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which cam would you give a better overall performance rating to?
can't decide which brand to get. either one a better performer in one area (other than small openings)?

man i like tcu's. i haven't really used bd that much though, so i'm not familiar with the sizes when i'm leading and that kinda pisses me off. still, i like the tcu's so much i have no desire to give them a chance. also aliens kick ass. i don't like the two smallest ones compared to metolius, but green and up are really good.

yeah i considered the aliens too but i'm kinda leaning towards tcus. i want the first 5 tcus and then bd cams from .5-3,4. little over a month and i think i will give myself a nice bday present.

the small BD micros kick ass, very easy to hold in your hand and ram into a crack. The trigger and stem length make one handed placements very easy. They are definitely wider than the TCU's, but only by a little.

are the tcu's less easy to hold in your hand and ram into a crack? do you usually havev to use 2 hands to place a cam?

how about removal? my trango cams sometimes hangup when cleaning them, either of these cams have that problem?

TCU's rule. I like them best, aliens 2nd. I don't like the smaller BD cams, I just have .5 and up.

I have taken 15+ wips on on the yellow tcu, and some good falls on the blue.

If you are aiding, aliens might be better, or maybe the zero cams.

Wes

i don't know, pin scars can be real tight so tcus might be better in that situation.

Aliens rule for valley pin scars, or so I am told. The hybrid aliens are also super cool.

Wes

yeah my german friends had the hybris aliens and the said they rock on pin scars but i want a more general use cam. not just something for pin scars. i wish i was fingerlocking a pin scar right now, mmmmmm granite.

can't loose with the tcu's man. also, the bd's are my favorite for .5 and up. i've taken some pretty big whips on the 00 tcu and it's slammer!