When to replace risers

[likestojump 3]

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Once I got a pair of riser with velcro. My lower brake line started to look fuzzy. I've have chosen other means for stow them and I have cut the velcro off. Rings were smooth, but lower break lines got fuzzy after replacement.

got pics ?

[phoenixlpr 0]

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Once I got a pair of riser with velcro. My lower brake line started to look fuzzy. I've have chosen other means for stow them and I have cut the velcro off. Rings were smooth, but lower break lines got fuzzy after replacement.

got pics ?

I have the risers, but I have sold the canopy already.

[yarpos 4]

getting back to the original question....I dont know your budget but if I had bought a DOM 1991 system in 2009 and planned to jump it for a bit , I would just replace everything that looked the slightest bit secondhand and start in a clean well maintained state. The fact that you are asking seems to indicate you arent comfortable. Just my 20c,

regards, Steve
the older I get...the better I was

[sberkovitz 0]

I went over them with my rigger and he felt that the fraying had already been burned off a few times in the past. They were also 25" long.

I opted to buy a new pair or 21" truloc risers from UPT.

-Steven

[KellyF 16]

Sounds like you made a good choice. I just skimmed the posts so maybe I missed it, but I'm surprised that no one noticed that the risers lack the 1" Ty-3 reinforcement below the confluence wrap. That should have been decision maker, IMO

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[sberkovitz 0]

Personally I think its a conspiracy to get me to spend way more money then I want to, but that being said, I also don't want my risers exploding when I deploy or the rings jamming up when I cut away.

I should also mention that Mike "Maddog" Maguire over at UPT was extremely helpful in helping me figure out what I need part wise (I also needed to get a RSL for my Vector II).

-Steven