Geckos

[LJack]

Thinking about getting a pair of Gecko climbers. Give me some feedback! Good or bad? Confortable? Thanks.

 

[stevebullman]

get em

 

[JoeLogger]

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get em

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ditto

 

[Rupe]

They take a bit of getting used to if you usually wear others but they are worth it. I say get em too.

 

[stevebullman]

rupes right, they take a lot og getting used to, in fact i didnt really start to like them till id been climbing with them for 2 months.
but worth sticking at them

 

[Colin]

I don't think I've heard a bad thing mentioned about them.

 

[Mark Chisholm]

I noticed that I gaff out more in them than Bucks. Just an obs.

 

[frans]

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I noticed that I gaff out more in them than Bucks. Just an obs.

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Funny to me that you should say that Mark, I have been using the Geckos since they came out. Even own a pair of the Carbon Fiber ones.
They DO gaff out more with me than the Buckinghams or even the Kleins I own. Did'nt even think about it until you said something but now that I think about it, they do gaff out more
Frans

 

[stevebullman]

thats probably because the angle is so different, if you dont concentrate each time you spike in, your muscle memory will automatically stick the spike in at a poor angle
i bet if you binned the buckinghams for a couple of months you'd stop gaffing out after a while

 

[frans]

Could be....thanks. I'll shelve those bucks for awhile
Frans

 

[trees4est]

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Funny to me that you should say that Mark, I have been using the Geckos since they came out. Even own a pair of the Carbon Fiber ones.


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I wanted to elicit a little more response on this thread if that's possible. Other than saying "get em", could anyone say how much and why they are better, if you own Geckos and any others, do you use them both and why? Etcetera.
And Frans, do you like the carbon fiber ones any better than the aluminum, or notice much difference?
Thanks.

 

[Demo]

And whats the bennifets to carbon fiber, other than being light weight, do you sharpen them more?

 

[Colin]

The gaffs aren't carbon fiber.

 

[stevebullman]

i have the carbons, i cant see any reason that they'd feel any different to the ali ones when on. theres not that much in the weight. carbon ones look cool....probably the only real reason to go for them

 

[NickfromWI]

I just ordered a pair of t2s and the aluminum geckos. I'm thinkin' the geckos are going to be the faves. I rarely wear spikes, so there is no muscle memory to relearn.

Does anyone know why they made the gaffs with that funny bend? What's the point?

love
nick

 

[Mangoes]

/forum/images/graemlins/rotflmao.gif 'what's the point?'

 

[sarumono]

It's the sharp end that goes into the tree. /forum/images/graemlins/happydance.gif