SAKA X?

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

Prototype, rubber design, flexible but stiff enough on compression to raise the knee ascender. Webbing is embedded in the rubber like the plys of a tire.
Strong doubled Dyneema bungee in a DRT configuration with two fixed ends, like the current SAKA, and unlike other SRT or DdRT configurations.

 

[Brocky]

Sweet design! Simple, but without the bungees in tubing! Will Wespur carry both of your designs or are you going to discontinue the previous model?

 

[Pelorus]

Looks like more opportunity for the exposed bungees to get snagged or chafed/ abraded.
The webbing embedded bungee idea sounds like something akin to a heavy duty truck mudflap. Which would be better than the el cheapo rubber bungees with steel hooks that break or crack after short, but happy lives. Not real fond of them things.
Have you stuck it in a freezer overnight (to simulate 6 months of life in Ontario) and then tried climbing on it?
I dunno, Richard....seems like you are going the wrong direction here, imo. The SAKA is a Bulova; the SAKA X is a cheap Timex....I want to see a SAKA Breitling.

 

[Brocky]

I don't think the webbing embedded rubber part assists the bungees, it only takes the place of the tubes and the tubular webbing of the previous model. It looks like it would be easier to store on your harness when not in use.

 

[Steve Connally]

I too am concerned about the snag factor with the exposed bungee as well as using it with my spikes.

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

Under tension the bungee stays out of the way but yes, it is snagable, so so easy to replace. It rolls up but quite honestly, not much smaller then the current SAKA.
Maybe chrome plated hot chick figures on there like the truck mud flaps.

 

[monkeylove]

There are a lot of cures to make it more snag resistant but since I don't know the "Knee Ascender" patent details I will just stay quiet publicly. @yoyoman

 

[WaitakKauri]

SAKA X, goes faster than a Velo

 

[Pelorus]

One can only hope that the descendents of the late Herbert J. Bungee don't hire a lawyer to draft a cease & desist letter...

 

[Toomuchsawdust]

If you ever need a tester, I'd give you an honest opinion and suggestions about stuff. And actually send it back. Anything for the cause brother.

 

[deevo]

If you ever need a tester, I'd give you an honest opinion and suggestions about stuff. And actually send it back. Anything for the cause brother.

And send 2 to Canada for Pelorus and I to try out in sub Arctic temps! My regular SAKA's still doing mighty fine !

 

[Toomuchsawdust]

And send 2 to Canada for Pelorus and I to try out in sub Arctic temps! My regular SAKA's still doing mighty fine !

Yeah man. I have 3 of them now. One for me, one for the wife and a shorty for the kid. First one is well over a year old and has survived me climbing like an asshole just fine!

 

[evo]

Is it small enough to place inside anything? PVC? Tubular webbing? If it's a patient inspired change you can design it where the user could add on some common thing for themselves. It looks like it would be easy enough to add your own tubing. If there were a little recess for the tubing to fit into that would be dope.. A quick trip to any hardware store for some tubing and a few zip ties.... Just sayin

 

[NE Tree]

Look great, what if you just added eyelets down it like a fishing pole? Might help out the snag factor

 

[papadirk]

Or put a flexible/collapsible sleeve around the body of it?

 

[Kris Anderson]

Or a tunnel in the back of the rubber bit and the bungee goes through that.... Only just got my saka but I'm loving it

 

[Leroy]

Does this mean that you lost in court?

 

[surveyor]

how about winding both legs of the bungee a few times around the strap before you fasten the ends at the bottom?

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

Does this mean that you lost in court?

Not at all. I just can't keep my mind from coming up with new options. More to come. ;-)

 

[Toomuchsawdust]

Maybe a series of rings that runs the length of the Saka. Every 1/2" or so.