markf12 wrote:
...this wear issue has me worried. If the sleeve fails during a climb it seems as though it could eat a rope.

The good news is that the wear is incremental. First sign of wear is a roughed up surface, then deeper scratches and cracks, then you can barely see the steel conduit showing through and finally the plastic jacket really opens up and the steel coils start to separate.

I didn't inspect one of my sleeves well enough and I found (after the climb) that the coils were starting to separate during a climb. No rope damage occurred.

Pre-climb inspection is key. If the sleeve cover is solidly intact before the climb you're good to go.
-moss