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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Who here, like me, rides without strapping or clipping their wrists to their poles?

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Apr 20 2005 10:09PM
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waynewong
Posts: 1359 - Karma: 23
be careful I won a pair of those in a raffle and the next day I tore my left thumb's UCL...and had to have surgery...directly due to that Leki glove/pole strap thing...


how can you grab without straps??? dont you lose your poles? unless your just tapping your skis and not really grabbing em...

Apr 21 2005 4:26PM
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Tolz
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 27
^bummer
i always have mine strapped. it just feels weird without 'em...

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Apr 21 2005 4:30PM
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Rapt0r
Posts: 2041 - Karma: 10
They're not annoying, they're deathtraps. The only time I use them is when I'm hiking or if I'm on the lift.

Apr 21 2005 4:31PM
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skieveryday
Posts: 660 - Karma: 19
I think that poles are dangerous regardless of straps. Wearing them or not, you can be impailed. I dropped a cliff up at Hood and had the pole come from behind me and cut a gnarly gash in the back of my head. Blood everywhere (kinda knocked me out so I thought it was dirt or something at first). Stitches and what not. Big scar.

Point: Poles are dangerous, regardless of circumstance.

It's only after you've lost everything that we are free to do anything. Ski Every Day
Apr 21 2005 5:16PM
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skifreak_0803
Posts: 4 - Karma: 10
i use them so i dont have to walk half way up the mountain when i wreck. that sucks! but if i am park riding i just do whatever feels comfortable.

Apr 21 2005 6:05PM
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skirbrt88
Posts: 1090 - Karma: 23
id rather hike back up to get my pole than hike back up and get my arm




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Apr 21 2005 8:27PM
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Skipig25
Posts: 10729 - Karma: 256
I cut mine off so I can ditch my poles when I crash, so I don't land on them. havn't bent a pole in a while. Also don't have to be bothered putting on and off on the lifts

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Apr 21 2005 9:09PM
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SteezePatrol
Posts: 10281 - Karma: 36
I strap, I hate letting go of a pole and hiking back for it

~~~~~~~~*****~~~~~~~~~ If it aint Gorilla, it aint Steeze i'm not even trying to be mean...but, you look borderline retarded -freerider_klo
Apr 21 2005 10:44PM
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