Trango Flexcam #1

When Trango introduced the FlexCams last year, They knew that they had something truly exceptional. Trango has always been fans of function and versatility. They think that FlexCams embody these qualities better than any other cams on the market. FlexCams are a superb blend of flexibility and stiffness: They’re flexible enough that the cables won’t kink if you catch a fall over an edge, yet stiff enough to offer precise control for tricky placements and sticky removals. The aircraft-grade stainless steel cable provides flexibility and strength, and the 1.5mm-thick nylon shrouding provides stiffness and protection.

Most mono-stem cams are finished with a cool little forged piece that gets swaged onto the cable-end and has a hole in it for the sling. These look great (and are easy on the manufacturing budget), but they require you to get your fingers around the trigger bar, then fumble to get your thumb on the end. Once your hand is finally set, you have little control of the cam the trigger just twists around the stem. Trango's low-tech but high-function swaged loop solves these problems, giving you precise control over the cam. Plus, it lets you clip in short for super-efficient aiding.

Trango uses a double-looped 12mm Ultratape sling, so you can clip in directly, at 4 inches or at 8 inches. That means you’ll rarely need a quick draw, which saves even more time and weight.

The cams lobes are CNC machined from 7075 aluminum extrusions, allowing Trango to control tolerances to a fraction of a millimeter. New for 2002 are full-strength, machined-in cam stops. While we don’t recommend placing cams in a fully open position, in the event that your cam walks into a wide spot and ends up fully opened, it won’t invert under load.

Trango FlexCam Specs
Size	Min Opening (mm)	Max Opening (mm)	Min Opening (in.)	Max Opening (in.)	Width (mm)	Width (in.)	Weight (gm)	Weight (oz.)	Strength (kN)	Color
1	12	16.5	0.47	0.65	35	1.38	65.0	2.3	8	Gold/Check
2	14	20	0.55	0.79	35	1.38	68.0	2.4	9	Blue/Check
3	17	24.5	0.67	0.96	35	1.38	70.0	2.5	10	Red/Check
4	20	29	0.79	1.14	37	1.46	95.0	3.4	12	Gray
5	27	41	1.06	1.61	37	1.46	110.0	3.9	12	Gold
6	35	53	1.38	2.09	45	1.77	140.0	4.9	12	Blue
7	48	67	1.89	2.64	45	1.77	170.0	6.0	12	Red
8	61	91	2.40	3.58	47	1.85	210.0	7.4	12	Black