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Cutting Poles?

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guygabay
Posts: 37 - Karma: 10
I bought the K2 PE ski poles towards the end of last season and I haven't used em'yet.
My problem is that I bought them at 50" and at 5'10" they're a bit to long for me. I remember reading on here back when I bought them that this is fine and they can simply be cut... I just don't really remember how.

How would I go about cutting them to better fit my height? Seem the handles are on their pretty tight are they glued on or meant to come off... or what?

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks
Nov 17 2006 7:40AM
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jamesmccormick
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go to a shop
Nov 17 2006 7:49AM
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meggers
Posts: 2094 - Karma: 70
^^ yea any shop should be able to cut them donw for ya. do you know what size you need?? if not its wicked easy to figure out. and a shop shouldnt chagre you all that much for it.
Nov 17 2006 11:36AM
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Lickmy9
Posts: 366 - Karma: 26
Its easy all you need is a vice and a saw. Rip the grip off by yanking the pole through the vice, then saw to what vere length you want, then slam the grip back on and your done.
Nov 17 2006 12:40PM
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A@ron
Posts: 1320 - Karma: 86
use window cleaner and a pipe cutter the window cleaner lets the grips come off easy and the pipe cutter workes really good
Nov 17 2006 1:14PM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
any shop will do it for you but all you have to do is stick the grips in boiling water, pull them off, cut the pole, throw the grips back on, and you're golden.
Nov 17 2006 3:03PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
A shop should do them for free. However, If you have a metal saw, one that is supposed to cut metal, measure where you want them cut and go for it.
Nov 17 2006 3:11PM
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STACKS
Posts: 1938 - Karma: 42
yeah whatever these people say is true
Nov 17 2006 3:17PM
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SlickRick.
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thats why the armada pole system is so bomb. the handle just comes off when you turn flip this thing. mine have been cut twice already
Nov 17 2006 3:23PM
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BRMN
Posts: 439 - Karma: 14
same with my armada poles, didn't get it right the first time, so i went back and cut them again. fine tuning your gear is nice.
Nov 17 2006 4:09PM
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Mogsbury
Posts: 197 - Karma: 18
yeah thats what i did
Nov 17 2006 4:42PM
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HeathR
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just do it yourself its really easy. Before you take off the grips figure out how much shorted u want them. Then just rip off the grips and cut off however much u want. You dont even need a vice.
Nov 17 2006 5:18PM
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xnick11
Posts: 1866 - Karma: 171
I just cut down my old pair of composite goodie poles the other day with pipe cutters.It works good.
Nov 17 2006 5:40PM
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kozy
Posts: 872 - Karma: 10
or wd40
Nov 17 2006 5:42PM
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Swick825
Posts: 1798 - Karma: 11
just spary some paint thinner in there and the grip will come rite off. then cut it to size and put double sided tape on there and slide her back on.
Nov 17 2006 6:01PM
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wolf07
Posts: 306 - Karma: 37
yea it cost me like 5 dollars when i got it done
Nov 17 2006 6:20PM
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poofartpee
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this man says the truth
Nov 17 2006 6:30PM
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Edward.
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they might fit you if you have your boots on and wen youre on your skis because then youll be 2-3 inches taller, and if youre still growing then keep them how they are
Nov 17 2006 6:33PM
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C.J.
Posts: 5460 - Karma: 72
all you go to the shop guys are pussys. Get a hack saw, pull off the handle and cut a couple inches off. Its that easy, seriously takes no more then two minutes.
Nov 17 2006 7:56PM
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ktollefson_1080
Posts: 2061 - Karma: 183
usually they will for free
Nov 17 2006 8:00PM
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4frntmorrison
Posts: 660 - Karma: 10
to get your grip off you can also open a door in your house or whatever and put the pole handle side up closest to the part the has the hinges then pull down hard and fast and the grip will come off
Nov 17 2006 8:01PM
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K.C.Deane
Posts: 1730 - Karma: 315
ya, go and get a hack saw or get a pipe cutter. both work well, and unless your mentally retarded you can use either of them.
Nov 17 2006 9:12PM
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Colt45er
Posts: 1650 - Karma: 336
yo LEKI poles all the way.... they came out with the project 9's thier so sickkk! check it out www.leki.com
Nov 17 2006 9:55PM
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4frntSkier
Posts: 4008 - Karma: 143
its easy to cut
but the PE poles are like a fishing rod
intense carbon fiber composite shit
idk man
you should be just fine
Nov 17 2006 10:07PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
fuck taking them into a shop. there is no fun in that. take a pipe cutter...manual will do just fine...and take off the grips. measure about where u want to cut..and remember...MEASURE TWICE...CUT ONCE...than wrap masking tape around the bottom side(towards teh ground) so it doesnt scratch the crap out of the metal...but it doesnt really matter becasue your grip will be covering it. cut that shit.

then take a metal file...and file down the edges. show the grips back on...FINNITO!
Nov 17 2006 11:12PM
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