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Replacing tips on roller ski poles
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The question is - how to make sure the tips are properly aligned with the handles? A ferrule just broke off completely, so I cannot tell the exact way the metal tip was pointed. I'm afraid if I do not put in the new one exactly right, I'll end up slipping all the time. Should have probably marked the position while the ferrule was still in one piece... Any ideas? Thanks! |
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Replacing tips on roller ski poles
after mounting the ferrule, while it's still warm, look down the pole
from the ferrule towards the handle (like you would check the straightness of a piece of timber) and make sure the tip is pointing the opposite way from the pole strap (as shown - hopefully - below). A tolerance in angle of 5-10 degrees should be OK. If you get it exactly opposite you will start slipping - in which case just rotate is 180 degrees. Test it in your driveway before heading out to ski. handle ||\ -strap || || || / - tip On Mar 1, 5:54 pm, wrote: Hi The question is - how to make sure the tips are properly aligned with the handles? A ferrule just broke off completely, so I cannot tell the exact way the metal tip was pointed. I'm afraid if I do not put in the new one exactly right, I'll end up slipping all the time. Should have probably marked the position while the ferrule was still in one piece... Any ideas? Thanks! |
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Replacing tips on roller ski poles
wrote in message ... Hi The question is - how to make sure the tips are properly aligned with the handles? A ferrule just broke off completely, so I cannot tell the exact way the metal tip was pointed. I'm afraid if I do not put in the new one exactly right, I'll end up slipping all the time. Should have probably marked the position while the ferrule was still in one piece... Any ideas? Thanks! Perhaps I don't quite understand the problem, but couldn't you just use the position of the grip as a reference? Can you use your other pole as a guide to position the repair? The hook should point forward. Consider that you want the tip to release contact as you roll forward past the planted tip. If it's 'backward', it might hook/ catch something. ED3 |
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