A-Line / Thermal ropes -- good or bad?

(fbroen) · (fbroen) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 06-06-2005, 9:08 AM

Any feedback on the new (at least to me) film-covered ropes like Accurate's A-Line or Straight Line's Thermal?

Are they awesome due to no tangling, or annoying to deal with coiling or whatnot because they are too stiff?

Pointers much appreciated.

(magellan) · (magellan) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 06-06-2005, 10:45 AM

Check out the Proline Cable plus. Uses a better rope on the inside and has a much cleaner look. I've had mine since April, used probably eight times, no knots, glides through your hands, I love it.

(airwarrior04) · (airwarrior04) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 06-06-2005, 12:16 PM

A LINE ALL THE WAY.

COILS LIKE A DREAM

GLIDES THROUGH YOUR HAND WHEN BOAT COMES ARROUND ONLY DOWNSIDE IS PRICE

spinsir 06-06-2005, 12:23 PM

Accurate A line is the way to go...my buddy has one and they're slick.

(tyler_o) · (tyler_o) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 06-06-2005, 3:09 PM

Had my A-Line since January, used it at least two dozen times and it's worth every penny.

(magellan) · (magellan) **Join Date: Feb 2003** 06-06-2005, 5:24 PM

For those screaming A-Line, I held them side by side and chose the CablePlus. You obviously never looked at the Proline. It is a much better looking rope. Same coated rubber but uses a better inner rope.

(airwarrior04) · (airwarrior04) **Join Date: Aug 2004** 06-06-2005, 5:28 PM

To his is own.

(jwat142) · (jwat142) **Join Date: Jan 2002** 06-06-2005, 7:06 PM

Where is the best place to get the proline cable plus? I have looked online and can't seem to find any. Also, how much do they run?

(big_xstar) · (big_xstar) **Join Date: Nov 2004** 06-06-2005, 7:34 PM

Gotta say go with the A-line, coils great, glides thru the fingers, and the 5 foot mark offs are a nice touch too. I had a straight line 1st and it didnt coil very well and didnt pay out well when releasing it either.
But dont know much about the cable plus line.

(fbroen) · (fbroen) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 06-07-2005, 8:33 AM

Thanks all for your feedback. They sound pretty nice.

Anyone having seen what the sun can do to these things - cracking, delamination whatever - or have they not been around for long enough?

Yeah, Hype's propaganda says something that it won't, but then again my slider base Premier wasn't the best slider material either...