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Poles for a skier

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theres_ghosts
Posts: 875 - Karma: 13

whats are the best poles for skiing everything

Nov 21 2007 12:27AM
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skinnylove
Posts: 6807 - Karma: 167
I love my Armada poles. They are strong so they don't really bend, lightweight, and they have quick snap interchangeable baskets and come with a pair of park baskets and a pair of pow baskets. They also have the sickest and most comfortable grips ever made for ski poles.
Nov 21 2007 12:59AM
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Jared.
Posts: 1465 - Karma: 59
agreed
Nov 21 2007 1:08AM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
sorry but i disagree, as long as their the right length, not to heavy, has proper baskets and decent handles its good for me
Nov 21 2007 1:24AM
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TechnoPotamus
Posts: 11626 - Karma: 3,522
i think the GOOD composite poles are great.  i've never managed to break them/dent them/bend them ever
Nov 21 2007 1:33AM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
get some nice big ol baskets and make sure the poles fit, thats a great pole..
Nov 21 2007 1:43AM
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Skipig25
Posts: 10729 - Karma: 256
same, that's what I use
Nov 21 2007 2:19AM
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bigair_clockboy
Posts: 1878 - Karma: 54
defenitely steel rental poles..with nice grips!
it gets the job done, with little or no cost
Nov 21 2007 2:46AM
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japanada
Posts: 13785 - Karma: 1,956
i was gonna get some from my shop, but after seeing how easily they bent after ONE day of use from my buddy, ill get me some 6-speeds, or scotts.
Nov 21 2007 10:02AM
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skiP.E.I.
Posts: 7846 - Karma: 22,202
Joystick poles!
Nov 21 2007 10:19AM
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JaySkier107
Posts: 288 - Karma: 29
Best poles ever are the Scott Team Issue Series 4 Ski Poles.

http://www.backcountry.com/store/SCO0069/c1/s1/Scott-Team-Issue-Series-4-Ski-Poles.html 
Nov 21 2007 10:27AM
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steezerampage
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 214
fo sho
Nov 21 2007 11:20AM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61
played!!!





i have been and always will be down wit jackin some rentals and repaintin em...
Nov 21 2007 11:22AM
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steezerampage
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 214
Joystick aint played, fool
Nov 21 2007 11:26AM
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dollabillz
Posts: 215 - Karma: 10
Poles are poles.

Just go ski.
Nov 21 2007 11:47AM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
Posts: 2357 - Karma: 61
well, maybe not quite yet...

but theyr well on their way!!!
Nov 21 2007 4:14PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
Most poles are the same. Most Joysticks are the same as any pole. Composites are sick K2's and SWIX make good poles
Nov 21 2007 5:00PM
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skierkid_92
Posts: 228 - Karma: 11
dont spend a fortune on poles....they just bend.or break
Nov 21 2007 5:18PM
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MrLevel
Posts: 408 - Karma: 10
Just got a pair of Scott P4 poles, which are fat poles, which seems strong to me, haven't used them yet though
Nov 21 2007 5:22PM
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Avifarer
Posts: 5926 - Karma: 598
i've got some of the poles my local shop makes.
no problems as of yet
Nov 21 2007 5:46PM
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lyndon
Posts: 7266 - Karma: 128
The Scott Axis poles are awesome, same as the the generic 30$ Scotts from Sportchek.
Nov 21 2007 6:20PM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
i got some leki kids poles from backcountry.com for 8 bucks. kinda bendy feeling.. but 8 bucks. or 9 maybe.
Nov 21 2007 6:23PM
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djty111
Posts: 1103 - Karma: 93
get a pair of scott PR alu poles they are strong and light...
Nov 21 2007 6:24PM
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eastchris
Posts: 674 - Karma: 16
some random atomic bargain bin poles for like 10 bucks. Just picked the ones with the nicest grips. Spray painted them black and white but may redo that this year with some neonness
Nov 21 2007 7:03PM
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paulbunyan
Posts: 3110 - Karma: 90
ill sell you some googe poles if you want...you just pay shipping
Nov 21 2007 9:07PM
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G.R.E.G.
Posts: 903 - Karma: 65
scott makes some super nice poles... ive had 2 pairs over the past 3 years and only got the second pair cuz all the paint was gone off the first pair... super strong poles for me
Nov 21 2007 9:51PM
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skiRay
Posts: 7558 - Karma: 926
i have had good experiences with scotts and K2s. armadas look dope but i dont know that much about them. and i currently have a pair of atomic metron poles that lave lasted me longer thatn any other pair... theyre dope
Nov 21 2007 10:00PM
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canterbury
Posts: 2382 - Karma: 55
you dont know what your talking about
Nov 21 2007 10:00PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
i just make my own, seriously why pay money for something that youre just gonna break?
Nov 21 2007 10:26PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
why would you spend the time to make poles when you can get a decent set for less that $10
Nov 21 2007 10:38PM
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sam_vicious
Posts: 145 - Karma: 10
i just get a pair of rental poles then paint them...
Nov 21 2007 10:40PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
cuz it takes me 20 minutes and $0 to make a pair, plus no one else has a pair like them, unlike every other kid on the hill who has joysticks.
Nov 21 2007 10:43PM
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paulbunyan
Posts: 3110 - Karma: 90
pics or it didnt happen haha
Nov 21 2007 10:58PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
i'll put them up in five minutes when my camera finishes charging...
Nov 21 2007 11:02PM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
theres some simple ones i made, 38 inchers...

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Nov 21 2007 11:09PM
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paulbunyan
Posts: 3110 - Karma: 90
damn they look like normal poles i was expecting like wierd lookin things
Nov 21 2007 11:10PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
how do you make them?
Nov 22 2007 2:37AM
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Poomba
Posts: 329 - Karma: 10
makingpoles is bad ass. how do you do it.
Nov 22 2007 2:46AM
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ChronicLines
Posts: 951 - Karma: 61
best pair of poles i ever had were these rental poles that you could bend all over the place and then they would go back to straight...
Nov 22 2007 2:52AM
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hardey
Posts: 147 - Karma: 15

for park get a composite pole like the k2 silencer pole - i have it for two years now and i am really happy with it, really hard to destroy it

Nov 22 2007 8:19AM
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paulbunyan
Posts: 3110 - Karma: 90
or dont spend that much money and ill ship you a pair of poles as long as you pay shipping that are pretty much the same thing
Nov 22 2007 10:32AM
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chazz.
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 23
i just get  poles from friends that dont want them, or the garbage for that matter, or any where i can get the shaft. i cut dont the shaft with a hacksaw first to waht length i want,  then i sand them down to bare metal and mask them off with painters tape or pinstriping tape, then just go at them with spray paint to get whatever look i want. after that i put whatever type of grip on that suits my fancy, same with the baskets, and then whatever kind of straps, and WA-LA! a pair of custom poles. in case your wondering i have lots of spare parts laying around.....
Nov 22 2007 11:08AM
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