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Poles

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KellyK
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 715
lookin to buy new poles

just speaking overall look, what are the best lookin poles out there right now?
Jan 29 2008 4:58PM
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upthebrackette
Posts: 162 - Karma: 12
i just got some straight up bamboo poles i found in my uncles basement. they're awesome.
Jan 29 2008 5:05PM
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JGP.
Posts: 2785 - Karma: 474
What makes your bamboo poles awesome?  That they are heavy and will snap? 

To the thread creator, people don't usually sell used poles.  Just buy a pair from your local shop.  Go carbon fiber if you want it to last, but those are expensive.  Any aluminum pole will do.
Jan 29 2008 5:15PM
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B-Haag
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http://scottusa.com/us_en/category/20/diva_series          thats if you like good girps on your poles
Jan 29 2008 5:19PM
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no_steeze_in_NY
Posts: 225 - Karma: 13
i got lucky and found some armada poles at my ski shop, i like them a lot, really good grip, but ive never seen them in another shop, only on the internet. scott makes some good one though, try them
Jan 29 2008 5:29PM
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LC.
Posts: 5952 - Karma: 2,423
Carbon. Mine have lasted me 5 times longer than any metal pole, and counting. Plus you can paint them really easily.
Jan 29 2008 5:36PM
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iSkiAz
Posts: 404 - Karma: 37
just take some rental composite poles.. wont break and free
Jan 29 2008 5:39PM
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Dr_Feelgood
Posts: 1176 - Karma: 15

sickness. you better be riding those in the park.

Jan 29 2008 5:53PM
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sneaky
Posts: 349 - Karma: 10

pretty sure the part about them being bamboo was the awesome part. you have bamboo poles? mine are graphite/carbon. but bamboo would be cool just cuz

Jan 29 2008 7:21PM
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DeucesStreetwear
Posts: 931 - Karma: 24
i got some scott poles for like 1 dollar at a garage sale this summer and then bought armada grips and i like em.
Jan 29 2008 7:25PM
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upthebrackette
Posts: 162 - Karma: 12
The fact that no one else has them and that you can't buy them anymore make them awesome.  And they're actually very light and strong. Check into some things made out of bamboo you'd be surprised.
Jan 30 2008 12:13PM
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P.J.S.
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 11
My carbon poles have lasted me 8 years without a problem so far. I used to break a pole every season or so, no more aluminum poles for me.
Jan 30 2008 12:25PM
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skithedirt
Posts: 1759 - Karma: 382
i actually broke one of my carbon poles and one of my friends broke his carbon joystick pole so i guess its just the luck of the draw
Jan 30 2008 12:27PM
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P.J.S.
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No, it's buying shitty carbon poles that will do that.
Jan 30 2008 12:37PM
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skithedirt
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ur saying joystick is shitty?
Jan 30 2008 12:40PM
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P.J.S.
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 11
Yes, actually I am.
Jan 30 2008 12:41PM
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