Back at it! Season two! and what a string.
Zipline Executive Class LITE || A (94/100)
The string felt like silk, running your fingers through the hair of your soulmate, or basking in the fountain of youth. Honorary 6 for soft. It had a beautiful bind, beautiful slack, great whip. I put it on my borealis 2 and while it started to snag here and there, I did not care since this string was so beautiful. It was thicker than I expected (maybe a bit too thick for my taste), but still felt fine. It aged very gracefully and very slow. I’m still able to tell that it’s not as soft or as stretchy as when i began, but it’s so miniscule it doesn’t matter at all, so it still gets a 5. Whips still have some level of controllability after the hour. Slacks are great, but maybe a bit fast for some people. I’m down for the speed, some aren’t, it’s whatever. I don’t even know what it’s made of, and I don’t care. (Update: it’s nylon with a poly base ?? i don’t know what that means, but it acts like the name I guess)
Final verdict, this is a poly performancey string in a nylon feel, which is honestly my dream. It still is a dream, but this is damn close to reaching it. Stats below!
Durability 30 min (5) NO HIT ???
Durability 1 hr (4.5) JUST enough bounce gone where i can realize it
Personal Thickness Feel (4.5) felt amazing, started to snag on snow tires
Whip Feel Break-In (5) YEAH
Whip Feel 1 hr (4) nylonness is showing
Slack Feel Break-In (5) light, fast, controllable
Slack Feel 1 hr (4.5) a slight bit different, more of the nylon fastness coming out
Tension Hold over 1 hour overall(4.5) REALLY good
Softness during break-in (6) wawoowow
Overall consistency over 1 hour (4) good!!
Total: 47 x 2 = 94, 94 = A graded based on letter system (A: 100-90, B: 89-80, C: 79-70, D: 69-60, F: 60<)
String gud. Happy Monday. Everyone read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. byebye!