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chh wrote:Have you changed anything else about your rig? Maybe where a bungee is attached or anything else? I find that most of the time when my back is hurting it's usually because of something I'm not doing right with my legs. Sometimes worn out bungees can shorten your stroke, hence making more strokes per climb necessary, and on long ones I imagine this might be enough to cause more back fatigue than what you would perceive of as "normal".
NZcaver wrote:Interesting topic. I recently picked up a chest roller, and I'm planning to mess around with setting up a Mitchell or possibly a ropewalker system when time permits.
NZcaver wrote:chh wrote:Have you changed anything else about your rig? Maybe where a bungee is attached or anything else? I find that most of the time when my back is hurting it's usually because of something I'm not doing right with my legs. Sometimes worn out bungees can shorten your stroke, hence making more strokes per climb necessary, and on long ones I imagine this might be enough to cause more back fatigue than what you would perceive of as "normal".
A bungee? I didn't think that was part of a Mitchell System. Or am I missing something?
Interesting topic. I recently picked up a chest roller, and I'm planning to mess around with setting up a Mitchell or possibly a ropewalker system when time permits.
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