I think this is a good deal. Love having my own gri-gri, makes me feel cooler at the gym :) it's a no brainer for safety, works great. I do have a little difficulty with the spring lock mechanism on the carabiner, but I never doubt that it's not very securely locked (the second i take my hand off it it locks automatically), but it still often takes me two hands to manage to open it. I'm just not very good at it yet, but I think once I become used to it, it won't be as cumbersome and will be more secure than a screw-lock one. My climbing partners have had difficulty adjusting to it too.