Marlowe gecko

[Tom D]

Anyone use it? Due to some of my kit being over 5 years old it is now requiring replacement:mad1: It seems a waste to chuck a perfectly good harness and two ropes, anyway my local dealer has an offer on gecko and i wonder what its like. The ropes will be used by my employee and he prefers a fatter rope, the two retireing ropes are xtc and have been excellent so if its similar to that it'll do.

 

As for the harness he quite likes the skylotec kholibri, any thoughts on that?

Any comments much appreciated.

[josharb87]

Anyone use it? Due to some of my kit being over 5 years old it is now requiring replacement:mad1: It seems a waste to chuck a perfectly good harness and two ropes, anyway my local dealer has an offer on gecko and i wonder what its like. The ropes will be used by my employee and he prefers a fatter rope, the two retireing ropes are xtc and have been excellent so if its similar to that it'll do.

 

As for the harness he quite likes the skylotec kholibri, any thoughts on that?

Any comments much appreciated.

 

i love my gecko! hate stretchy ropes, and thin ones, geckos perfect for me!

that reminds me to get the boss to order a new one:)

[Peter]

Loathe it with a passion, one of the worst arb ropes I'v ever used. Bouncy, fat, fluffy, heavy, and it has a silly sticky slippy coating that is truly horrible in the wet. Had some once, gave it away.

 

Did I mention i dont like it much?

 

If you like your tachyon you will hate it.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Talking Tachyon, I find mine very jerky on the lockjack, finding it hard to operate it smoothly, may have to go back to new england

[Tom D]

TBH Peter, the xtc its replacing was bouncy and heavy and I much prefer my Tachyon to that, however this rope is'nt for me its for Andy who works for me and he prefers the xtc to thinner lines like the tachyon. So all that interests me as I will have to buy both it and its eventual replacement is, does it wear well?

[Peter]

Ok, having got that off my chest, it would probably do him fine.

 

The kolibri is a good choice, bomb proof, and has a long useable life.

[Jamie]

I'm not a fan or amrlow, XTC i find milks too much, samson is bomb proof if you ask me

 

and both ends can be spliced

 

Jamie

[Bundle 2]

Loathe it with a passion, one of the worst arb ropes I'v ever used. Bouncy, fat, fluffy, heavy, and it has a silly sticky slippy coating that is truly horrible in the wet. Had some once, gave it away.

 

Did I mention i dont like it much?

 

If you like your tachyon you will hate it.

Spot on mate...and it will last about 6 months...read the manu spec for this one.....

[Rupe]

MArlow gecko is one of the worst but then marlow made the T12 (or T16) whatever it was thee worst rope ever. It was given as first prize in a climbing comp but was handed back, next year it was second prize and handed back, its probably tieing down some leylandii on a transit somewhere now.

[Peter]

Does he actually climb much, or is it a rope that is going to live in a kitbag most of the time. As Tim says, it will wear out quickly in constant use, but if its only being used once a week say, it will last a long time.