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| Biner & Quickdraw Reviews |
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Buy your gear at Bent Gate Mountaineering. This place kicks ass!!!!! |
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These reiviews are not factual representatoins of the product. They are the opinions of ourselves and of those who have e-mail us reviews. |
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Black Daimond Enduro -- By Steve Matthys |
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A pretty nice biner, not the greatest I have ever laid eyes upon, but good none the less. It has a flat hinge so it can hold a quickdraw or a runer nicely. It weighs 49 grams. An open stregnth of 8kn and a closed stregnth of 24kn. I like to use this binner on my runners, and I have found that it does the job well. |
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Black Daimond Oval -- By Steve Matthys |
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This biner is know for its many uses. It has a higher hauling capacity then the Black Diamond D's. The symetrical helps runners to stay in the ends of the binners, where the most weight can be held. One thing I like about these binners is that you can use two to subsitute for a locking biner. Just place the gates in opposing positions. Unfortunatly it weighs in at 62 grams. It has an open gate stregnth of 6kn and a closed of 18kn. I use this biner for racking my nuts, hexes, tri-cams and as extra biners. (Notes: They will not prevent cross loading due to the gate and spine being almost parallel to each other. Contributed by Redzit). |
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OP ISO Oval -- By Steve Matthys |
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Basically the same as teh Black Daimong Oval biner. Except it is ISO Cold Forged, which makes the stregnth to weight ratio a little bit better. It wieghs 52g. An open gate stregnth of 6kn and a closed gate stregnth of 22kn. It has a gate clearance of 15.5mm. I use these biners an free biners and as biners for racking hexes and stoppers. (Notes: They will not prevent cross loading due to the gate and spine being almost parallel to each other. Contributed by Redzit). |
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OP Omega Lite 4.0 -- By Steve Matthys |
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By far my favorite binner on the market. It has a gate clearance of 29mm that I love. It has a nice large flat area for a quickdraw or a runner to rest in. The wire gate is simple to clip. There is almost no gate flutter. It wieghs in at 49 grams. Has an open stregnth of 9kn and a closed stregnth of 26kn. (Notes: Like all wire gates if it is cross loaded and the rope is haning on the gate when you fall, the gate could slice the rope in half. They are very prone to cross loading. Contributed by Redzit). |
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DMM Wire Lock -- By Steve Matthys |
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This is not one of my favorite biners. It features a key lock and a wire gate. I have found that it feels a little weird to clip into a wire that is slanting to one side. There is only a small area for the runner to fall into, and runners often bunch up in the bottom of the binner. It does however have a gate clearance of 23mm. It weighs 42 grams. It has an open stregnth of 10kn and closed of 24kn. (Notes: Like all wire gates if it is cross loaded and the rope is haning on the gate when you fall, the gate could slice the rope in half. Contributed by Redzit). |
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Petzl Spirit -- By Steve Matthys |
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This is one bad ass biner, and for 12 bucks it better be. It has Petzl's patented Keylock gate. Which makes this biner easier to take it on and off of the gear loops on your harness or sling because it wont catch. It is is made of hot forged alluminum stock. It weighs 49g, has an open stregnth of 9.5 kn and a closed stregnth of 23kn. It has a gate clearance of 23mm. This biner is great on quickdraws or for racking your slings. |
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Petzl AM'D Ball Lock -- By Steve Matthys |
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This is one bad ass biner. It comes with Petzl's patented Ball Lock and a key lock. To open this biner you must push down on the little green ball and then slide the black part around like a traditional auto-lock biner. This biner holds 27kn, has an open gate stregnth of 8kn and can hold 7kn when cross loaded. It has a gate clearance of 23mm and weighs in at 74g. All in all not a bad biner at all. |
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Black Daimond Quickwire -- By Steve Matthys |
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These are fairly nice quickdraws. They are not very expensive, which is why I like them. It has a 25mm gate opening. The binners are conected with a 12cm piece of bar-tacked Dogbone runner. They wiegh in at 103 grams. They have a open strength of 9kn and a closed of 25kn. These are pretty good, but at a really good price. |
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Metolius 5" QuickDraws -- By Matt Brejcha |
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Some quality draws. One biner has a bent gate while the other has a srtaight which is a feature I like. Pretty light, easy handling and a good look makes up some of the reasons why I purchased theses draws. |
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BD Locking Enduros -- By Matt Brejcha |
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This is a great biner. It will run about seven dollars making very affordable. The biner is smaller than most locking D's but just as strong. This is a great locking biner to have "just in case" because it is small, lightweight and cheap. I always carry two of these as extra biners because of their versitility. A good buy just to have them around. |
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