compressed and thin is not the same as having them broken.
but nothing wrong with replacing either. remember to check your straps to they tend to wear behind the buckles so just completely remove all the parts. has caught me out a couple times.

love seeing that offcut piece of pvc plumbers pipe sticking out from that ****ty switch leash in last photo

Greenarrowz,

Good advice. See you use a Brummel splice at one end. What do you do at the other? The problem with knots, even figure of eights, is that I find they stretch. Was wondering whether using a stopper ball might help.

Greenarrowz,

Thanks that's very helpful. Agree with you about replacing the rope, which I have just done. As a matter of interest I don't use a Dynabar but a Da Kine spreader bar with the hook cut off. I then thread the rope through the clip attachment point on the bar on one end, do a Brummel splice and then through the other end and tie off with a figure of eight and a stopper.

Looks as if Dynabar have adopted your system for the attachment- respect!

Please forgive me if i'm wrong, but have you replaced your old line which had a core to a non cored line??

The 3 tones breaking strain means jack as you abrade your way through it.

For what it's worth i use the dakine shorts, threw out the spreader bar and put in a loop of rope through and put both knotted ends on the right side as i'm a natural footer, this gets the chicken loop out to my left hip. I don't think too many people ride toeside switch??

Jedibrad said...
Please forgive me if i'm wrong, but have you replaced your old line which had a core to a non cored line??

No...Your forgiven....
What do you think that core is....lol

I think Donaghys 4mm Dyneema Ocean 12 Rope (R) is extremely high quality SK75/90 and speaks for itself..and cheap @$3.70 p/meter.www.donaghys.com/leaving-donaghys?redirect=/

Kamikuza said..

SonnyRider said..
I use this for mine
http://www.liros.com/en/products/productfinder/details/detail/liros-d-pro.html
I used the 4mm first and found it pretty good. I recently changed to the 6mm. I splice both ends. But like Greenroom says, no room for adjustment when it stretch's.

Um, it's a single eye splice with the bury being the whole length. You're not using a single length, are you?

The line that comes with the Jaybar is buried the full length and tied off at the end.

I've done a brummel splice both ends, tapering off to the middle of the 300mm line, so each has a bury of 150mm. It kind'a helps to centralise the block I use as well. I also soak the line in melted wax to help resist wear.

I CBA to take pictures of mine but I have fitted a 6mm stainless eye nut in the holes on the bar and looped the line through them. Because I don't have access to cutting down a shackle bolt & drilling a new hole to fit the bow shackle like Greenroom has. If I could I would go down this route. Now Jay has them listed on the website But the cost of delivery is more than the item cost. So until someone stocks them in the UK, I'm not buying them.

The 6mm line I use has a breaking strength of 4300kgs. The 4mm line I used has a breaking strength of 1300kgs. The 4mm I used for several months and has no real signs of any wear. Running the block it is super smoooooth.
The 6mm was an experiment to see if I could use it or not. So far it's been on for 5 sessions.

I spliced a few of these today at slighly various lengths.
Started at a target of 19 - 20cm from eye to eye... 20cm is the distance on a 11 inch dyna v8 with swivel links.
The bottom 2 have a smaller eye on the right side...
Top one is larger...was my first go.


And you gain around 1 cm over if you prestretch..
This is my pre stretching method
P.s i dont know why the pics are off rotation.

The left is a long bury and the right side is simular to 5 or 6 tuck brummel with a buried end.
4mm SK75.

I know this is rough , but while we on the subject.
Its a 360° long bury and sew up across the rear 20 cm.
Pulley would have to be removed and replaced to install.
Oh and the pre stretching or de"meddeling" teqnique was applied also Kam..

Greenarrowz said..
I know this is rough , but while we on the subject.
Its a 360° long bury and sew up across the rear 20 cm.
Pulley would have to be removed and replaced to install.
Oh and the pre stretching or de"meddeling" teqnique was applied also Kam..

What's it for? I played with that kind of thing for ****s n' giggles. If it's for your pulley line, the problem is still that you're left with a "void" where the tails meet. That's a danger zone for wear.

Manufacturers prestretch the the rope with a lot more wright than an old battery ;)