This is the Akimbo

[Merle Nelson]

for you guys.

 

[ßrit]

Mine gets delivered today, within the next two hours...been so envious of those who already have their shiny...can't wait to touch it all over...what do you guys want to see?

 

[evo]

Mine gets delivered today, within the next two hours...been so envious of those who already have their shiny...can't wait to touch it all over...what do you guys want to see?

It's been two hours... We are waiting

 

[Acerxharlowii]

Show me the ropes!

 

[ßrit]

 

[Acerxharlowii]

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Is that Samson vortex?

 

[ßrit]

Yes Samson vortex and sending some size comparison love for those who don’t have it yet wooo

 

[CanadianStan]

holy shit that rounds tether is massive

 

[ßrit]

Playing with this thing makes me want to sing... “the candy man cannn”

 

[ßrit]

@CanadianStan That's the Patrick Brandt tether spray painted black

 

[dsptech]

@Brit
You were able to fit Vortex in there?

 

[Mowerr]

I feel like One of u guys are gonna publish a children's book "my new shiney"

 

[ßrit]

@dsptech definitely a tight fit. I'll report back once I've had more time to burn on each rope.

 

[Tuebor]

No one seems to be really interested in writing about these things other than a few "oh this is definitely way better than my rope runner" posts.

What's up with the lack of words describing this perfectly functioning work of art?

I've had mine over a month. Been on it 20 minutes so far. I like how light it is - lighter than the GFM version. I had no issues finding a good setting to work on my Scion. Loved the tending point. That's all I got so far.

 

[RyTheTreeGuy]

No one seems to be really interested in writing about these things other than a few "oh this is definitely way better than my rope runner" posts.

What's up with the lack of words describing this perfectly functioning work of art?

Never had a RR, but I am sure it is silky smooth also based on a lot of reviews from the good folks at treebuzz whose opinions I have come to respect. It was a revolutionary piece of kit for SRT(S). Kevin Bingham has cemented his legacy in this industry as a pioneer of 2 amazing pieces of gear (actually prob many more...quickie comes to mind) so this is not a comparison to that device.

The Akimbo for me is my first mechanic so full disclosure. I would consider myself an intermediate climber and I am excited to progress and become a good/very good climber. I feek this device will be more efficient in achieving that goal. It is small, ascends very smooth and most importantly is consistant. Coming from a hitch background it is noticeable. I am no hitch expert, but am experienced and I could get them to work well and run smooth....but, there have been a few times when they bind or don't set so you have to manually set it. I still love my wrench, however, the Akimbo doesnt do that. The repelling, swings, slides, etc. Are all consistant friction. I am still not dialled in but once the pressure and release points are dialled in these things become much simpler and my confidence in attempting them is higher. The last thing that really sticks out in my mind is the ease of mid line attatchability. Retrieving re-directs become much easier if you can pull the rope out to remove the re-direct from a lower position to save a energy consuming climb back.

In no way shape or form is this a mechanical vs mechanical review. Admittedly, it is a bias opinion based on lack of experience with other mechanicals. I can however recommend this device for someone in a similar place as I was. If you are looking to transition from a hitch to a mechanical and going to spend your money on choosing 1, I would recommend the Akimbo.

2 thumbs way up

 

[Mowerr]

Never had a RR, but I am sure it is silky smooth also based on a lot of reviews from the good folks at treebuzz whose opinions I have come to respect. It was a revolutionary piece of kit for SRT(S). Kevin Bingham has cemented his legacy in this industry as a pioneer of 2 amazing pieces of gear (actually prob many more...quickie comes to mind) so this is not a comparison to that device.

The Akimbo for me is my first mechanic so full disclosure. I would consider myself an intermediate climber and I am excited to progress and become a good/very good climber. I feek this device will be more efficient in achieving that goal. It is small, ascends very smooth and most importantly is consistant. Coming from a hitch background it is noticeable. I am no hitch expert, but am experienced and I could get them to work well and run smooth....but, there have been a few times when they bind or don't set so you have to manually set it. I still love my wrench, however, the Akimbo doesnt do that. The repelling, swings, slides, etc. Are all consistant friction. I am still not dialled in but once the pressure and release points are dialled in these things become much simpler and my confidence in attempting them is higher. The last thing that really sticks out in my mind is the ease of mid line attatchability. Retrieving re-directs become much easier if you can pull the rope out to remove the re-direct from a lower position to save a energy consuming climb back.

In no way shape or form is this a mechanical vs mechanical review. Admittedly, it is a bias opinion based on lack of experience with other mechanicals. I can however recommend this device for someone in a similar place as I was. If you are looking to transition from a hitch to a mechanical and going to spend your money on choosing 1, I would recommend the Akimbo.

2 thumbs way up

Tisk tisk, no no no! For expert use only!

 

[dsptech]

@dsptech definitely a tight fit. I'll report back once I've had more time to burn on each rope.

I didn't even bother trying my Vortex rope.
Figured it was way to fit to even fit,

 

[Steve Connally]

I'm having a bit of trouble getting mine dialed. I've tried true blue, focus, cougar, scandere and just ordered the KM Static. I go from stuck to freefall in a click of a pin. Just not getting it. I want it to work so badly. Such a nice piece of kit but I personally find it rather complicated out of the box.

 

[Mowerr]

Chipper chow

 

[Tree-Taylor]

Holy shit I just caught myself a unicorn!