[nai]

Anyone in the market for a new sport rope, GO Outdoors flogging some off for under £50

http://www.gooutdoors.co.uk/edelrid-perfect-10mm-60m-rope-p183582

[mrjonathanr]

Although the shop claim this is a climbing rope, Edelrid don't agree. They class it as a rope access rope in their 'safety' section, although it does conform to EN 892 the standard for climbing ropes.

Pretty naughty of GoOutdoors if you ask me.

[Johnny Brown]

Dynamic ropes aren't really used in rope access. If it passes EN 892 I can't see what the problem is - its a mountaineering standard not an industrial one. Sounds like a bargain to me.

[mrjonathanr]

Well granted it's unusual but not impossible to need a lead rope in access work, but I was curious so I contacted the distributor... the GoOutdoors 'Perfect' apparently is not the same as the Edelrid 'Perfect' I linked to. They tell me the G.O. one is a special run for certain retailers using a name not already taken in the Edelrid sport range but coincidentally used by one of their ropes marketed for access work. I guess the difference is down to the sheath as EN 892 gives it a fall rating.

Essentially a budget sport rope, with cheaper/softer sheath construction than the more high spec sport range.

I'll retract my comment about GoOutdoors.

[DaveyDave]

I reckon this sounds too good to be true.

[Paul B]

Essentially a budget sport rope, with cheaper/softer sheath construction than the more high spec sport range.

is it the same one they're selling to DMM? 

[nik at work]

I got one of these today, in fact I got two.

The Edelrid bumff that comes attached to the rope describes it as a 10mm single dynamic climbing rope 60m long.
The rest of the stats are:
Weight 66g/m
sheath proportion 36%
no. of falls 7
impact force 9,2 kN
dynamic elongation 31%
static elongation 8,4%
sheath slippage 0mm

I dunno how those stats compare to other ropes, I'm not a big rope geek as I generally just go cheap. I'm not expecting it to be the best rope in the world at that price though.

A 60m single for £50 has to be a bargain though, unless it truly is horrendous, and even in that case it can be a working/top-rope rope saving a better rope for redpoint. Got to be worth it, if you're after a cheap string I reckon it's worth a punt. And don't Edelrid have a pretty good rep?

I'll hand over to you lot to point out how I've been robbed blind by Go Outdoors now...

[fatkid2000]

Go Outdoors are also doing some bargain camping kit - if the prices quoted in the brochure that got stuffed through my letterbox this morning are to be believed.

[Johnny Brown]

I dunno how those stats compare to other ropes,

Impact force is definitely on the high side but that's not a great concern for sport climbing. Other stats pretty standard.

[wiain]

I dunno how those stats compare to other ropes,

Impact force is definitely on the high side but that's not a great concern for sport climbing. Other stats pretty standard.

Although as I'm sure you know JB, the stats mean absolutely Jack in the real world.

[nik at work]

I dunno how those stats compare to other ropes,

Impact force is definitely on the high side but that's not a great concern for sport climbing. Other stats pretty standard.

Cheers for the info JB.

[Grubes]

A 60m single for £50 has to be a bargain though, unless it truly is horrendous, and even in that case it can be a working/top-rope rope saving a better rope for redpoint. Got to be worth it, if you're after a cheap string I reckon it's worth a punt. And don't Edelrid have a pretty good rep?

They will be great ropes for people to use while dogging there way up routes on your spain trip if nothing else

[nik at work]

Exactly 

[Davo]

Just picked one of these up as well. Looks pretty good and was very cheap! Hopefully it should be good for short UK routes and working routes.

[J_duds]

So the edelrid perfect sport ropes are back on offer - what do people think of them?
Are they worth it or was it buy cheap, buy twice?

[kelvin]

So the edelrid perfect sport ropes are back on offer - what do people think of them?
Are they worth it or was it buy cheap, buy twice?

I bought a 70m for about 80 quid a while back and it's not been used that much - one end is going a bit fluffy already, so I'm not optimistic about the durability.