The Art of Zig Zag

[pault]

I gathered there wasnt going to be one true answer to my question. I have climbed on Imori in the past and can see the benefits and draw backs of it being so flexible. I was just wondering in other peoples opinion what is the optimum width of rope and what kind they use/ does the different widths etc affect how and if the rope will become "hairy".

[Joe Loggs]

I gathered there wasnt going to be one true answer to my question. I have climbed on Imori in the past and can see the benefits and draw backs of it being so flexible. I was just wondering in other peoples opinion what is the optimum width of rope and what kind they use/ does the different widths etc affect how and if the rope will become "hairy".

 

For self tending the thinner the better but then holding the rope in wet conditions can be hard, I would go for a tighter rope like blue tongue or tachyon, these are more rigid and feed into the zz better. Some of us have had issues on small diameter ropes and others haven't.

 

 

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[coleman]

For self tending the thinner the better but then holding the rope in wet conditions can be hard, I would go for a tighter rope like blue tongue or tachyon, these are more rigid and feed into the zz better. Some of us have had issues on small diameter ropes and others haven't.

 

 

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Seconded, Blue tougue or my personal fav Tachyon. Imori is definately not what you want for mechanicals. I recently bought some P.Ivy and while it is nice rope i find it quite twisty and not as easy on the hand as tachyon.

[LumberJake]

I've heard that Blue Tongue work a charm on the ZZ. I know that Imori also absorbs water like a sponge so it is horrible to climb on in the wet. I am using Yale XTC Plus 13mm at the minute but when it is due for retirement I shall be moving to the thinner Blue Tongue.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Jake.

[silky fox]

Blue tounge + zigZag =:001_smile:

[Ian Flatters]

Well i had a play on joes at hatfield and was really impressed with it. on velocity it was very, very fast, responsive and well.... very good. Used with a frog walker it was spot on too.

[silky fox]

I wondered when you were gonna get your hands on a ZZ Ian....good to hear your opinion:thumbup:

[JimM]

Couple of larger climbs last week on mine. The Yale XTC Fire 1/2" runs well through it. Self tended nicely above about 15ft. I've a TreeMotion which I think I'll shorten the bridge on, as I'll get a greater amount fed to the zigzag per pull compared to the standard setup.

 

Tried another 13mm rope and it was poor with the zigzag, will find out which one it was.

 

No indication of the wear seen on the previous pictures.

[arbmansam]

hopefully mine should arrive this week so they said

[Dean Lofthouse]

Tachyon

 

Can anyone spot where a potential wear problem could occur ?

 

I haven't seen any wear problems with mine so far, infact I think used with a friction saver they are the best mechanical friction hitch to date. I've been using lock jack for over 6 years now