I first thought the most friction would be at the lower bends also. But after looking at it closer it appears to me that even though the lower bends do have friction, they have very little bend. That tells me that there is very little friction. Now the top has about a 200 degree turn. Well...
I've been using the Safebloc for a couple weeks now. I really like it. It doesn't have as much friction as I had expected but I'm using it on every rigging job so far. I know there's a 4 to 1 rule for the bend radius of rope. I've used blocks for 15 years so I've never really worried...
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