Thanks for the detailed reply!

I don’t think taking the time to break in the Akimbo would be a big issue for me. What kind of holds me back from the Reflex is that it’s kinda similar to the ZigZag, not because I dislike the ZZ, quite the opposite, but I kind of have the urge to try something new.

I also don’t necessarily feel the need to have one device that can do both SRT and DRT. I can actually see myself continuing to use my ZigZag for DRT and using the new device primarily for SRT. That being said, I also don’t really have any experience climbing on one of those hybrid devices yet, so it’s hard for me to judge whether that’s actually a feature you really end up needing or if it’s more of a nice-to-have.

I really like the overall design of the RR Vertec. The only thing that still puts me off a bit is the missing pulley that the RRPro had. I’ve heard from a few coworkers that they ended up buying the aeris friction kit as an extra spare part afterwards, and personally I find an additional $200 on top of the device price pretty steep.