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Originally Posted by Stumble
Actually modern high tech stuff is less prone to bending issues than older lines. Dyneema has been shown to retain full breaking strength at 1:1 bend:size.
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That is not actually true. Dyneema loses half its strength at 1:1 bend radius. You are probably thinking that 1:1 is OK for an eye splice, which it is but an eye has 2x strength of the line so 2 x .5 = 1.
I did some tests with a 90 degree bend and some Amsteel and some StaSet. I lost 20% with the Amsteel and 40% with the StaSet. It is my opinion that low friction rings are really only good with Dyneema or other slippery line. Use a block with double braid.
You might find this interesting.
http://L-36.com/more_low_friction_rings.php