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Mallion "Pear" Screwlink 

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Image courtesy SherrillTree
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User reviews

Average user rating from: 2 user(s)

Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Type of Use
4.0
Frequency of Use
3.5
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Safety
5.0
Strength
5.0
 

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Franklin Klock
Peach of a Pear, Monday, 12 May 2008

Written by Franklin Klock   -  View all my reviews  - Top 10 Reviewer

Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Type of Use
5.0
Frequency of Use
3.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Safety
5.0
Strength
5.0
Like the previous reviewer, I too have had screwlinks rotate. I solved the problem by attaching a dogbone shaped piece of 1/8 inch rubber to the narrow end like a captive eye around the leg strap bridge. Problem solved.

The pear link is a definate improvement over the stock delta connector. By the time I got done connecting my hitch biner and foot ascender to my delta, there wouldn't be enough room to attach another biner if I wanted to. This is the perfect solution.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

The best connector for a NT saddle, Tuesday, 04 December 2007

Written by Mark Fulton   -  View all my reviews  - Top 10 Reviewer

Overall rating (weighted)
4.8
Type of Use
3.0
Frequency of Use
4.0
Durability
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Safety
5.0
Strength
5.0
If you use a New Tribe saddle, it is worth the extra couple of dollars to get one of these instead of the default Delta screwlink for your main saddle attachment point. The main reason is space; if you do anything but single-pitch climbs on a traditional system, the delta link gets crowded with ropes and/or hardware. The pear link helps a lot here; that extra room is always nice to have. Screwlinks of heavy stock like this are absurdly strong, even when loaded at odd angles. All you have to do is screw them finger tight at the start of the climb and check from time to time during the climb - same as for any other hardware. I have once or twice wished for a wrench when undoing one, and a gentle twist with a wrench at the start of the climb would provide a bit of extra security, but mostly this is usable with fingers alone. My one complaint is that the thing has a habit of re-orienting during a climb, especially when you unload for a moment while standing on a branch, so that the narrow side ends up pointing upward. This could be fixed by something to keep the narrow end confined to the leg strap attachment, but so far I haven't bothered. You don't want a carabiner for this attachment, and this is the best of the easily available choices.


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