Stats| Weight | 170 g | | Max Diameter (mm) | 9.4 |
| Trango Cinch
4.6 out of 5 based on 19 user reviews.
Cred: 240 | | Having learned on a Cinch before a Grigri, I greatly prefer the Cinch. All types of belaying are a snap, and the autoblocking feature is a godsend (I work at a climbing wall that gets lots of little kids who love to hangdog). The rope runs through the device in a very straight line, so on TR roped solo it's incredibly easy to use. |
| No dual-rope rappelling. Unlike the Grigri, if it's set up backwards, you can't use it as a regular belay device - make sure you check it every time you set it up. Release handle could be a bit bigger, but with the 2nd Gen model, it's extremely manageable. |
|
Cred: 426 | | handles small to large rope easily, small footprint on the rack. lite weight. cool green color! I use it when I'm top roping a lot. |
| A tad small for the hands and lowering handle on the wrong side if you're right handed. |
| Gri-gri.. if you have the space for it. |
|
Cred: 430 | | smooth feeding for top roping, belaying the leader and belaying the 2nd; easily catches falls |
| small lever, single rope rappel |
|
Cred: 316 | | IF you know what you're doing, you can feed rope like a sea cucumber poops. |
| Takes some getting used to. Once it locks, you cannot unlock it immediately, it takes some tending. This is a problem if you short rope somebody, as it's not as momentary as with other devices. |
|
Cred: 303 | | Lighter than a grigri, smoother feeding of slack for lead climbing. Safer than a grigri when used properly (no need to take your hand off the brake strand to feed slack fast). |
| Can be a pain in the butt to lower climbers - takes a lot more effort to pull the release lever. This also makes it somewhat safer to lower too, though - a lot of beginners get dropped when someone yanks on the release lever of a grigri too fast. |
|
Cred: 215 | | excellent device. i've used all different types of auto locking belays and i myself carry an edelrid eddy but i bought my brother a cinch and he and i love it. light weight and easy to use. i've taken many hard falls on it and had no problems. |
| the lowering lever is plastic. i haven't had any problems with it but i'm a little scepticle. |
| if you're worried about weight then there is no alternative. if weight isn't an issue i recommend the eddy. |
|
Cred: 40569 | | Review by marks on Mar. 31, 2007 |
| Great for sport climbers. |
| No dual rope rappels. Smaller handle than the gri-gri making it a little akward. |
|
Cred: 45 | | Locks up quickly, doesn't slip, cheap, small, and simple |
| using the lever to release the rope can be tricky. I usually put my thumb trough a biner and pull the lever to regulate the consistancy. Otherwise it will feed rope very fast. Other than that I can't think of any other complaints. |
| I've used gri gris before, and they offer a smoother release, but they have also let rope slip through when I didn't want it too. |
|
Cred: 18 | | Simple design. Works with a wide range of rope diameters. |
| Handle not super comfortable when lowering a climber. Not a deal killer, but a little extra thought into its design would've given it 5 stars in my book. |
|
Cred: 218 | | Speedy lead belay feed. locks off well with smaller ropes.
Price to weight ratio is right. My favorite belay device. Lowers well. |
| Thick or stiffer ropes beware. |
|
Cred: 2643 | | Shnazzy little guy. Great to belay and rappel with. Super smooth feeding. Just dandy. |
|
Cred: 5 | | When it comes to Auto locking devices the cinch is ahead of its competitors. Some great features are its Solid construction, its lightweight, it takes a wide range of rope sizes (it seems to work great with thinner and thicker ropes) and you Gotta dig the color options. The anodized finish is holding up pretty well! I have used mine for about a year now and I am still pulling it out of my bag because its so, so, smooth! I use it most for single pitch climbing, gym or outdoors.
Below is a link on how to use this device that is helpful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQin9xr3AyI |
| It took me a while to get used to lead belaying with the device, because when I needed to pull extra rope out quick, it often would lock up. After a bit of practice I am now able to hold the device by the pivot hole and rope feed is not an issue. |
|
Cred: 99 | | the best...easy feed easy lock...cant beat it. way better than gri gri |
|
Cred: 5 | | Review by kinobi on Aug. 04, 2009 |
| Nothing so quick in paying out rope.
Interesting videos in www.trango.it |
| Does not work with over 10,2 mm ropes. |
|
|
