reflex slipping after 6 months

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• SV

  @svallini95 · 1 month ago (edited)

  ISC just released a post with some updated guidelines regarding the Reflex, you can find it easily on the website. But it kinda reenforces what the manual is already doing: encouraging extra friction during harder and faster descents. Be it a wrap with the tail end round the device, or a wrench. <br><br>With mine, i like to simply think of it as a midline attachable Zig Zag, always using a wrench, apart from ascent. Works great with the Chikane, something you&apos;ll likely already have in your setup. Having some more care and not bombing those descents. <br><br>Something else i&apos;ve found is keeping it clean and lubricating the top link in the access holes. <br><br>Another thing to point out is that you get a more localized wear while using smaller diameter ropes: the same force is applied, but on a smaller surface area. It might increase the speed of wear on your device. Combining the points above, with starting off with a higher diameter rope, can also contribute to a longer lifetime.<br><br>Can&apos;t get away from physics: while you can use this device in SRT config, without any additional friction, using small rope and bombing ascents, your gonna trade that for a shorter life of the device.<br><br>Climb Safe Perry!

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• TR

  @troyerthedestroyer · 1 month ago (edited)

  This has been an issue since it came out. I keep a wrench on my saddle for long descents but otherwise run it without for work positioning. The bad thing is if it&apos;s slipping now you are stuck with a wrench all the time. They definitely should have been more upfront about this than just including it in the manual, shady AF but it&apos;s still my favorite device.

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• VE

  @Vertical-k9g · 3 weeks ago

  This reminds me of how they handles the ISC UltraLink... not very well.

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• SU

  @Survival_without_fitness · 1 month ago

  I like all the apparent advantages of the relex, but seeing so many slipping within such a short time lets me stay with my knots and a caralink, waiting for Petzl to do the job better.

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• BE

  @bennydafarmer865 · 2 weeks ago

  It still works well for me, I’m 150lbs. Blue moon and courant kalimba rope.

• NA

  @natebradstreet7976 · 4 weeks ago

  I love how the bleeping of the swears didn’t work 😂

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• DA

  @danmaynard856 · 3 weeks ago

  I was up for one of these but seeing these issues I&apos;ve swerved and gone Freexion. The bit that wears is rope.

• FE

  @fergusnorris6694 · 1 month ago

  3 months on mine running on 11.7 donaghy cougar. it started to slip, cleaned and oiled where they recommend, that fixed it for about a week then it went straight back to slipping and I weigh stuff all including gear

• AR

  @Arborist5851 · 1 month ago

  I just go my one the other week. Big climbing today 😂

• TH

  @Thundermuffin93 · 1 month ago

  Thanks for sharing mate! Sorry bout the reflex :/ any warranty on that thing?

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• BA

  @batmantiss · 1 month ago

  I&apos;m still liking mine but, i haven&apos;t had a lot of climbs this year, and i climb on 13mm

• DA

  @dannyc7068 · 1 month ago

  About 2 months of use on mine 😬

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