Oz Quickdraw- is it made with helium?

No this isn’t the quickdraw the depressed munchkin from the Wizard of Oz used to hang himself, it’s called the Oz because it only weights 28 grams.  You heard correct, the Neutrino is no longer the lightest carabiner on the block. 

Leave it to Black Diamond to make the best even better.  The Oz is a sexy new quickdraw that features two ultralight wiregate Oz biners and the new 10 mm Dynex dogbone with the straitjacket rubber insert to make sure your biner faces the right way.  With the 12cm dogbone, straightjacket system, and wiregate off-set “D” Oz biners, these quickdraws were made for fast action clipping. 

Whether you’re looking to trim your trad rack or cut down on wasted time as you sport up that 5-14, the Oz quickdraw can help.  Why would you use anything but Oz quickdraws on your next sport climb, and for that matter why lug heavier draws on those multi-pitches?      

The closed gate strength is at the UIAA’s minimum acceptable for carabiners, but 20kN (4496 foot pounds) would be a hard amount of force to generate, even if you’re a fat ass that accidentally used a static rope then fell 30 feet above your last piece of gear.  Of course if that previous example were true, the impact force would probably rip you apart, and you’d deserve it; hurray for survival of the fittest!