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Supreme Carabiner (Manufacturer link) Average Rating = 5.00/5 Average Rating : 5.00/5

In: Gear: Essential Equipment: Carabiners: Non-Locking Carabiners: Wire Biners

Review 5 out of 5 stars

Review by: qwert, 2005-10-15


although they are not really light, i believe that this biners are really great addition to my rack. You will not find a gate open strenght of 11 kN in this weight range that often, and also the handling and "feel" is pretty good.


Spectre (Manufacturer link) Average Rating = 3.00/5 Average Rating : 3.00/5

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Review 3 out of 5 stars

Review by: qwert, 2005-10-15


works as expected (light, strong, clips well, good looking), but nothing special, except its pretty high price.
i liked its predecessor the prowire better, although the new one is stronger.


Sub 33 Straight (Manufacturer link) Average Rating = 2.00/5 Average Rating : 2.00/5

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Review 2 out of 5 stars

Review by: qwert, 2005-10-15


while i really like its wiregate counterpart, the SUB 30, i dont see much use for this biner.
of course it works pretty well but i dont see the need for a traditional gate. if you hold this biner in your hand, it just feels like the gate is the heavyest part of the biner, and it also reduces the already small gate opening.


Sub 33 (Manufacturer link) Average Rating = 4.00/5 Average Rating : 4.00/5

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Review 4 out of 5 stars

Review by: qwert, 2005-10-15


first: the carabiner pictured on this sit is a SUB 30 safe. the SUB 33 is the "normal" biner. also there seems to be some confusion about the strength of that thing. here on the site it says major axis: 23 kN, minor: 8 kN gate open: 10 kN, while the Salewa hompage says ma: 23, mi 7 an open 9, whereas the carabiner itself says 24, 7, 9.

i think the last one might be the most accurate, since it also is the same strength as the trango superfly, wich is most likely the same biner.

the biner itself has a pretty good handling, despite its small size and the weird "reverse bentgate". however i havent tried it with gloves on my fingers. the finsh of it is pretty good.
cheaper than most other ultralight biners, but still pretty expensive, especially compared to the trango superfly. can anybody confirm if those two biners are really the same ones?


Spectre (Manufacturer link) Average Rating = 4.00/5 Average Rating : 4.00/5

In: Gear: Essential Equipment: Carabiners: Non-Locking Carabiners: Wire Biners

Review 3 out of 5 stars

Review by: qwert, 2005-08-23


While this biner is in no way a bad biner, there are others who perform way better in this high price levels (WC helium for example).
It is light, has a good handling, high gate open strength, but it has no keylock nose as the helium and is a bit smaller (without being lighter)

qwert

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