flushcut
TreeHouser
Did anybody else see these in the back of the march issue of TCI magazine? They look very similar to a pair the G.F.B.s book.
Squirrelmax climbers?
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OTGBOSTON
punk in drublic
got a pic or a link?
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Never heard of them.
Burnham
Woods walker
Nor I, would like a pic or link.
tophopper
The resident asshole
I dont get TCI anymore...... only the wimpier thinner version.
OTGBOSTON
punk in drublic
I googled it and got sent back here!
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
I saw them. They have a swiveling attachment between the shank and the pad. The articulation is supposed to make them more comfortable.
SouthSoundTree
Treehouser
RopeArmour
TreeHouser
I tried his prototype in Baltimore TCI. I was sold on them with the 1st try.
Really happy for him.
My kliens must be going on twenty years now, and these will most definetly get me thru another twenty.
Really happy for him.
My kliens must be going on twenty years now, and these will most definetly get me thru another twenty.
tophopper
The resident asshole
Cant beat the Gecks!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Interesting.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Full floating rigid pads are far more comfy than fixed rigid pads. Back in the early 80's I used a gimbal between the frame and the pad for the same effect. It works great. Really evens the pressure from the hard spots in a rigid pad. Easy fix really. About time someone picked up on it.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
I'd try em... Seems like a good idea.
SkwerI
Treehouser
Nothing on AA's website yet.
http://www.arborist.com/home.jhtm
http://www.arborist.com/home.jhtm
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I believe that would tend to bear pretty hard on the ankles myself, Dave.
I built a set of mini spurs one time with the thought to save on weight and bulk on the back country climbs. Man that proved to be a big waste of my R@D dollars and time. They failed miserably.
Of all the production climber pads out there I have to say the Geckos are the best of the lot. But spurs wear different on us all. The bottom line is what is comfortable for you. And when standing in the hooks for 6-7 hours comfort means a lot.
I built a set of mini spurs one time with the thought to save on weight and bulk on the back country climbs. Man that proved to be a big waste of my R@D dollars and time. They failed miserably.
Of all the production climber pads out there I have to say the Geckos are the best of the lot. But spurs wear different on us all. The bottom line is what is comfortable for you. And when standing in the hooks for 6-7 hours comfort means a lot.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I can't believe how well those angled, steel cupped 'lil pads Brian turned me on to worked out for me.
Bodean
Cali dreamer
tophopper
The resident asshole
LMAO about the name. Squirrelmax? Really?
No offense Brian.
No offense Brian.
SkwerI
Treehouser
None taken, John. 
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Where those the klines, Butch?
About 1980 Klines first rigid pad was set on the frame at a hard 90 angle. Which made only the top of the pad come in contact with the shin. A terrible design, but the pad itself was cush. A few years later Kline modified the pad by tilting it forward about 15 degrees and left slop in its fit with the top of the frame. That simple fix practically evened all the back pressure exerted on the shin. and being rigid it eliminated climber kick back. It was one of the first innovations towards making spurs ergonomic and half ass comfortable to wear.
Just a simple tweak.
About 1980 Klines first rigid pad was set on the frame at a hard 90 angle. Which made only the top of the pad come in contact with the shin. A terrible design, but the pad itself was cush. A few years later Kline modified the pad by tilting it forward about 15 degrees and left slop in its fit with the top of the frame. That simple fix practically evened all the back pressure exerted on the shin. and being rigid it eliminated climber kick back. It was one of the first innovations towards making spurs ergonomic and half ass comfortable to wear.
Just a simple tweak.
