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New poles- Any recommendations? Aluminum vs Composite?

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jerms731
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been rocking some k2 composites for a while but they're about to go. Any recommendations?

Anyone have any experience with Line Poles "grab tab"?

Been looking at last years Mr. Pollards Paint Brush or this years Whip. Thoughts?


Oct 7 2013 11:15AM
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NH_OPERATOR
Posts: 1070 - Karma: 2,883
All Aluminum poles are pretty much the same other than graphics and grips. They will bend and break much easier than your composite poles but generally cost half as much.
Oct 7 2013 11:36AM
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Turkelton
Posts: 2829 - Karma: 8,558
Panda Poles.
They are great poles, bamboo and real good looking, and they have got an awesome team
Oct 7 2013 11:42AM
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CaptainObvious.
Posts: 5712 - Karma: 20,638
Poles are the one piece of equipment that I'm completely indifferent on. They're metal sticks. I always use them, but could give two shits what they look like or are made of. As long as they're cheap, the correct size, and have appropriate baskets for the snow type. I honestly feel it makes shit for a difference when it comes to general consumers.
Oct 7 2013 12:42PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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I feel like for everything but park, you should be on composite. Its generally lighter, and pretty much immune to bending/breaking under almost all conditions. I have seen my composite poles bend like, 50 degrees, and bounce right back to perfectly straight. Park poles though? Whatevers cheap as your probably going to bend them in a few days at the park anyway.
Oct 7 2013 2:23PM
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.nasty
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scott team issue.
Oct 7 2013 2:23PM
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AngryGramps
Posts: 243 - Karma: 707
snipe a bamboo pole from the dumpster of your local hill, cut it in half, wrap some bike tubes around the top and sharpen the bottoms. they never break and start chair conversations. and theyre free
  
Oct 10 2013 12:01AM
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MEDSKI.
Posts: 561 - Karma: 640
Poles for me are disposable, whatever is cheap or free and the right size
Oct 10 2013 12:41AM
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ermz
Posts: 79 - Karma: 294
wot? I can pick these up from a bamboo forest in Japan for free.
Oct 10 2013 10:13AM
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SickStickz
Posts: 396 - Karma: 137
Aluminum!

Check out our new line!

http://sickstickz.com/skipoles/
Oct 10 2013 12:22PM
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BWalmer
Posts: 9141 - Karma: 12,883
Been rocking these for a few seasons now. Awesome poles, lightweight, durable, simple...everything a pole should be.
Oct 10 2013 12:43PM
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BOLDpoles
Posts: 4 - Karma: 30
Check out BOLD Poles if your looking for something different!

You can pick your shaft, basket, handle and strap in separate colors. We're a local pole company based out of Aspen, Colorado, we will assemble your poles and ship them out within a couple business days!

Get a special 20% discount just for Newschoolers by entering PROMO CODE: GOTPOLE

www.boldpoles.com
Oct 14 2013 2:12AM
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cannaguts666
Posts: 504 - Karma: 256
I can make it bigger!!!!!

Rental shop, free-$10.

They're just fucking sticks.
Oct 14 2013 2:14AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14489 - Karma: 10,641
Whenever I break a pole, I look in my garage. So many old poles from when I was younger, just cut a new one down so it's the same length as the remaining.
Oct 14 2013 9:41AM
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jstorrs
Posts: 53 - Karma: 233
Just go to the rental shop and lift yourself some rental poles.
Oct 14 2013 6:57PM
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MontanaMuggin
Posts: 444 - Karma: 1,642
Grab tabs are alright.. There nice the first few days when your palm is over them and you're pushing off, but the soften up really fast.
Oct 14 2013 9:12PM
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GeorgiaJibber
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Ive seen many people do this, they will usually either buy a pair of good poles that come with good grips(example:scott team issue), and after those break, they will use those grips on shitty rental poles from the ski hill, you can find some bents scoots with good grips, take the grips of and then put em on some fully functional rental/garage sale poles!
Oct 14 2013 11:03PM
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