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Beal Superdry Rope Question - strange noise 16-Mar-2011 At 9:12:19 AM Gavo

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Your rope is a Beal *something* with superdry or goldendry treatment, the "-dry" part is the coating on the materials to stop water absorption.

Apparently they wear off after a while so I think it stands to reason that they could make a noise depending on what type of material was used.

Having said that, I have a Beal Flyer II 50m with superdry treatment. Never been washed and only been used on maybe 30 routes+ rappels. Its only now starting to loose its "plastic" feeling, though I never noticed any real noise besides a bit of a creak sometimes when weighting it before a rappel.

Also, I have most definitely noticed the flattening of the rope during a rappel. I asked about this when I first started leading and using the rope and was told its normal and nothing to worry about. Its not a problem.

Overall, Im not too thrilled with my Beal. Think Ill try Sterling or something else next. maybe we need a "what rope is good" thread