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Easiest way to get the handles of ski poles :)

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frankenstien
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What is the easiest way to get some handles off ski poles so i may shorten them
Jul 1 2006 10:08PM
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uni-corn
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grow some balls and pull
Jul 1 2006 10:08PM
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uni-corn
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but really, just pull
Jul 1 2006 10:09PM
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invader7
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pull
Jul 1 2006 10:12PM
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Powforbreakfast.
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put some hot sauce / ball juice on it
Jul 1 2006 10:20PM
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frankenstien
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do i need to take the straps off???
Jul 1 2006 10:29PM
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jon_malle
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lock the grip in a vice, then wiggle turn and pull pole out little by little. Its just like uncomfortable sex really.
vice grip = easy process, otherwise play tug of war with a friend
Jul 1 2006 10:30PM
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frankenstien
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how do you get the straps off
Jul 1 2006 10:57PM
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uni-corn
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unscrew the screw in top
Jul 1 2006 10:59PM
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clint
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that was funny.

but really, heat it up and then it should slip right off.
Jul 1 2006 11:04PM
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r.w
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or the person with the end of the pole would end up getting DEAD
Jul 1 2006 11:43PM
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Joemuench
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boil it so its real soft and yank
Jul 2 2006 4:48PM
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madtownfreestyle
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yea if theres a screw make sure to take it out...or ur wasting ur time pulling
Jul 3 2006 12:24AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Ahaha, I love it.
Jul 3 2006 12:39AM
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Myfirstname.
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either use a vice, or try to pull your snowboarder friend up a hill. thats how I got mine off. too bad I wanted it to stay on
Jul 3 2006 12:45AM
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ski_cartel
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yea that is a nasty side effect of that
Jul 3 2006 2:59AM
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cjgncjgn
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boil it pull it off boom your done
Jul 3 2006 3:03AM
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johanblaze
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heat up the grip with a heatgun. hold it on long enough it'll heat all the way through the rubber, but don't hold it close so it melts.

wrap a towel around the shaft of the pole, and put it in the vice loosely. put your foot up on the table and pull. it'll pop right off and you can use a pipe cutter to cut it. when you put the grip back on it'll stay after it cools.

K2's are another story.
Jul 3 2006 3:24AM
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Wojin
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im assumeing you are trying to save some money cause they sell poles in shorter sizes.

if you have access to an air compressor, take like a basketball needle and nossle and stick it under the grip and blow air in. grip will huvor right off. its how i get old bike grips off
Jul 3 2006 3:36AM
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Wojin
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takes no strength whatsoever
Jul 3 2006 3:37AM
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LC.
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Heat it up. End of story.
Jul 3 2006 3:55AM
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whattheshit
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hair dryer?


a vice?


a tree that is in the shape of a v, wedge the pole between the v and pull?
Jul 3 2006 4:52AM
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Mossko
Posts: 195 - Karma: 10
Ok get a big arse shifter and adjust it to the size of the shaft, hold higher the shaft up and smack the grip off. I'd draw u a pic but ... u'll figure it out.
Jul 3 2006 7:38AM
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617jibber
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no
Jul 7 2006 8:17PM
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Love_Wins.
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Just soak it in hot water, I wouldn't go boiling hot, but pretty hot anyway, for about 5-10 minutes, make sure any screws you need to take are out, and pull...not too complicated.
Jul 7 2006 9:02PM
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weenox
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hahahaha, elgato is hands down the funniest person in this site
Jul 7 2006 9:34PM
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