Petzl Ropes

I have been forced to retire my much loved Edelrid Skyline 10,5mm as my primary sports rope due to age, and am looking for advice on a replacement. the debate is firstly between another 10mm+ rope or dropping to something a little lighter like a 9.8mm.

I really liked the handling of the Edelrid, but again limited information on the newer ranges. I also see the new Petzl range available, but no reviews or opinions on these ropes other than that they have allegedly been manufactured for Petzl by Edelrid.

Has anyone had any experience with the new Petzl Contact 9.8 and Mambo 10.1 and can comment on handling and durability?

I have climbed on a few petal ropes but I would never buy one personally.

I've heard far too many bad reviews stating durability issues and it seems like customer service with them on the issue is pretty lackluster.

Just my pov. I'm sure there are many fans out there. I'm a sterling and Bluewater guy for life.

The only good rope Petzl makes is the Zypher. It has a built in wear factor to ensure you dont accidentally keep your rope for too long (which seems to be about two weeks).

I've had a couple of earlier generation petzl ropes and although they were great when new , they broke down REALLY fast. I am forced to buy cheap and have had geat results with the sterling marathon (can't go wrong with sterling). My current rope is a 10mm beal tiger. Its holding up great and I got it on sale for a good price.

Thanks for the advice.
Unfortunately in South Africa it is very difficult to get some makes of ropes, and importing is quite expensive. Brands like blue water, sterling, and edelrid are almost impossible to find without importing.
Beal is readily available but I haven't really enjoyed the handling of them, although not bad ropes. Roca is also sometimes available, any reveiws on Roca ropes?

I've got a ROCA 75meter(maybe like a 10mm) rated for 25 falls that I've had way to long. I finally have convinced myself to retire it even though there's nothing wrong with it other than age. I'd buy another ROCA.

Stick with the Edelrid. I have the 9.5 Petzl Arial, and while the handling is great, it is deteriorating far faster than other ropes that I have owned. I suggest the Edelrid Eagle- that is a workhorse rope, thinner, handles great, and what I wish I had bought last time.

After going with the petzl contact 9.8 I feel this is one of the best ropes I've owned.
It catches soft and having put it through some rather rough routes, after a year of use, it's still just keeps going. I see many mixed comments on various forums about the petzl, but I would definitely recommend it and get a petzl when I'm ready to replace.

I got myself a mambo 10.1 excellent rope no regrets, a go for it...

The newest line of Petzl rope (2014 and newer) are very different than older Petzl cords. The old stuff sucked. Awful durability.

The new stuff is pretty good, all things considered. Much better than the old and worth considering for a new rope. I just buy whatever is cheap, honestly.