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Ski poles...

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tom.skier
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best poles to get?  Just snapped mine and need a new set.
May 19 2009 2:42PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
cheap ones so when you snap the next set you arent breaking the bank. i usually just go to REI or another big store and find the cheapest poles i can that are decently comfy, mostly because i break a lot of poles.


also, searchbar. im fairly sure threads like this have been made before.
May 19 2009 2:53PM
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quixotic
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These should do the trick...

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But seriously... any poles will work. I just use whatever is laying around as long as they aren't too big. Just find a cheap pair because poles bend and break pretty easily in the park.
May 19 2009 2:54PM
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FeastyBeasty
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another reason cheap poles are good are because they tend to bend rather than break.  although that might seem bad in a way because they bend easily you can always bend them back.  a material that bends can absorb more energy and outlast a brittle material, take it from an engineer.
May 19 2009 2:59PM
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loveyoursneakers
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 76
If your looking to invest into a new pair of poles I would go for scott. But really it's your choice.
May 19 2009 8:41PM
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hardcoriKS
Posts: 137 - Karma: 13

the new line poles look pretty legit but if ur really tryin to save just go to a local tree and snap a couple of branches off and trimm em to the same length thats what i rocked when i broke my old scotts cause i cant really stand no poles. and who ever said money doesnt grow on trees.

May 19 2009 8:46PM
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quixotic
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Money grows on plants, in the form of trees.
May 19 2009 10:14PM
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FeastyBeasty
Posts: 48 - Karma: 11
money grows in the stock market...wait...just kidding
May 20 2009 12:17AM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
garage sales are good to scope too. you can get a pair of poles for 3-4 bucks that way
May 20 2009 12:50AM
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deleted5
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somthing thing you should know about poles A Armadas has the best poles the first ones you by will be like 90$ it's a lot I know but the handul and the baskit pop off when the pole breaks then you get a shaft for 10 dollors so after the 90 $ you can spend 10$ the rest of your life on poles also if the pole bends make sure you put a hair dryer to the pole to warm it up first if you bend it while it's cold the pole will snap.
May 20 2009 10:37AM
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Twaddler
Posts: 1197 - Karma: 109
the Scott Riot line is good. but instead of spending 80+ bucks on 1 pair of poles spend 20 on a cheap pair
May 20 2009 11:04AM
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japanada
Posts: 13784 - Karma: 1,957
Everything that I have seen is that the Armada poles are crap, the bend and snap just as easily as a shitty $20 pole. All they are is thin aluminum. Best poles I have used are either Swix race series poles, or any of the scott team/race poles. They cost $ but they will last you.
May 20 2009 6:36PM
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TheBeardedOne
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I see what you did there..
May 20 2009 6:38PM
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YooperSteeze
Posts: 1248 - Karma: 45
Best poles I've ever had were Dynamic optimas. They were flexible enough to not break when I would land on them. One poles demise came when it had an unfourtunate run-in with the ground, the chair on the lift, and my jacket. It snapped in half. But the survivor is still going strong after two seasons.
May 20 2009 11:09PM
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Legion
Posts: 1374 - Karma: 29
skiing with one pole? pretty extreme
May 20 2009 11:32PM
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jasontheredhead
Posts: 955 - Karma: 243
joysticks for amazing light poles, or just steal some from ski rentals
May 20 2009 11:47PM
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cfox
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 40
dont need them.
May 21 2009 12:16AM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 245

just snag a pair of rentals for free

May 21 2009 12:12PM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
i spent 5.95 on a used pair that have been so completely bombproof.


then i got a pair of rentals, and painted em up, so now i have a spare

May 21 2009 12:19PM
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tonyflow1
Posts: 82 - Karma: 27
what poles does tom wallisch use?

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May 21 2009 12:29PM
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t_rob
Posts: 6433 - Karma: 11,458
those are this years scott team editions.
May 21 2009 1:29PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,398
scott race poles. strong as hell
May 21 2009 2:14PM
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Bamski
Posts: 814 - Karma: 79
I never spend more than $20-$30 on poles. I've broken poles in the stupidest ways, and I would want to kill somebody if I was losing $90 because I fell or something.
May 21 2009 2:18PM
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YooperSteeze
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Mis-matched. I snapped one pole of a $20 pair of swix poles last year, so I use that one and the dynamic for a while, than my ski went under a butterbox and I landed on the surviving swix, bending it to the point where I couldn't bend it back. Then I took one of my moms $20 new scott poles, and I've beat the shit out of it. Its bent in a helix pattern.
May 21 2009 3:27PM
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