Spikes

[Mick Dempsey]

7 hours ago, kram said:

How are carbon spikes for durability?

I'll be honest that if weight was a concern I should loose 30kg first, and I'm not really noticing the added weight. I have the assumption that carbon would be brittle and easily damaged in storage etc ?

 

Comfort around the foot would be nice. If someone made a climbing boot with a steel plate built in, that the spike and calf pad just bolt onto, on the side, without the need for a lower strap, that would pry my wallet open.

 

I see newer models have rubber pads under spike and under boot to make it more gripy, makes sense so I might add some thin rubber to the Vevors.

They’ll last as long as you do, unless you run them over with an Avant, then they won’t

Edited yesterday at 04:34 by Mick Dempsey

[daveindales]

I've had my old Buckinghams since 1992. Upgraded to Velcro uppers and new leather lower straps. Will see me out 

[Joe Newton]

Most people see a decent pair of spikes as an investment over many years.

 

Not the OP though. He posted asking for advice then got all jewish and bought a pair off Amazon...

[naturarbo]

And never tried the Edelrid tallon a great piece cause of its positioning on the leg.

 

[Mark Bolam]

I thought my carbon geckos were ridiculously expensive when I first bought them, but they’ve turned into one of the best bang for buck purchases I’ve ever made.

Must be knocking on 20 years old now.

 

Don’t wear them to walk across tarmac or concrete.

Or to the pub.

[Joe Newton]

14 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

I thought my carbon geckos were ridiculously expensive when I first bought them, but they’ve turned into one of the best bang for buck purchases I’ve ever made.

Must be knocking on 20 years old now.

 

Don’t wear them to walk across tarmac or concrete.

Or to the pub.

I've worn the carbon ones before and they are impressively light.

 

You do stand on them though so how much they weigh is fairly negligible in my opinion

[Mark Bolam]

Valid point, ali would be just as good I reckon.

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, Mark Bolam said:

I thought my carbon geckos were ridiculously expensive when I first bought them, but they’ve turned into one of the best bang for buck purchases I’ve ever made.

Must be knocking on 20 years old now.

 

Don’t wear them to walk across tarmac or concrete.

Or to the pub.

 
Or Ragley Hall.

[kram]

14 hours ago, Joe Newton said:

Most people see a decent pair of spikes as an investment over many years.

 

Not the OP though. He posted asking for advice then got all jewish and bought a pair off Amazon...

They had already arrived a couple days before I started the thread. The threads purpose was more to see which fastening type people prefer as I knew I'd want to replace the lower straps.

 

Theres nothing wrong with them once sharpened and new straps.

Possibly made in same factory, Notch stuff is all made somewhere in the east.

[kram]

How many of you get your spikes sharpened or do it yourself?

From what I've seen, rarely done as the 5+ pairs I used before were all quite blunt.