the velcro on Sympl leashes is weak, and wears out much sooner than the ultra-sticky velcro of most brands these days. That is all.
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This newer style leash design is failing compared to the old style.
- Thread starter SlicedFeet
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MACSAN,
It depends upon the plastic the leash is made from. As I said above there are three types of urethane Polyether and Polycaprolactone are hydrophobic and Polyester is hydroscopic. If you are keeping the spare leash in your car it's going through heat cycles everyday. A polyester leash will absorb water and breakdown over time. I can't tell you exactly how long. But, it's a good idea to keep them in a backpack that you don't store in your car. I don't make O&E leash parts and I haven't analyzed their plastic. But, I'd imagine that is what occurred to yours.
I had OAM leashes in early 2000s.
One day I was surfing the base with CASURFER and my leash broke. My board was headed right into the rocks. Jeff took off on an overhead left, got barreled and spit out, did a big snap and plucked my board out of the water 5 yards from the rocks. It was fucking awesome. He gave me a hard time for having a shitty leash. Ive been using Da Kine since then. They last me 3 years on average.
One day I was surfing the base with CASURFER and my leash broke. My board was headed right into the rocks. Jeff took off on an overhead left, got barreled and spit out, did a big snap and plucked my board out of the water 5 yards from the rocks. It was fucking awesome. He gave me a hard time for having a shitty leash. Ive been using Da Kine since then. They last me 3 years on average.
My best leash was OAM. When it snapped I just heated each end and squished them together and it held up great.