Let's go back, waay back, before there was ClimbingHoldReview to a time just after Chris had been a gleam in the milkman's eye... to a time when I'd built one of my first walls, a monster cannibalised from a campus board from a local gym. Back then the hold market wasn't all that big, or if it was I wasn't aware of many people, there was Metolius, EP, S7 and some other people that were easy to get holds from... there was this other company called Pusher. These days Pusher is a thing of myth and legend, the holds that had a little (P) on them are something to be cherished, and when they get broken they need to be mended with some super glue and a steady hand!
But, that was then, and this is now! Revolution Climbing, born out of the Pusher / Cordless / S7 days. They're still a big player in the hold market today, and I've chased them to get me holds for review since day one of this site! Thankfully they heeded my call and some holds arrived, first up of what will be a number of reviews over the coming months are three sets of jibs, we've not done much on screw ons for a while, and as they should be a staple of most home walls, and gyms alike, we figured it'd be a good crack.. as I loved the Pusher holds I wanted to see how they measured up.
The sets we received are:
From the get-go, the packaging of the holds catches the eye... the holds are sent in a static bag that you'd normally find wrapped around a new hard drive or other hardware, so when you open them the holds are static free :P The screws were in the bag as well and they were loose, so soon as the bags were opened I checked the holds to see if they'd been damaged, thankfully there was nothing to report, but as the holds came in a box full of larger holds they wouldn't have been bashed about too much. (I'd like to see them come out of the regular mail without a dink!)
I set the holds out onto the floor and go to work, as usual I had a laugh with the video:
I set a route around the wall using three sets of jibs, the Diamonds, Fonts and Pockets, and then over the roof with s o me other Revolution holds that we'll review later on. As you can see in the video I spaced the ve r tic al walls holds out so that you had to come under the box, I was expecting this to be harder than it was, what was trickier was getting from the overhang onto the side of the box, as per usual you can see everyone climbed the route a different way :) brush saw the chalk drop off nice and easily, I for one am not going to take these off and stick them into a dish washer, bolt ons.. fine, scr ew ons are a pain to remove and then reset. There's one thing about jibs is that they're very space friendly, despite the fact that you're not going to move them around a whole bunch. One of my old walls had a section that was 15 degrees overhung and 20 ft high, the entire wall from top to bottom was nothing but jibs, there wasn't one single bolt on hold on there... now as jibs are so space friendly you can imagine how many holds were on that wall :)
We set a route around the wall using three sets of jibs, the Diamonds, Fonts and Pockets, and then over the roof with some other Revolution holds that we'll review later on. As you can see in the video I spaced t he vertical walls holds out so that you had to come under the box, I was expecting this to be harder than it was, this is due to the holds being more positive than they look!! If you're strong then a few sets of these will spice up a 45 over wall... if you're n ot, a few sets of these will spice up your wall and not break the bank. I don't know why I didn't get these holds earlier... the one place these holds aren't going to go is onto the roof, they're not positive enough for that, but they will give most people a good run for their money on very steep terrain. OV ERALL BUILD Compared to other jibs these are pretty bomb proof thus far, no cracks an d no br eakages.. but I have heard in the past that these holds are prone to breaking. As Revolution changed their mix just over a year ago this problem should have been alleviated, but if you over tighten the hold with a drill you could snap it. There are more than enough screw placements to make the holds sit flush to the wall, they're all sanded well and have nice shapes. Some people might find the Diamonds a little bit edgy on the fingers (I was expecting them to be) but thus far they've been nothing but good to our hands. All the holds have an R for Revolution on them and as the image on the left shows (in this case) a little "f1" for font jibs set 1.. so that's a nice touch if you're digging through a bin of holds looking for a set. The screws are all long enough to dig deep into your wall so you should have no problem with the holds moving over time once hands and feet have been moving over them. The color is, well let's face it pink, rather than red, so they stand out on the wall amongst other holds... but it is a manly pink (Chris calls the color fuchsia)WHAT THEY'RE MADE FROM PACKAGING / SHIPPIN G tting the screws into a small bag would stop this problem ever occurring.RATING NOODLES SAYS Love them or hate them, jibs are some of the most versatile holds around, and as people like to get a bang for their buck, they're also some of the most cost effective holds on the market. Like I said above, I loved the Pusher shapes and after talking with Deric and Clark ove r at Revolution I was a little saddened to hear that most of the old shapes aren't in t he line anymore, but I think the spirit lives on! The pockets remind me (for all you old timers out there) of the old Pusher shapes so I'm happy, and the Diamonds could be an take on the Jokers from S7... does anyone one know the shapes i'm talking aboout?, no?, Ok I'll stop talking about old companys now as i'm starting to sound like a bumbling old man. we'll get the 45 degree wall up soon and that's where these holds will continue to reside, but right now they're being moved about my wall without a care as I try to find new and interesing ways to grab them. Overall I don't know why I didn't get my hands on these earlier... i'm kicking myself. I think that if you pick up a set you'll be pleasantly surprised by the shapes and you'll have a hoot setting with them!CHRIS Ohhh...screw on jibs....sweet. I haven't climbed on crimps in a while:) Now I'm not as well versed on the history of hold manufacturing (S7...isn't that a camera?) and I didn't notice the letters imprinted on the holds until Noodles pointed them out, nice touch for when you're digging through boxes of holds trying to find one. The bags that they are shipped in have are static proof, it says so on the bag, we tried to take pictures of the anti static notice on the bag but it didn't turn out, shame as it's pretty funny. and like the fonts they can be used as pinches. The pockets are more positive than the bolt on finger pockets that we've received in the past. All in all, they're have an ergonomic design and they don't dig into your fingers. A better part of Revolutions line are screw on holds and if they're anything like the sets that we received I would recommend them to everybody. I didn't even want to touch them at the beginning... but the second I knew they were good... yahouuu!PROS Cheap! They're not going to break the bank A good addition to any wall, gym or home There's a bunch of choice in most of the jib ranges that Revolution makes, so variety is very good One of the longest running companies, be it their second iterationThey know what they're making. CONS If your wall is textured (as in shaped) some of the larger holds won't sit flush jibs aren't as easy to move as bolt on holds, be sure in your placement They should use Robertson (square head) screws instead of a Philips head screw have a tendency of slipping on the drill bit and rounding off the head making it hard to unscrew. PRICE $33 for a set of ten
Fonts are: $33 for a set of ten
Pockets are: $33 for a set of ten 
The sets we received are:
$33 for a set of ten
The sets we received are:
$33 for a set of ten
