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In article , quack wrote: On 11-Apr-2004, bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Apr.11.04@telemark .slac.stanford.edu wrote: My life-links have worked every time I've needed them to. I HATE skiing without pole straps. _ Booker C. Bense I tried the old Ramers with releasable straps--a joke--and have used various iterations of BD releasable straps, which worked intermittently and I think were eventually discontinued (platic parts break); I finally quit using straps at all. - - The life link design is dead simple and pretty robust. Plus you can easily buy replacement straps if the one plastic part breaks. When I was patrolling, it was bad enough to have to connect runaway straps before I could respond to a wreck; pole straps were just one more thing to fuss with, and unnecessary. And since I often ended up skiing with no poles at all, straps seemed doubly unnecessary. Skiing without poles is great for identifyuing weaknesses in technique otherwise made up for by pole use, and correcting them. _ Can't argue with that, but IMHO straps are essential if you want to do anything more than plod in the backcountry. The advantage of pole straps is that they allow a passive grip, supporting the pole plant mechanically rather than relying on a strong grasp. I like pole gripss with enough of a bottom flange to give a bit of support, but I've always liked the additional grip-strengthening exercise that holding onto strapless poles demands. Of course this might have contributed to my near-debilitating elbow tendonitis, too, but there are enough other probable causes I couldn't say for sure. _ While it may make your hands strong I can't see it doing much for your skiing and I HATE poles with wide bottom flanges. I had the tendonitis problem from windsurfing and the only real solution was to quit windsurfing for two years while it healed. I'd really not like to go through that with skiing. _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQHrUNWTWTAjn5N/lAQHpOQP+NKxSXl9reIxKOFDMmhav3f/x4c1Z9F/Z gSl8N2C1Uq6o+E9gyH1pmsFlQDCNnGtSPm01ESKe/ySPbqGJEWGIkp8KEqX6rIyw tIB8Cf66llTN4XRYcwXJtkXeDQVVebmmooJAytHBf44lloYhVx 1DUUl/PyutQlEv gPeIdAl80qk= =w3a+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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In article , Kurt Knisely wrote: In article , bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Apr.12.04@telemark. slac.stanford.edu says... In article , quack wrote: When I was patrolling, it was bad enough to have to connect runaway straps before I could respond to a wreck; pole straps were just one more thing to fuss with, and unnecessary. And since I often ended up skiing with no poles at all, straps seemed doubly unnecessary. Skiing without poles is great for identifyuing weaknesses in technique otherwise made up for by pole use, and correcting them. _ Can't argue with that, but IMHO straps are essential if you want to do anything more than plod in the backcountry. What kind of straps are you talking about here Booker? Ski straps or pole straps? Other than on my whippets (Spring only use for me), I'm about ready to remove the pole straps from all my poles. Is there some reason I should not? _ Well, if it isn't entirely obvious to you already then you should remove them. What I meant was that for kick'n'glide and skating straps are essential, in my opinion. Even for plodding with full skins I find them very useful, but I don't tempt the avalanche dragon very much. Or at least I don't think I'm doing so, it's one of those things you'll never know until you get it wrong. _ I finally got out to Utah last month and based on what I saw of the snowpack there, I'd think about removing my straps. Not very hard, but I'd think about it... _ Booker C. Bense -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBQHsnbGTWTAjn5N/lAQHckwQAp/sis9BmkYaOGyhTqFeSUnLrZ+55bj3u JeQ13i7gQ0LhGMY84ZpHlnF8Ao08jk6fZph3QpB53IVuz9hqjd GQrRjk+3erPm50 x1qjH31y+99KWSPOWUdVJbzg0V39MDBf1wGCpEuY1vFjRTHTEX LRm1lqGmcqTpP1 ZwZo5nNkK7M= =ryha -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |
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bbense+rec.skiing.backcountry.Apr.12.04@telemark. slac.stanford.edu says... _ Can't argue with that, but IMHO straps are essential if you want to do anything more than plod in the backcountry. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Kurt wrote: What kind of straps are you talking about here Booker? Ski straps or pole straps? Other than on my whippets (Spring only use for me), I'm about ready to remove the pole straps from all my poles. Is there some reason I should not? I think the key phrase here is "do anything more than plod". If I'm skinning up something just to ski down or if I'm on my heavy gear, I'm plodding whether I want to or not. No way you're going to stride efficiently in a T2 type boot or bigger, or on any sort of cable binding (HH set on 1 as the exception?) or on phat skis. I have some old Kerma Pros with the straps hacked off that I use for this type of skiing. But on pins, lighter boots and skinnier skis where plodding gives way to striding or even kick and glide, straps become a must. I'm currently some Leki Super-Crosses for this type of skiing but will replace with some Swix Mountains if I can ever find a cheap deal on a pair of 160s. -- Dave ============================================== "It is impossible, or not easy, to do noble acts without the proper equipment." Aristotle, Politics, 1323a-b, trans Jowett ============================================== |
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