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Novice question...
Why would the oval be...

Pat Palmer

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Novice question...
Why would the oval be more appropriate for top roping, considering the BD Light-D cost $.50 less and rated 5kN higher? Or is it just the visual symmetry when doubled-up and opposed?

Thomas Ogasawara

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Honestly, you''ll be totally fine with either one, as long as they're opposite and opposed. The symmetry does make it nice to TR trough, but it's not necessary.

Pat Palmer

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Thanks! That's what I was thinking, but I also want to clarify something. My rope runs through a pair of opposed and opposite lockers, I use the light D's opposite and opposed to link runners/webbing/cord for the non-moving part of the anchor. Anything that moves get lockers.