Do you still have to faff around using the rope to take draws out, or can it now be done with the stick only like some of the American sticks seem to be able to do?
It looks like you still have to faff. There's a video of it on Beta Climbing Designs facebook page.
lots of Americans seem to have one where you can take the clips out without the rope.
Sounds like competition has encouraged Beta to up their game.
Has anyone with the new clip stick tried it with the Ocun sport draws? (http://www.ocun.com/en/products/hardware/quickdraw-sets/falcon-qd-pad16.html)I picked up a load of these draws a while ago but my old clip stick doesn't have a long enough clip to hold the gates open.
Just clip the rope end of the draw around the shaft then when you want to pull the rope down you clip it with the bolt end and then just pull it down (I tend to incrementally shorten the stick rather than bending it wildly).
Are you progressively shortening the stick that seemed to do a lot for the life of the tightening mechanism on mine.
Stones jump lead clip on a fishing rod still going strong.
However, while using this function, one of the sections is now expanding when I pull down on the rope i.e. the clasp is not gripping enough to keep it locked in place while pulling down on the rope. This is disappointing as it makes me wonder how long it will be before it's so slack that I can't use that section at all, and how long it will be before the other sections start to go. The clamps might not be as robust as they look.
Quote from: highrepute on June 21, 2018, 10:12:34 amStones jump lead clip on a fishing rod still going strong.You can hardly hold Stone's Roach pole up as a paragon of longevity, given that one of the most impressive crag meltdowns I've ever seen occurred when persons un-named snapped one into pieces.
Quote from: Stu Littlefair on June 21, 2018, 11:44:53 amQuote from: highrepute on June 21, 2018, 10:12:34 amStones jump lead clip on a fishing rod still going strong.You can hardly hold Stone's Roach pole up as a paragon of longevity, given that one of the most impressive crag meltdowns I've ever seen occurred when persons un-named snapped one into pieces. Ha brilliant. Every time i have used that thing its felt like its about to snap imminently!