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Bent Poles

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heinway
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
I keep bending my poles, does anyone have any suggestions on bending them back/how to prevent bending them. I bent two pairs in the park. I was using Scott team issue s4 aluminum.

Thanks
Mar 3 2010 4:14AM
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Beach
Posts: 237 - Karma: 26
Short poles are harder to bend... CUT THEM > On rails and in the air they are just balance sticks
Mar 3 2010 7:41AM
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Pmoore
Posts: 1802 - Karma: 1,246
this. It also makes it more difficult to jab yourself in the ribs when you fall and such. Shorter poles are better.
Mar 3 2010 9:43AM
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c.hale
Posts: 636 - Karma: 50

carbon fiber poles can be pretty dope

Mar 3 2010 10:00AM
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Malcolm
Posts: 15951 - Karma: 9,451
if you bend one at the hill, make sure you wait till you get home to heat it up so it bends more easily. or go to the lodge and ask if they can roast it over the grill a little
Mar 3 2010 10:01AM
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onenerdykid
Posts: 6674 - Karma: 10,977
hahaha for some reason, that really made laugh
Mar 3 2010 11:53AM
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danielmasi10
Posts: 44 - Karma: 12
my poles are mangled i usually use the chair and bend it back or my quads hahaha
Mar 3 2010 12:17PM
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b-kul
Posts: 4350 - Karma: 1,111
some good carbon poles. never bend, only flex.
Mar 3 2010 12:40PM
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chardi
Posts: 5040 - Karma: 59
if your gonna bend them back heat them up first so they don't break
Mar 3 2010 3:27PM
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EVAN_SKIS
Posts: 318 - Karma: 37

CUT THEM DOWN

or to bend them back when you get home just bend them over a fire or blow torch

but even better CUT THEM DOWN

Mar 3 2010 4:23PM
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ike.
Posts: 2292 - Karma: 93
ya dood, short poles are full of win
Mar 3 2010 4:25PM
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minibus4
Posts: 517 - Karma: 13
Haha they snap so easily if they are carbon fiber. Just get cheap poles its well worth it.
Mar 7 2010 12:47AM
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Kangbang
Posts: 14211 - Karma: 423
use the arm rest on the lift if you are sitting on the end and bend them back like that. or your knee
Mar 7 2010 2:52AM
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B.Pol
Posts: 1750 - Karma: 59
Works everytime.
Mar 7 2010 12:35PM
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deedler
Posts: 228 - Karma: 12
k2 V6 or V8 they are flex
Mar 7 2010 12:37PM
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mtaylor
Posts: 152 - Karma: 10
this works
otherwise they could snap
Mar 7 2010 2:03PM
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