| Name: | Mammut Bionic Wiregate v3 |
| Category: | non-locking |
| Shape: | swept spine |
| Material: | aluminum |
| Profile: | I-beam: webbed |
| Nose: | notch & wire |
| Nose Guard: | semi |
| Rivets: | domed |
| Gate Shield: | none |
| Weight: | 37.8 g |
| Dimensions: | Length: 9.88 mm Width: 56.4 mm Rope Bearing Depth: 9.26 mm Gate Opening: 23.90 mm |
| Strength Ratings: |  25 kN |  8 kN |  10 kN |
| Other Markings: | Forged: MAMMUT | (ratings) (ce-logo)0321Laser: 01 16 |
| Batch Marking Location: | spine-exterior-left |
| Msrp: | $9.95 (2018) |
| Summary: | webbeed I-beam carabiner, textured swept spine |
| Description & Commentary: | This third generation of Mammut's classic swept-spine I-beam Bionic carabiner sports a grooved thumb grip on the rear of the spine, a rope seat in the basket, widely spaced gate wires and an accompanying large nose guard. The Bionic was offered in 3 gate styles: (solid) Straight, (solid) Bent, and Wiregate. The first generation of wiregate (~2008) used what Mammut called the Wire Safe design, which (from photos) appears the same as the reverse-keylock wiregate design used in the DMM Wirelock - who likely manufactured the carabiner as well. The second generation, called the Bionic Evo (~2011-2015+), ditched the snagless nose for the notch & wire of a traditional wiregate design. This third generation body retains the webbed I-beam profile, but with slightly different arrangement and an extra 1 kN of minor-axis strength for a few more grams of weight. And $1 lower MSRP. See also: Mammut Bionic HMS (another webbed I-beam carabiner with very different body shape) |