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at the stake.
Skiing's been good - had surface in the morning. Had the 215 DH skis out for a few runs this am while waiting for the bowls to soften - fast skis but they don't respond at all until maybe 50 mph and up, so you need some room. But at speed they act as if a switch was thrown and settle into a smooth groove. I put them away when the crowds showed (all 5 people) and went back looking for slush and crud on the P30s. Broke my dam adjustable poles between some rocks on the way to Beaver Bowl - borrowed a pair for the rest of the day. When returned home got the micrometer out and measured diameters of basement poles. We have 3 BD adjustable (one pair in pieces) and an ancient Leki lawisond probe pole and maybe a dozen other non adjustables. All have different diameters, so I couldn't put together a pair of good poles out of some junkers, leaving me with the kid's good adjustable pair as a replacement pair for tomorrow. Someone close to Black Diamond and all these other brands should explain why they change shaft diameter with every pole released. Just to screw us up? |
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lal_truckee wrote:
(snip) Just to screw us up? Yes. |
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lal_truckee wrote:
at the stake. snip Broke my dam adjustable poles between some rocks on the way to Beaver Bowl - borrowed a pair for the rest of the day. When returned home got the micrometer out and measured diameters of basement poles. We have 3 BD adjustable (one pair in pieces) and an ancient Leki lawisond probe pole and maybe a dozen other non adjustables. All have different diameters, so I couldn't put together a pair of good poles out of some junkers, leaving me with the kid's good adjustable pair as a replacement pair for tomorrow. Someone close to Black Diamond and all these other brands should explain why they change shaft diameter with every pole released. Just to screw us up? Have you contacted BD about a replacement? The airlines broke the carbon fiber section of my BD poles and BD promptly replaced the piece with no charge. I don't know if it made any difference, but BD sent the part to Mountain Gear, who had sold me the poles. -- Dave in Spokane |
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"lal_truckee" wrote in message
. .. at the stake. Skiing's been good - had surface in the morning. Had the 215 DH skis out for a few runs this am while waiting for the bowls to soften - fast skis but they don't respond at all until maybe 50 mph and up, so you need some room. But at speed they act as if a switch was thrown and settle into a smooth groove. I put them away when the crowds showed (all 5 people) and went back looking for slush and crud on the P30s. Broke my dam adjustable poles between some rocks on the way to Beaver Bowl - borrowed a pair for the rest of the day. When returned home got the micrometer out and measured diameters of basement poles. We have 3 BD adjustable (one pair in pieces) and an ancient Leki lawisond probe pole and maybe a dozen other non adjustables. All have different diameters, so I couldn't put together a pair of good poles out of some junkers, leaving me with the kid's good adjustable pair as a replacement pair for tomorrow. Someone close to Black Diamond and all these other brands should explain why they change shaft diameter with every pole released. Just to screw us up? They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you get ****ed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to buy. Ernie |
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Ernieman wrote:
They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you get ****ed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to buy. I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. -- Mike Treseler |
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Mike Treseler wrote:
Ernieman wrote: They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you get ****ed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to buy. I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. Who bends them? I snap them in half. |
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On May 1, 3:25 pm, lal_truckee wrote:
Mike Treseler wrote: Ernieman wrote: They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you get ****ed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to buy. I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. Who bends them? I snap them in half. I only buy carbon fiber graphite poles. I can't bend them. I can't snap them. I have sheared them off at the basket though. Adjustable poles are for homos. |
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Not That Dave wrote:
On May 1, 3:25 pm, lal_truckee wrote: Mike Treseler wrote: Ernieman wrote: They do not necessarily want to screw you; they just want to make more money by selling you another pair of polls. And it works!!! Unless you get ****ed off enough NOT to buy any thing that is unecessarily hard to repair. But, I have no practical suggestion as to what brand of polls to buy. I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. Who bends them? I snap them in half. For use in full tucks? You carry two pair? Wow. I only buy carbon fiber graphite poles. I can't bend them. I can't snap them. I have sheared them off at the basket though. I retrieved a Goode pole from the trash. The previous owner said its mate broke somewhere "up there" and she just left it. All I have to do is find ONE more... Adjustable poles are for homos. No. For persons with sexual identification issues. -- Cheers, Bev ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American Public." -- H.L. Mencken |
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On Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:50 -0400, Mike Treseler
wrote this crap: I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. -- Mike Treseler What? Ski poles are hollow aluminum poles. If they bend, they break open, and can't be bent back. They're not plastic straws. I sharpen my old ski poles, and use them for weapons. My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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Harry Weiner wrote:
On Thu, 01 May 2008 18:11:50 -0400, Mike Treseler wrote this crap: I buy ski-swap poles and straighten them out with my foot when they get bent. -- Mike Treseler What? Ski poles are hollow aluminum poles. If they bend, they break open, and can't be bent back. They're not plastic straws. Depends how far I bend them. I can straighten them 3 or 4 times if the angle is less than the elastic limit. I sharpen my old ski poles, and use them for weapons. en guard -- Mike Treseler _________________________________________________ 3 synchronized swimmers faint in pool at same time "... while practicing holding their breath" "This was a very fluke thing" http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...yndication=rss |
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