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photocodo mcclung
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Jan 11, 2014
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Hendersonville, NC
· Joined May 2012
· Points: 115
Im looking to get a progression capture pulley for two reasons. First for hauling and second for cleaning trad pitches when i am rope soloing, so toprope solo. It looks like most people are using the minitraxion for TR solo but i looked at ST and their recommendation was the micro for TR solo. Does anyone have any suggestions between the two? Looks like the micro has a larger wheel and is smaller/lighter. Havent been able to put my hands on them side by side so im imploring the help of someone who might have. Im also not planning on hauling very heavy loads for a while so i dont think my haul weight will be an issue. Photocodo
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Oliver McMahon
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Jan 11, 2014
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Nashua, NH
· Joined Dec 2013
· Points: 285
Chris MacNamara reviews the mini and micros on SuperTopo Gear reviews and says they are both good. They both will do the job but he recommends the micro because it is smaller and lighter and has a bigger wheel. I have 2 micros which I use for TR solo.
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Mickey Sensenbach
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Jan 11, 2014
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San luis obispo CA
· Joined Dec 2012
· Points: 140
DO NOT GET THE MINI!!!!! GET THE MICRO!!!!!!
so a year ago I bought the mini traxion and thought it was cool and worked great which it does... I have TR soloed a bunch with it and hauled heavy stuff... 2 weeks ago I was on a gear hunt in yosemite and found a micro traxion!!! I have the 2 to compare and the micro is worlds beyond the mini. when you start soloing with the mini it takes 50+ feet of rope weight to start feeding. with the micro i was pleased to see that it took ~2 feet to start feeding which means you dont have to tie you pack for weight or anything... hauling is FAR better as well... the pigs feel like they are running up the rock and you are not losing very much if any energy through the pulley as supposed to the mini which feels like you are hauling off a carabiner compared to the micro. if you ever get a chance to hold the 2 you would instantly chose the micro... lighter, more efficent, lower profile, and easy to use. if it is a money thing and you find a mini for $20 you could buy it and still like it but will always want a micro... the micro is SOOOOOO worth the money bro.....
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photocodo mcclung
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Jan 11, 2014
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Hendersonville, NC
· Joined May 2012
· Points: 115
Sounds like the Micro is the way to go. Thanks for the advice
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Mark Hudon
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Jan 13, 2014
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Lives on the road
· Joined Jul 2009
· Points: 420
The Micro is the better device.
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Forthright
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Jan 13, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Oct 2011
· Points: 110
Another +1 for the micro. Love it for TP solo and it hauls better than a mini. Honesty the only reason to go with the mini is if you're super strapped for $$
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John McNamee
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Jan 13, 2014
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Littleton, CO
· Joined Jul 2002
· Points: 1,690
Get the micro. It is so much better.
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thecornyman
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Jan 14, 2014
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Oakland, CA
· Joined May 2010
· Points: 140
What do you guys use to back up your micro for tr soloing? I have a mini and I was gonna grab a micro and play around to see which works better as the backup, any thoughts?
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Mickey Sensenbach
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Jan 14, 2014
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San luis obispo CA
· Joined Dec 2012
· Points: 140
when I found my micro I took it TR soloing and sense I had a mini I just used that and the mini just made the micro suck at feeding... 2 micros would be the awsome way to do it!!! I have used a tiblock before too...
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Forthright
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Jan 14, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Oct 2011
· Points: 110
thecornyman wrote:What do you guys use to back up your micro for tr soloing? I have a mini and I was gonna grab a micro and play around to see which works better as the backup, any thoughts? Either will work. On a lot of the stuff around me the pitches are shorter than 30M so I can run two strands and I use one of my ascendents on that other strand.
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Wes Goulding
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Apr 20, 2014
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Unknown Hometown
· Joined Sep 2010
· Points: 10
The new smaller and lighter Micro has a bigger pulley this means it work better. Also feeds easily when I use it as a TR solo belay device. It is smaller too. Oh I already wrote that. I also use a Camp Lift for TR soloing. Wes
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