Holds (Read 14035 times)

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 06:31:36 pm

I'm looking at extending my board (bought a house with a garage ) and so need more holds. And I've spotted these http://www.customholds.com/18_small_to_medium.htm and was wondering if anyone has heard of/ used the company before and have any reviews.... They seem cheap enough...

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 06:32:26 pm

Any other beta on holds would be appreciated too

thekettle · February 26, 2015, 06:36:08 pm

Not tried custom holds but I really rate the Core holds on my board, also buying Bleaustone holds through rock+run means free postage, which save a lot of £ on a set.

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 06:50:04 pm

i gave up looking on ebay cos they where all collect or really expensive postage!

webbo · February 26, 2015, 07:04:38 pm

I rate some of the Beacon holds. I got a set of cellar dwellers and some mirror crimps which they don't seem to sell separately now. They are in one of their sets which unfortunately has too many big holds included.

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 07:11:57 pm

beacon holds look pretty good. the cellar dwellers and klingon sets look good value. I'm gonna hopefully extend the board loads over time so thinking of buying sets of holds as the boards expand ( then ill bang up photos on the board share)

rodma · February 26, 2015, 07:34:46 pm

You've just missed a call on Stonesmith holds, but the board set still look great value. I almost bought a set and I don't even have anywhere to put them.

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 07:42:05 pm

been looking at stone smith holds.... bit pricey (just in the process of buying a house........) the full power crimps look good. the main worry about buying holds is i don't want any that will destroy skin. I've got some wooden holds to put on as well which can be a bit more skin friendly.

rodma · February 26, 2015, 07:51:17 pm

I thought the screw on hand holds were anything but pricey given that their not tiny by any means.

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 07:59:53 pm

most seem to have bolt and screw holes. 10 for around 40 quid int it... beacon holds, custom holds and a few others are cheaper for roughly similar sized/ designs. but they aren't made by malc are they i suppose

rodma · February 26, 2015, 08:09:46 pm

The board set are 25 holds for 70 quid, but last week they were just 56 quid with ten matching footholds chucked in.

Still they're only 1.067 fuckalls a hold even now

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 09:06:47 pm

I won't spend a penny over 1.066 fuckalls. Wish I'd spotted that deal. They look like a good mix of holds (pinch or edge- the only two hold types). Problem is that set is screw on handholds and I'd rather go for bolt on to make resetting the board easier

rodma · February 26, 2015, 09:17:50 pm

It's tough to know when you first get a board. Resetting with screw ons is easy but there is always the chance of snapping them, plus you pepper the wall with screw holes.

Certainly my first board only had bolt ons on it for the rear of resetting reason, but that was before cheap battery guns were invented.

masonwoods101 · February 26, 2015, 09:35:49 pm

My current board (in my dad's garage) has some screw ons and some bolt ons... Definitely prefer the bolts.... Have bought a load off tee nuts ready...

Probes · February 26, 2015, 11:44:13 pm

I bought a few hundred off customholds years back for cliffs barn, pretty decent and a good ££ for resins, not sure how they would fair on a steep board, they were fine for the vert/leaning walls. If you fancied any wooden ones, i do small sets of crimps that are good for... crimping.. $:-\$

sjw · February 26, 2015, 11:49:53 pm

Quote from: Probes on February 26, 2015, 11:44:13 pm

. If you fancied any wooden ones, i do small sets of crimps that are good for... crimping.. $:-\$

Do you have info, pics and prices of these? I had a look on your site for some a while ago but couldn't find anything. Ta!

Probes · February 27, 2015, 01:52:16 am

Quote from: sjw on February 26, 2015, 11:49:53 pm

Quote from: Probes on February 26, 2015, 11:44:13 pm
. If you fancied any wooden ones, i do small sets of crimps that are good for... crimping.. $:-\$

Do you have info, pics and prices of these? I had a look on your site for some a while ago but couldn't find anything. Ta!

Yes sure ... here.. http://crusherholds.co.uk/wooden-climbing-holds

sjw · February 27, 2015, 02:08:54 am

Cheers, don't quite know how I managed to miss that page!

a dense loner · February 27, 2015, 10:08:52 am

Fwiw, and this should be next to nothing, all my holds are wooden screw ons. Brilliant. I've never actually liked resin holds, my hands just don't like them after 4days of chalk. Why the fuck do I climb inside all the time? Off to do some soul searching

lagerstarfish · February 27, 2015, 11:40:49 am

because all the outside bouldering near where you live is shit?

MoominG · February 27, 2015, 12:18:30 pm

I got the exact Custom Holds set in the OP for my 35degree garage wall a little while back. I think they're great holds if you want some crimpy brutality - some of them are really tiny, but that was exactly what I was looking for as my finger strength was pathetic. I found that probably 1 or 2 of the 18 holds weren't so useful as handholds on the overhang (the leftmost hold in their picture is basically a tiny sloper which I could barely hang on on my board due to the resulting slope), but even for 16/17 decent holds the price seemed great. I also got a couple of their jibs sets for foot holds because, again, they're a great price (http://www.customholds.com/grit_jibs.htm).

sjw · February 27, 2015, 12:37:15 pm

It's worth knowing that Beacon have a minimum order of £100 ex vat, or so they told me when I inquired about getting some cave dweller holds.

Eddies · February 27, 2015, 12:40:41 pm

I've had Beastmaker wooden holds in the past and they are brilliant and at the time extremely good value for money considering there are handmade by 8C climbers!! Throw them an email and tell them what you want and how much you have to spend and see what they say.
Don't bother buying footholds, simply buy a cheap mini-Jenga set off ebay and simply pilot drill two holes and screw them on. I've got them on my 45 and they are the perfect size. Also v-good for crimping if you run a sander along the front edge.

I've most recently bought two sets of the Stone Smith holds, which came with a free set of foot-jibs but as said above I think this offer may have ended.

Don't buy resin holds off ebay in bulk, they are all shite and will break im my experience.
You get what you pay for... invest some money now and the payback in strength gains will be worth its weight in gold

masonwoods101 · February 27, 2015, 02:13:18 pm

Think I may go for the stone smith full power mini jugs and whip up a few wooden pinches then as the board is 45 degs....

blamo · February 27, 2015, 06:10:20 pm

Quote from: Eddies on February 27, 2015, 12:40:41 pm

Don't buy resin holds off ebay in bulk, they are all shite and will break im my experience.
You get what you pay for... invest some money now and the payback in strength gains will be worth its weight in gold

I learned this the hard way. A dozen good holds seem to get more use on my wall than 4 dozen junk holds.