tomtom Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 I use them on my daisies and need to be able to open it easily with a thumb. Anyway, I don't think it exists... Yates Mongoose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambone Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Ah-ha! Cool! This is what I use them for (not my picture): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 i think all auto lock biners are dumb and add a potential for faliure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelawgoddess Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 i think all auto lock biners are dumb and add a potential for faliure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodchester Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I wouldn't say they are dumb, but I'd say that autolockers can let one get lazy and assume becuase you heard a metalic click/sound that the biner locked. In an alpine environment or multi-pitch setting one often has a lot of gear on, and the biner gate may be making that metalic sound as it hits something else made of metal, say another biner, a cam, a nut, etc. With a classic screw locker, you know you have to lock it...not just check it. I stick with screw lockers to force me to not get lazy and assume that it locked. Just my opinion/preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 the spring mechanism tends to get clogged or dirty faster then a traditional screwgate biner, hence the additional point for failure. granted all gear should be checked for wear or dysfunction to prevent such an occurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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