SMC 7/8" Aluminum Brake Bar with Groove

The SMC Red 7/8" Aluminum Brake Bar with Groove is machined from solid aluminum stock, these bars give you maximum friction and good wear characteristics. The angled slot helps keep bars stay once it has been snapped in place. Lighter than stainless steel bars, these larger 7/8'' bars have replaced earlier 3/4'' versions. The ''training'' groove helps to keep the rope centered on the bar while descending and the straight slot means the bar is held in place by the rope to help prevent rigging the rope in backwards. Anodized red to help aid in the quick identification of this brake bar on an assembled rappel rack. Note that the image used above does not clearly depict the actual color.