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We live in a hilly area prone to snow and every year I buy a set of crampons and every year they either fall to bits after a few outings or I lose them.…
Full Review Below
More Info and Purchase: https://amzn.to/2G8OJM0
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We live in a hilly area prone to snow and every year I buy a set of crampons and every year they either fall to bits after a few outings or I lose them. This new pair from Cycorld seem a cut above the others I have used and so I am optimistic that they will last out the year.
Priced at on Amazon at just £17.99 the crampon set arrived packaged in a robust zippered storage bag containing the crampons and a pair of velcro straps. No instructions were included but none are needed but if in doubt you can always check the Amazon product page.
Like most crampons, they are designed to slip over the boot or shoe with a tough elasticated rubber overshoe securing the vicious looking steel barbed grips with steel chains. Unlike any other set I have used these ones have a separate velcro strap that goes over the laces and holds the two sides of the overshoe firmly in place. In the past, I have found crampons and work loose and come off but hopefully, the velcro strap will prevent this. Each crampon is clearly marked left or right with a forward facing arrow to ensure they are fitted the right way.
To fit the crampons after ensuring you have the correct one then work the front over and under the toe end of the boot then lift the crampon's rubber heel and fit it over the heel of the boot before using the velcro strap to hold the two sides taught over the laces. Personally, I have found this easier to do before putting the boot on but with practice, it may well be better to but the boots on first.
Build quality seems excellent, the steel grips are the largest and fiercest I have seen and may be better suited to deep snow and thick rather than the sparse covering we often get. Usually, crampons fail with the rubber overshoe splitting or coming away from the chains but these seem particularly well made so with luck this may not happen. Of course, time and the weather will tell on this.
These seem a well made and robust pair of crampons but in the absence of snow I cannot fully comment on how well they will last. The good price, build quality and the handy storage bag certainly makes them an attractive buy at first sight.
