Compact Bulldog Bone

[TreeLogic]

FWIW, my tachyon is the Lava (blue/orange). Works great with the BDB. What are you using Worthaug?

 

[monkeylove]

I have Blue and Orange Vortex, it just makes it simpler to keep the lines separate in my head for DSRT.

 

[monkeylove]

They say the Bones should be here tomorrow Gordon. Which is ok since it is 10 degrees here today, lol.

 

[Worthaug]

FWIW, my tachyon is the Lava (blue/orange). Works great with the BDB. What are you using Worthaug?

The same. [emoji4]

 

[Worthaug]

Or I could apply the same logic to women buying shoes.
It wouldn't work with my wife though. When she can't decide, she seems to buy every damn colour to be on the safe side!

I like the way she thinks! Buy it all up!

 

[Worthaug]

A few people have said the Cougar puke is better in the BDB than the Blue.
Why is that?

Not better per sey, just different. Puke milks less than Blue and the Blue milks minimally. The Blue seems to fuzz up faster too.

 

[TreeLogic]

The same. [emoji4]

Just looked back through the thread and treetopflyer is using the Orange/Black tachyon and loving it. I figure it'd be a good idea to keep track of the colors in case they're not all performing the same.

Anybody else using tachyon? What color?

 

[Treetopflyer]

T- spot

It's not a myth!!!

He must've meant G spot

 

[biggun]

I have been using Orange and blue today with the bone. Didn't stop raining till I had finished climbing. I usually climb SRT with CBlue. The tachyon feels like a bungee cord in comparison.

 

[monkeylove]

Got my Bones today Gordon, they look great. Can't wait for a warmer day so I can give them a try.

 

[surveyor]

You may find that the longer pivot hole spacing will work with Vortex with no bollard at all, or perhaps the 1/2" bollard.

Thanks!

 

[macswan]

Got to use mike powers snub nose bone with the new tending point the last couple of days. And man is it nice. I didn't think I would care about the shortened arms, but they make the bone even more comfortable to release for descent. And that tending point is phenomenal. Definitely going to be adding that to mine. And considering shortening arms too

 

[Steve Connally]

Got my bone yesterday. Thanks Gordon. Is the little keychain d in the top arm a tending point?

 

[Treetopflyer]

Got my bone yesterday. Thanks Gordon. Is the little keychain d in the top arm a tending point?

Got pic to show Steve ?

 

[surveyor]

Steve, yes the D-ring at the "Sweet Spot" is intended for tending the Bone during ascent, do not transfer weight there when sitting back. My thought is a longish tether or bungee for tending.

 

[surveyor]

It is easy to add a 7/8" D-ring just beside the top joint link as pictured.

 

[Steve Connally]

Is the bollard on mine set for 11.7 cougar do you remember?

 

[Steve Connally]

Here's it is.

 

[oceans]

Here's it is.

Welcome to the club Steve!

The bollard sheave isn't visible in your pic, but I'm quite sure Gordon sends them out with the 5/8" installed, which will match your 11.7mm line.

Just look at the upper link (where the rope installs on the top arms). The pivot pin of the link will have a sheave installed between the two upper arms. Yours is most likely already the 5/8". You can change the bollard out by pulling the cotter pin and sliding the link out.

Hope that makes sense.

 

[oceans]

Got to use mike powers snub nose bone with the new tending point the last couple of days. And man is it nice. I didn't think I would care about the shortened arms, but they make the bone even more comfortable to release for descent. And that tending point is phenomenal. Definitely going to be adding that to mine. And considering shortening arms too

Gotta pic?