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Hey- Good news, and a plus for the Leki. I called them asking about spare
parts, and they gave me a return auth number- they'll replace them for free! No recpts needed. Sending them in the mail tomorrow, and will see what happens. Will keep you all posted, but if this works out, That's a big plus for Leki. Flip "Flip" wrote in message ... Okay- see if I can start a mud fight- Which adjustable poles do folks find work the best? Are the sturdiest. Best bang for your buck. Is titanal worth the extra cost? Flintlock or twist? Which is more durable- 3 section or 2 section? Just had a pair of Leki Vario Vision Carbons, which I loved, which snapped due to me being impatient on the last .5 miles of the trail on the way out, and trying a stupid move with my Outtabounds on. (skis pointing one way, I needed to go the other, too much faith in the fishscales, skis slide out, I fall forward, pole snaps in two, at the upper alum section- rats!) Now I'm looking for a new pair or two of poles. Flip ADK's |
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Gary S. wrote:
You may be able to find that sort of foam grip at a bike shop to add on to a pole which otherwise meets your specs. I've seen that a few times, and last week I saw someone else's solution which was to wrap some excess climbing skin cutoff around the shaft. Not only an extended grip, but an emergency kicker skin in case of glue disaster or the like! Pete. -- Peter Clinch Medical Physics IT Officer Tel 44 1382 660111 ext. 33637 Univ. of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital Fax 44 1382 640177 Dundee DD1 9SY Scotland UK net http://www.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/ |
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"Booker C. Bense" bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Mar.14.05@telemark. slac.stanford.edu wrote in message news:d153j5 _ I've had very good luck with Life-Link Composite poles. The complaints about them[1] are true, they will freeze up if conditions are right and the twist locks do loosen up over time. However, for the number of days I ski and the conditions I use them in they work fine for me. Newer versions are supposed to be even better. Mine are the 99 model reviewed below. _ I would not get a twist lock that did not have ovalized construction. Lot's of people really like BD's Flicklock poles, but I'm leary of breaking the flicklock. For better or worse you can't break a twistlock since you can't put that much force on it. My experience with other bits of gear leads me to believe that if there's a plastic lever, I'll force it and snap it at the most inconvient time. _ Booker C. Bense I broke the twistlock on a pair of Life-Link aluminum poles so you can do it. I found they loosened up all the time and got a little bit shorter with every pole plant. Those twistlocks were pretty much useless. If I had them again, I would cut a dowel to put in the upper part of the pole to prevent them from sliding down. I just got a pair of BD carbon with the flick lock. So far, so good but I have only used them a few days. I really do like the light weight. The only downside is that the probe is only about 8' long while if I remember right, the L-L probe length was about 10'. snoig |
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In article , snoig wrote: I broke the twistlock on a pair of Life-Link aluminum poles so you can do it. I found they loosened up all the time and got a little bit shorter with every pole plant. Those twistlocks were pretty much useless. If I had them again, I would cut a dowel to put in the upper part of the pole to prevent them from sliding down. _ If you mean the very old alumimum Life Links, they did not have the ovalized twistlock. As far as I know Life Link hasn't made an all aluminum pole since 1995 or so ( I gave them to the best man at my wedding... ) They've either made Aluminum/Steel or Aluminum/Carbon poles. _ If I were in the market for poles today, I'd take a long look at the Inidgo poles, but my Life Links are still fine after 4 seasons. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQjtKeGTWTAjn5N/lAQExeQP+OE9PX+FqEZu901947Pc2AbbaedXMungk gBRpS5DZiccai/Os2xD4HQ29Zn5BPEa1PQPLjpj+wH3AJhP7BuMOQxOxEorAw2gF gAVgWTOqvEm32FmhXPrvz2tX16ZJcjTL4kOY3pBY99B3swCJpV ECQIktzGncAdvt WVh/dJMRzv0= =T7Wm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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"Booker C. Bense" bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Mar.18.05@telemark. slac.stanford.edu wrote in message ... -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article , snoig wrote: I broke the twistlock on a pair of Life-Link aluminum poles so you can do it. I found they loosened up all the time and got a little bit shorter with every pole plant. Those twistlocks were pretty much useless. If I had them again, I would cut a dowel to put in the upper part of the pole to prevent them from sliding down. _ If you mean the very old alumimum Life Links, they did not have the ovalized twistlock. As far as I know Life Link hasn't made an all aluminum pole since 1995 or so ( I gave them to the best man at my wedding... ) They've either made Aluminum/Steel or Aluminum/Carbon poles. I bought them back around '92 so yeah, they were the older round ones. _ If I were in the market for poles today, I'd take a long look at the Inidgo poles, but my Life Links are still fine after 4 seasons. _ Booker C. Bense Well, 4 days on the BD so far with no problems. I have to say I do like the light weight. snoig |
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Update-
The good folks at Leki have supplied me with a brand new pair of brand new full spectrum alu-carbon poles. The look and feel awesome! I have to say, I use to hate spending money on poles, because they either get stolen or broken. Well, Leki has taken half of that problem out of the equation. My hat is off to the folks at Leki! Flip "Flip" wrote in message ... Hey- Good news, and a plus for the Leki. I called them asking about spare parts, and they gave me a return auth number- they'll replace them for free! No recpts needed. Sending them in the mail tomorrow, and will see what happens. Will keep you all posted, but if this works out, That's a big plus for Leki. Flip "Flip" wrote in message ... Okay- see if I can start a mud fight- Which adjustable poles do folks find work the best? Are the sturdiest. Best bang for your buck. Is titanal worth the extra cost? Flintlock or twist? Which is more durable- 3 section or 2 section? Just had a pair of Leki Vario Vision Carbons, which I loved, which snapped due to me being impatient on the last .5 miles of the trail on the way out, and trying a stupid move with my Outtabounds on. (skis pointing one way, I needed to go the other, too much faith in the fishscales, skis slide out, I fall forward, pole snaps in two, at the upper alum section- rats!) Now I'm looking for a new pair or two of poles. Flip ADK's |
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