I have used the new reverso3, black diamond xp guide and old reverso. I have used all of them in auto locking mode, top rope and belaying falls on lead. My personal preference is the new reverso3, although it is not as friendle as the others when using thick ropes 10.6mm in the self locking mode. I feel that it locks better than the old reverso and is a bit more rope friendly than the BD guide.
At the end of the day it is a personal preference in what works for you, if you are anything like me you will probably have 6 or 7 different belay devices and only use 2 of them. |