[Muenchener]

I find the level of interest in Fiend's microcams thread yesterday, and mine a few weeks ago, interesting for a bouldering forum but  not entirely surprising. Expensive high tech toys and the implied Manly willingness to contemplate falls on 5KN aid-rated gear: what's not to like?

Now let's see who's willing to really man up and admit that they know the answer to this question: what range of industry-standard Chouinard Hexcentric sizes do DMM Torque Nuts cover?

[psychomansam]

Not a clue, but if anyone wants some oldskool hexes, I've got a bunch for sale. Mainly smaller/medium ones.

 

[JackAus]

1-4 no?

[webbo]

No idea.
But I know the gear for Western Front is a Troll 4, a Clog 1 and a hex 7.

[Wood FT]

No idea.
But I know the gear for Western Front is a Troll 4, a Clog 1 and a hex 7.

on a tangent; what type of cheese protects the crux of perfect day at gardoms?















...Roquefort
(stolen 2nd hand from Grimer)

[Drew]

I'm sure I could look it up easily enough, but I would guess the largest one would roughly match the largest Chouinard, but there would be half as many due to improved design i.e. 3-10?

[duncan]

I'm sure I could look it up easily enough, but I would guess the largest one would roughly match the largest Chouinard, but there would be half as many due to improved design i.e. 3-10?

Hexcentrics go up to 11   [/spinal tap]

Hex sizes

Torque nut sizes

Seems like the four Torque nuts cover about Hex 5½ - 9½. 

[Drew]

But the Chouinard Hex only went up to 10. And according to that table of sizes, went down a lot smaller, hence the smallest dimension from the Needlesports website, is about the same as the top end of the no.6.

[duncan]

Chouinard Hex 11:



I had the set from 1 (little finger) to 11 (fist) but sadly the larger sizes seem to have vanished.  A well-placed Hex 11 was a thing of beauty.

[Fiend]

Did they have slots at the indoor wall features section to practise that??

[crimp]

The old wall at swindon link centre wall had trad leading routes, including a full height jamming/layback crack.

[chillax]

Truly manly gear is bodyweight only.....

[crimp]

I was thinking a truly manly hex 11 definitely wouldn't have holes drilled in it to make it lighter.

Got a replacement set of HB offsets last year, now made by DMM. They've put holes in the larger sizes to reduce the weight. I nearly fell out me etriers.

[webbo]

I was thinking a truly manly hex 11 definitely wouldn't have holes drilled in it to make it lighter.

l 

The manly way was that you had to drill your own out in the manly days.

[mark20]

My WC Rocks are knackered with a few snapped wires that stick out and occasionally cut your finger open, that's well manly

[psychomansam]

I have two ropes. One I got off ebay. It's 11-12 years old now. The other is prob about 6 years old. I got it off someone who thought it was dangerous. It's now extra shagged since my friend 'slid' 6 foot on a tibloc.

Nowt wrong with them though. If you want to be manly, give someone a hug. 

[Grubes]

I think this is a question for Jason Pickles Britains Manliest man
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/lucy-pinder-calls-me-the-manliest-man-1013330
http://www.ukclimbing.com/news/item.php?id=42485

Real men don’t wear pink. I’m not good at buying flowers and things like that but I never lie.
Honesty is a manly thing and I’m not one to cover my tracks, I will front it out.