Faulty Sport Clips on Smelly Cat Calvin / Reimer's

[Matt Twyman]

All,

I received a report on this unfortunately over 3 weeks ago now.  Does anyone have the time to review?  

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>  the sport clips will not close... even if you force them closed they pop back half open

thanks

matt

[John Hogge]

I don’t get to Reimers Proper much anymore. The trail is harder on my foot-problem than is North Shore’s trail.

 

I want to pass on the “spit trick” taught to me by Karl V.

 

We’ve seen a couple sticky gates at North Shore, on 5-year-old hardly-used Fixe sport clips. On the one I encountered, I couldn’t clip the rope with one hand. With two hands I could force the gate part way open, and force it closed.

 

Next step, I spat saliva on the gate hinge and worked it open and closed for about 2 minutes, reapplying spit a couple times. Saliva seems key in carrying grains of dirt out of the gate.  Maybe water would work as well, but saliva is a whole lot more convenient.  (“That’s what She said.” –The Office)

 

Smelly Cat Calvin’ s anchors are probably a lot older and get lots of traffic…but please try the saliva before replacing them.

 

Thanks!

--John

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[Joel Schopp]

Silicone lubricant also works, maybe even better. 

[Vinny]

way better.  hahah, "spit on it" hahaha.

[John Hogge]

Saliva might work better. Not necessarily faster. WD40 or Silicone will leave sticky matter in that hinge. Saliva is largely water, which will evaporate.

 

Regards,

--John

[Vinny]

Dont use WD40, it has solvents that eat up the fibers in ropes.  Thats bad.

Silicone lube is what you use on sticking carabiners, no solvents, quick and easy.  If spit works...then hey...spit on it.

-V

[Joel Schopp]

Yep, we had a long discussion on this previously.  In summary WD40 is bad for nylon, graphite is bad for aluminum.  Silicone is fine.