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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 14, 2016 - 07:00pm PT
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I am mailing a cam to someone in France, and they asked me to see about finding a Trango #5 Yellow Big Bro for them. I don't suppose the condition matters, as long as it's not too terribly bent, or squashed flat, or something. I'll even take one of the recall units, because it's easy enough to redrill the body in the correct place.
In about two weeks I will send the box to France.
Yeah, I know: the Big Bro is inferior to the Valley Giant VG12.
Blah-blah-blah.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Jan 14, 2016 - 09:35pm PT
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I've got one that has been placed just once. Any chance it could go part way for a VG9? I think I need a second one for Excalibur, maybe you could chime in on that?
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jan 15, 2016 - 12:16am PT
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I am mailing a cam to someone in France In France...? in Corsica...?
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couchmaster
climber
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Jan 15, 2016 - 09:44am PT
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^^^I figured you'd have a couple boxes of those stockpiled Stephan:-)
Tom quote: "Yeah, I know: the Big Bro is inferior to the Valley Giant VG12."
Not when one is having gravity dragging ones fat ass back to the ground Haha. The Trangos must weigh less than 1/2 what a Valley Giant does Tom. I think the system is the VG as a pusher, and the Trango #5 gets placed and left as pro once you get higher up.
Weight = 578.3g which in real weight measurements is 20.4oz
Size range = 287mm-467mm -which in real measurement increments is 11.3"-18.4"
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Larry
Trad climber
Bisbee
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Jan 15, 2016 - 10:00am PT
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They show up on eBay once in a while.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Jan 15, 2016 - 10:16am PT
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No offer of $$$?
My Estate Planning will have the executor bid mine out. Cold dead hand and all that. :)
Is blah-blah-blah in the spec as technical term? ;)
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jan 16, 2016 - 12:29am PT
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I figured you'd have a couple boxes of those stockpiled Stephane:-) Ho no couchmaster, don't believe it... My modest collection consists of one prototype BigBro #5 and one BigBro #5... what is "widely" enough to please me :-)
The prototype #5 is angled cut like all the other sizes. The marketed BigBro #5 is cut with a larger angle.
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2016 - 02:42am PT
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I forgot to ask Arnaud, in Maisons-Laffitte, how he wanted to deal with buying the #5.
He hasn't responded to my recent email about how he will deal with this minor defect in the details of the transaction.
The original idea was: a box going to France could also include a Trango #5.
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jan 16, 2016 - 03:03am PT
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Arnaud...? Arnaud Petit...?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jan 16, 2016 - 08:27am PT
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Don't they have the internet in France? Can't he order one online like a good capitalist?
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Dapper Dan
Trad climber
Redwood City
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Jan 16, 2016 - 09:08am PT
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has anyone ever fell on a BigBro? yikes...
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 16, 2016 - 09:12am PT
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Yes!
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nutstory
climber
Ajaccio, Corsica, France
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Jan 16, 2016 - 09:26am PT
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Hum... I thought that you only fell on Wired Bliss Big Bud...
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 16, 2016 - 02:34pm PT
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Can't he order one online like a good capitalist?
There are no listings for a #5 on eBay, and Trango, apparently, doesn't make that size anymore.
Jaybro - is the #5 too wobbly, or unstable? Why did they discontinue that size? Who made your 21st Century boys?
Arnaud Lacoume. If you want his email address, PM me.
Stephane, I have not forgotten about your vintage, undrilled VG7. I have the lobes finished, and I just made the center spacer (magnesium!). I just have to desolder one of my oldest VG cams, to cannibalize it for the vintage metal trigger bar. Unlike Saturn, I have trouble devouring my own children.
Thank you for the Christmas card.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 16, 2016 - 02:52pm PT
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I've fallen on all of them....
I think they discontinued the five because of lack of sales. They seem pretty stable, in a good placement.
Nutstory check your email
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Climberdude
Trad climber
Clovis, CA
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Jan 16, 2016 - 03:23pm PT
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Trango discontinued both the #0.5 and the #5 Big Bro models. I have both including two #5's, but they are not for sale.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jan 16, 2016 - 03:29pm PT
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RIP little bigbro!
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Tom
Big Wall climber
San Luis Obispo CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 17, 2016 - 05:42pm PT
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Thanks for the help and the replies. I put Arnaud in touch with someone who has a couple of unused Bros for sale.
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outside05
Sport climber
Atlanta
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Jun 28, 2017 - 09:03am PT
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IF anyone is ever looking to sell one though. I'm interested.
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