Disclaimer

General Disclaimer

The information and tools provided by CableRider (“https://www.vetride.com”) are for general educational purposes only. Everything here is offered in good faith, but we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, as to the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, or completeness of any information or result on the site.

Any use of the information or tools is entirely at your own risk. It is your responsibility to ensure the results meet your specific requirements and to verify them before acting.

A Learning Aid, Not Certified Engineering Advice

CableRider’s calculators — the cable span sag calculator, the capacity & throughput calculator, the ascent time calculator, the grade & gradient calculator, the funicular counterweight & haul ratio calculator, and the rope length calculator — are designed to help you understand the physics and arithmetic behind ropeway transport, using simplified, standard engineering formulas. They do not constitute professional, certified, or licensed engineering advice, and none of it is medical advice. Real ropeway cable, structural, and drive-system design is governed by ropeway safety codes (such as EN 12929 or equivalent national standards) and must be performed and certified by a qualified engineer. Do not use these tools to design, specify, or approve any real system.

Results Are Rounded, Simplified Estimates

The tools apply standard engineering formulas — the parabolic shallow-sag approximation for cable sag, a steady-speed force balance for funicular haul, headway arithmetic for throughput — and round their output for readability. That rounding, together with the assumptions of each deliberately simple model (no temperature effects, no ice or wind loading, no acceleration or braking forces, no safety factors), means a displayed value will differ from a full engineering analysis. Always work to full precision, with the applicable safety margins, when a real application requires it.

Why a Result May Look Off

A calculator can return a surprising or blank answer when:

• Units are mismatched: mixing meters with feet, or kilograms with pounds, changes the answer entirely.
• Inputs describe an impossible or unphysical system:for example, an incline angle at or above 90°, or a car spacing shorter than the cars themselves.
• A value is out of range: a negative mass, a zero span, or a load factor above 100% has no meaningful result.
• The approximation has broken down: the shallow-sag cable formulas lose accuracy once sag becomes a large fraction of the span, which the sag and rope-length tools flag when relevant.

No Warranty

CableRider expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not warrant that our tools, calculations, or information are error-free or complete, or that the website will be available without interruption.

Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, CableRider shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages — including losses from a real-world engineering, procurement, or safety decision — arising out of or related to your use of our tools and services.

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Changes to This Disclaimer

We may modify this disclaimer at any time. Changes are posted here with an updated revision date, and your continued use of the site indicates acceptance of the changes.

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