also after messing with it for a couple of weeks. Makes sense to me. Friction can be friend or foe , in the case of my webbing bridge it is my friend. As for no shirt, my wife likes me so and she took the pic. Plus it is 32 degrees celsius. It hot hot here man. Paul.
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I have the same thing with my glide. I had the inner core pop through so.I got a new one and put it on. I have started to use a micro pulley on my bridge for attachement and it seems to not create this strange flat spot.
 
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