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How Long Are you poles

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trama1260
Posts: 941 - Karma: 10
mine are 165cm's is this too long
Nov 13 2005 3:14AM
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Kev-Hal
Posts: 1297 - Karma: 91
ha
Nov 13 2005 3:16AM
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freezed
Posts: 12973 - Karma: 500
no
Nov 13 2005 3:23AM
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freestyle_kyle
Posts: 2620 - Karma: 164
dude are u fuckin eight feet talll?
Nov 13 2005 3:31AM
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trama1260
Posts: 941 - Karma: 10
i am five foot one inch it just seems my poles are always above my head should I cut them?
Nov 13 2005 3:35AM
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Tze.C
Posts: 1596 - Karma: 86
mine are like 100-110cm
Nov 13 2005 3:35AM
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MarkusH
Posts: 849 - Karma: 10
115 cm
Nov 13 2005 6:12AM
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JoakimHayland
Posts: 1053 - Karma: 43
around 110cm i think
Nov 13 2005 6:36AM
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Thorvildsen
Posts: 1867 - Karma: 12
115
Nov 13 2005 6:44AM
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MarkusH
Posts: 849 - Karma: 10
dude are you serious with your 165cm poles?
Nov 13 2005 6:49AM
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ridethemountain
Posts: 70 - Karma: 13
mine are 125
Nov 13 2005 7:30AM
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Aasert
Posts: 1583 - Karma: 9
mine are 120 i think
Nov 13 2005 7:34AM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
44 inches, so whatever that is in cm, like 115
Nov 13 2005 8:40AM
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zepscratch
Posts: 3517 - Karma: 36
nah dude, the longer the poles the steezier you are
Nov 13 2005 8:43AM
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feihlination
Posts: 8356 - Karma: 1,084
i am not sure if he is serious, but poles should reach your hands when your elbow is 90° arched. but add a little length because normally you dont wear boots and skis when youre buying (or cutting in your case) poles.
Nov 13 2005 9:04AM
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crooks
Posts: 14693 - Karma: 786
115
Nov 13 2005 9:57AM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149
haha i used little kid poles and im almost 6 feet...probably not good
Nov 13 2005 11:30AM
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skimeehan
Posts: 181 - Karma: 21
having fun with your cross country ski poles. i ski pipe with 175cm poles and im like 4'5". if i spin them fast it gets me more air.
Nov 13 2005 11:32AM
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bermbuster49
Posts: 7445 - Karma: 90
ahahahahahah that would be hilarious to see, and i loved how you asked, "should i cut them?". holy crap... but mine are up to my hands when my elbows are at 90 degrees. idk how tall that is.
Nov 13 2005 11:33AM
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SSBS
Posts: 785 - Karma: 10
those have to be the longest poles in america man... yeah cut them so that your elbow makes a 90 degree angle when you hold em
Nov 13 2005 11:37AM
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twix_182
Posts: 9248 - Karma: 27
mine are like 145
Nov 13 2005 12:10PM
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VTfreeskier
Posts: 554 - Karma: 11
mine are 90 something
Nov 13 2005 12:16PM
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smuggs
Posts: 6561 - Karma: 1,375
if have the smallest poles known to man.
Nov 13 2005 12:35PM
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garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
hahaha ur poles r as big as my skis
Nov 13 2005 1:08PM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
30 cm's
Nov 13 2005 1:13PM
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skitheslopes
Posts: 864 - Karma: 9
^straight up
Nov 13 2005 1:27PM
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Cheeseninja
Posts: 386 - Karma: 12
44in, could use 46in if I wanted.
Nov 13 2005 1:29PM
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D_Mezz
Posts: 1382 - Karma: 16
if u are holding your poles...just stading there wen ur arm comes down it should go straight down and to a 90 degree angle into ur for arm (at ur elbow)...then that should be perfect
Nov 13 2005 1:30PM
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nothanks
Posts: 13551 - Karma: 31
About 165cm....I'm just thinking of some cross country poles in a 155 I've held and made jokes about using them in the park. 165 is huge...that is if you're serious.
Nov 13 2005 1:31PM
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TAK
Posts: 5007 - Karma: 14
125 and 135 cm
Nov 13 2005 1:45PM
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Inthefridge
Posts: 207 - Karma: 15
Mine are just under 7 miles. Is that too small?
Nov 13 2005 1:50PM
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Schoening
Posts: 14332 - Karma: 1,268
HAHAHAHAHHA^ OH MAN!!! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Nov 13 2005 1:51PM
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winterkid33
Posts: 2267 - Karma: 52
ur icon is two lego men haveing butt sex. shut up.
Nov 13 2005 2:48PM
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twix_182
Posts: 9248 - Karma: 27
o mine are 45inches i think not 145cm. i got no clue how i messed that up
Nov 13 2005 2:50PM
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bret
Posts: 2848 - Karma: 839
actual poles? psh... i'm over that. i just hold some pole grips in my hands and that's it.
Nov 13 2005 2:51PM
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1-pippin
Posts: 1741 - Karma: -2
if you havent tried short poles you should its alot better, i use 42's all the time and i also have like 37's or something and when your just doing park stuff its alot easier to have short poles cause they arent getting in the way and shit. and then when your just skiing and you dont want to poleplant then you can still kinda let your arms hang and they dont drag.
Nov 13 2005 2:54PM
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duhamelski
Posts: 3842 - Karma: 192
ya, short poles are the way to go. i ride my poles really short, like 15 cm too short. and dont let ski shops cut your poles because for like $15 you can buy your own pole cutter and then cut them for free for life. but ride whatever you like
Nov 13 2005 3:00PM
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twix_182
Posts: 9248 - Karma: 27
i just used like a bar cutter to cut mine. its like a clamp with a razor on one side so then u rotate the clamp around and keep tightening it at the same time and eventually it cuts all the way around
Nov 13 2005 3:04PM
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St.Steezy
Posts: 4228 - Karma: 20
I have alot of poles ranging from 115 to 135. But my main ones are the 125 and 135.
Nov 13 2005 3:07PM
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mathers
Posts: 1865 - Karma: 490
mine got to leik bellow my waist, but i ride mismatched poles sometimes so it varies...then i break them and forget how high they were so then it changes too....but ghetto short is the way to go
Nov 13 2005 3:07PM
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skirodeo7
Posts: 182 - Karma: 11
44 inches. I'm 6'4". I like short poles
Nov 13 2005 5:37PM
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BioEnhanced
Posts: 552 - Karma: 11
Hold your pole under the basket (upside down) and put them on the ground. Your elbow should be at a 90 degree angle. If you race you want longer poles, but i would rather go shorter than longer for freeride.
Nov 13 2005 7:46PM
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