Do you guys know if they make adjustable poles longer than 155cm? I can't find anything anywhere...
I'm 6 feet something and I could really use some like 20cm more when going uphill... My skis float but the poles go all the way down through that fluff... And I'm not sure I wanna bring XC poles every day in the steeps...
Longest adjustable poles?
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Longest adjustable poles?
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
Use some monster baskets ..like the kingdom T Boys..Should help some..
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
Thought about that... But I don't wanna break the bamboo on my vintage poles...!
These ones look nice but so cheap and fake... And not big enough for my taste... I would like big leather & metal ones like in the fifties, but they won't fit adjustable poles...
I really want longer sections...
These ones look nice but so cheap and fake... And not big enough for my taste... I would like big leather & metal ones like in the fifties, but they won't fit adjustable poles...
I really want longer sections...
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
You might try looking for Leki Super Cross adjustable nordic poles. Same construction as their old adjustable backcountry poles but with a nordic grip, adjustable to 160cm.
I've probably got 400+ days on mine backcountry skiing and will be way sad and looking hard for more if I ever break them! A lot of my up-and-down skiing doesn't happen until I travel several miles along unplowed roads, and I love being able to skate or double-pole efficiently. The nordic grip is great too.
I've probably got 400+ days on mine backcountry skiing and will be way sad and looking hard for more if I ever break them! A lot of my up-and-down skiing doesn't happen until I travel several miles along unplowed roads, and I love being able to skate or double-pole efficiently. The nordic grip is great too.
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
Yeah those Leki nordic poles look cool... The wife has a pair with nordic grip and I like it a lot...
But 160cm is just about the same as my 155cm poles... I just need like 170-175...
Longest I found is a Rossignol 2006 model which went to 165... And some europeen Gipron poles, available nowhere.
Guess I'll have to do it myself...!
But 160cm is just about the same as my 155cm poles... I just need like 170-175...
Longest I found is a Rossignol 2006 model which went to 165... And some europeen Gipron poles, available nowhere.
Guess I'll have to do it myself...!
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
I've been told that at upcoming La Skieda Tele-camp (last, final one) they will offer to change any pair of Your beaten poles to latest, tele-specific Gipron (dunno the model/length) for 30 EUR.
I like all kinds of snow. The only poor snow I know of is ice. That better be climbed.
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
Can you get one for me..? 
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Re: Longest adjustable poles?
Sorry, I'm not fest-type of guy, won't be there. I much prefer some good tour in relative silence.
I like all kinds of snow. The only poor snow I know of is ice. That better be climbed.