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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
I have a pair of Exel Avantis sirca 2000 which are great poles, but
the straps have completely decayed. Does anyone have a pair of Evo straps for sale? Or has anyone tried mating Exel handles with Swix straps? |
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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
On Dec 22, 8:12 pm, "
wrote: I have a pair of Exel Avantis sirca 2000 which are great poles, but the straps have completely decayed. Does anyone have a pair of Evo straps for sale? Or has anyone tried mating Exel handles with Swix straps? sirca should've read circa |
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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:12:14 -0800 (PST), "
wrote: I have a pair of Exel Avantis circa 2000 which are great poles, but the straps have completely decayed. Does anyone have a pair of Evo straps for sale? Or has anyone tried mating Exel handles with Swix straps? I got some of the high-end Excel straps from around 2002 working with KV2 from grips on my wife's poles, so maybe it'd work in reverse? |
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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
On Dec 23, 4:12*am, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote: On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 20:12:14 -0800 (PST), " wrote: I have a pair of Exel Avantis circa 2000 which are great poles, but the straps have completely decayed. Does anyone have a pair of Evo straps for sale? Or has anyone tried mating Exel handles with Swix straps? I got some of the high-end Excel straps from around 2002 working with KV2 from grips on my wife's poles, so maybe it'd work in reverse? Ahh the joy of dealing with Exel grip and strap issues. Seems like every few years I deal with this and it always causes some angst. THe newer version of the Evo strap are great but the plugs they come with do not fit well with the version of grips you have. Swix straps can be made to work in those grips but not that well. You can however get a Swix grip on an ovalized Exel pole without too much trouble, but you'd have to buy the grip. I do think you can get plastic Swix grips for about 12.00. I would suggest calling New Moon in Hayward. They are one of the few shops that have not abandoned Exel over the years and can easily answer your questions and feel your pain. A few years ago when I was dealing with strap failure they offered to sell me new Exel grips at their cost just to be nice. They, like me, love the Exel shafts and straps but HATE how they seem to change some key element of the grip and strap combo every few years. For what it's worth, I just McGeyvered some One Way straps to Swix grips and placed them on some Avanti Formulas from about 2001, and added an extra 1.5 inches to the shaft to boot. All is good now. Dave |
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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
They, like me, love the Exel shafts and
straps but HATE how they seem to change some key element of the grip and strap combo every few years. I agree on the Exel shafts. The moment of inertia of the Avanti shafts is much lower than Swix's top of the line Stars. When I switched from Exel to Swix (due to the strap failure) Swix poles felt much heavier since Swix shafts are thicker at the ends. Turns out New Moon does have Exel Evo straps! I just ordered a pair. I will also try mounting Swix straps on Exel shafts. Swix straps are definitely better than Exel's. |
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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
On Dec 22, 9:12*pm, "
wrote: I have a pair of Exel Avantis sirca 2000 which are great poles, but the straps have completely decayed. Does anyone have a pair of Evo straps for sale? Or has anyone tried mating Exel handles with Swix straps? I still use (and love) Avanti's. A few years ago I put Swix handles and straps on them without too much hassle as I recall. |
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Old Exel Evo straps: suggestions?
DMK wrote:
and added an extra 1.5 inches to the shaft to boot. *All is good now. Family newsgroup, Buddy! |
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