Difference between crampon designs?

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MarkLogan 23 Nov 2014
I'm looking at buying my own climbing crampons after renting as and when I needed them.
I want to know what the difference is between the Grivel G14 cramp-o-matic and new-matic. Will I notice any difference while climbing?
I use Scarpa Jorasses boots.
 Gazlynn 23 Nov 2014
In reply to YetiMark:
Crampomatics have a wirebail which in theary should if your boots have a lug on the front which your jorasses has fit tighter and better so you get very little movement.

Newmatics have a basket on the front which means they can be fitted to B2 boots (boots with no lug on the front) So you have more flexibility with fitting to different boots but maybe not as well as the wire-bail.

Andy Kirkpatrick's article is a good one

http://www.andy-kirkpatrick.com/articles/view/getting_the_right_crampon


cheers

Gaz
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MarkLogan 23 Nov 2014
In reply to Gazlynn:
Thanks Gaz.
Post edited at 15:17

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