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Do u guy think i shud just buy sum cheap poles and paint them
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or get some salomon foil ones ??
plu si have never own a pair of poles does the strap come off when u remover the grip because i was think i could but soome bike grips on but i dno if tht a supid thing haha
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do whatever yo want. soak the grips in hot water to get them off
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Dude don't lie to the kid like that, it's 10000x better.
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Buy them cheap and paint them, no one looks at poles but you. It seems hard to scratch it off, but when you're skiing they will scratch off even with 2 or 3 coats, so don't spend too much time on them.
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thnx for propa info rather than the last 2 guys :)
i just dont want uncomfy grips
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just keep on going with out them.
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i did that and they snap so fast and the paint chip
just support the industry and get some joysticks
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its my first time buying poles i juts been using rentals
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keep using those, or get a cheap pair at a ski swap
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steel some from rentals then paint them
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yea either get some scotts cause they're always sick or steal some rentals
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yeah you know the bamboo poles they use at the resorts? well right now i am currently using one of those as a pole.. i broke it down to the right length
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Buy 2 or 3 pairs of super cheap poles from a ski swap and don't worry about breaking them.
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haha, is there a grip on them? Thats really ghetto.
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Clever. How is it holding up though? Did you reinforce it with anything? Those bamboo rods are that strong, especially for skiing. Unless you dont ski really steep and dont plant.
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you cant put bike grips on altough i wish you could, the pole diameter is too small.
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I saw a kid with those last year... it looked kinda' funny because they were so thick, but whatever.
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haha. hows that?
a couple of tele dudes at my mountain just use one really long bamboo pole. pretty sick!
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i saw a kid shove a stick down the end of his pole that was snapped in half, said it evened out quite well.
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my baskets are gone on both, so it's just a pole with no basket.. and they're so bent .. but they work fine
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i want some of them joysticks but i cant get hold of them in the uk :(
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i painted mine to look similar to joysticks. just take tape and roll it around the stick leaving about 1cm or so spaces between them. Then put strips of tape down vertically about 1cm apart as well. Then just spray with white paint, let it dry, and give it a few more coats and you're good to go.
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go to your mountain and get some from the lost and found. they usually end up throwing them away anyway so they'll give you a few pairs for free.
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I get cheap ones and paint them...but if u want them to look good get ready to put some good effort into them
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ha i dont have a mountain, i live in england
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get cheap poles, how much do the foil poles cost?
I go 4FRNT about $50 and rock, paint 'em if you want but they are cool
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dont put any money into poles, unless you ski powder and need the baskets.
park poles are just as good as sticks.
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why buy expencive ones in the first place i wouldnt buy any over 30
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i used to buy cheap ones, but honestly your better of just dropping 60 on a decent pair. nothing is worse than having to miss skiing cause your shit is breaking. id go with scotts, ive had mine for 2 years. whatever you do dont go armada, they are shit.
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Buy some joysticks. They made me a better person. They'll do the same for you.
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rent once and never return them
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go to your local shop and ask them to buy some old rental poles
then take em home and pop the grips off
then put on some bmx bike grips
then take a bench sander to your poles and sand all the paint off til its nice and shiny
then paint you up some sick custom graphics
you gotcha a sick pair now chief!!!
thats what i did to mine and hey look baller
i sprayed em wit 2 coats of lime green and put tape around em in little stripes then shot it wit 2 coats of black...
they look sick!!!
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or just steal them like you
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