In reply to Alan James - UKC:
As much as anything they are an attempt to cut back on our guides as they seem to get ever fatter and more complex.
Also I have heard people say the regular RockFaxes are too a) big, b) expensive, c) contain too many hard routes, this was an attempt to sort all those out in one go - give the customer what they want!
If they work we have plenty of other ideas.
Chris