Simond Spider Rocky Bent 11cm/4" Quickdraw

The bent gate is very easy for smaller hands to clip and there is no gate bite, like some of the wiregate 'biners. The design of the staight gate makes it very easy to unclip, which is particularly nice when cleaning steeper routes.

well, i was really exicted to get this draw in b/c of some wonderful reviews on [@]. i got the draw for [$]or so. i'm a little dissapointed. it's not that light. the biners seem kinda small, especially the bent gate. It makes it so the rope doesn't seem to go in quite as easy as my other draws. i do love the rubber on the inside of the runner that keeps the rope biner from being twisted. the straight gate has that weird simond backwards notch thing. not sure if i like it or not yet. i'm still probably going to stick with my classic keylocks. the gate on the bent biner is horribly stiff. i'm imagining trying to red point a 10c (my limit thus far) and frickin' struggling to get that gate open with the rope in my hand. ug. well. i guess for the price, it's alright, but there's no way i would buy this sucker at retail (almost 20!). oh yeah, btw, go buy the CAMP orbit draws. i love those.

I haven't used them yet, but they appear to be a great product and you can't beat the price. They are very lightweight, but a little shorter than the Spirit draws that I'm used to (of course, I knew this before I purchased them). I think they are a great buy for someone getting started with their own gear and are not ready to spend [$]for the whole package.