Try the " Balin SUP " leggie !

I have used the O & E sup leg rope in waves to triple overhead with no dramas
Albeit one leg is now a bit longer than the other.

Have been using a standard creatures longboard 9ft leash for over 2 years now - shoulda broken several times !!
I wash mine in fresh water after every single use.

have had maddog legropes on the surfboards ( both short and longboards )for over 3 years - no dramas ,

bought a Magoo SUP legrope for my 130 litre PSH about 3 months ago , snapped in 3 foot surf , not happy Jan

Look no further than the Balin Storm leg rope , just pick one up and compare it to anything else you can find and it will sell itself. It is the Mac Truck of leg ropes.

Used most brands of leashes for sup and longboarding, but got a few balin storm leashes couple of months ago and they have everything else beat. Got a 7 ft on my 9'2" and an 8 ft on my 10'2 and both have stood up to decent size surf without a worry + they don't appear to have stretched too much from original length even after dragging me till I was sucking down water after a good wipeout.

teatrea said..

Ive had a creatures for about 2 years now , connected to a 12 ft board , thought i snapped it the other week , but it was only the shoe lace i had it tied too

only prob I've had with COL is fin cuts.......but who would be silly enuff to paddle out in big surf without giving your leggie a decent look at for possible problems

shapers leggies r good. AND dont fight ur board..... cross ur legs and let ur board skull drag you till it stops. as soon as you fight it..... ping!!

I bought a 12ft Fanatic leash with my new SUP and it lasted about an hour in small surf. Very poor quality control and manufacturing. The design was pretty suspect too. The join between the leash and the cuff fell apart. I'm lucky I didn't lose my new SUP on the rocks or hurt someone.

I got a refund and looking at an O&E. Can't tell the difference between these two though except the price;

http://www.oceanearthstore.com/sup-10ft-one-piece-leash/
www.oceanearthstore.com/premium-10ft-one-piece-leash/

Maybe they think SUPpers have more cash ;)

Had 2 creatures out reef that have failed. Both times on the the screw in the swivel, that connects leash to velcro ankle band....

because there are no bolts on either end, it just rips the screw out,, as pic on original post... think some bolts would help or make the swivel out of metal rather than plastic ??

i suppose some thing has to give on the big waves.. goes to show how strong the actual leash materiel is!!

I have been through 3 leashes in 4 weeks. Snapped 2 dakine's at the point where the leash goes into swivel section, both board end. Put a brand new one last week it lasted 3 hours in about 5ft with a 8ft2 SUP. I Have used a creatures 10mm for past 2 years but sliced it on coral, just got a new creatures 8mm.

I should say that's the power clip straight leggies - the coil ones give me the sh1ts.

skebstebamal said...
shapers leggies r good. AND dont fight ur board..... cross ur legs and let ur board skull drag you till it stops. as soon as you fight it..... ping!!

Bull shart, shapers leggys are crapola.... I had 2 snap Ina month... Poop leash...

My thoughts on the trouble that we have with leashes is it is more of a technique problem than the leash strength.

If you dive off under a closeout and swim strongly against the waves pull, you put a large amount of pressure on ALL parts of the leash.

What I do now, is not swim strongly underwater at first, but go with the wave for a bit as the board is grabbed by the whitewater.
What happens then is you pick up speed in the same direction and the pull on the rope eases.

Thats when I start to swim strongly out of the waves pull. This techniuqe works equally well when you fall/bail on a wave.

MickMc said..

Go the squid - good quality at a great price. I've had one for a year now with no break, supping most days around Torquay.

http://www.squid.net.au/surf-board-leg-ropes/emperor-2.7m-9-foot-leg-rope

Gotta second the squid, go the 5 metre + rated, haven't heard of anyone breaking one yet........just jinxed myself surely.

Cheap and strong plus they post them out to you and that chick on the home page aint bad either.