Trekking Poles

Mulder

Mulder

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Anyone here know where I might be able to find a pair of one piece titanium trekking poles???
Debating between titanium and carbon fiber.
Anyone have good or bad things to say about either???

Thanks,
dave
 
Mulder said:
Anyone here know where I might be able to find a pair of one piece titanium trekking poles???
Debating between titanium and carbon fiber.
Anyone have good or bad things to say about either???

Thanks,
dave
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I've only used the collapsible Leki poles but if you want a solid one piece my guess is to search for cross country ski poles or Nordic ski poles.
 
Ramm9 said:
I've only used the collapsible Leki poles but if you want a solid one piece my guess is to search for cross country ski poles or Nordic ski poles.
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You don't need to do that to find one-piece poles. I think most companies that make trekking poles make one-piece versions. They seem to be more popular with the ultra-light crowd, although with the drawback that you need to know what length you need before ordering.

I've only used carbon fiber, and adjustable ones at that, but they I wonder if the carbon fiber ones migh not have a bit more give to them, to help in absorbing shocks?
 
I see quite a few folks using these around the local Forest Park walking/cycling/skating route.
Seemed like a good idea to me; years ago I read Schwartz's "heavyhands" stuff and he made a lot of sense. Adding the upper-body muscles to aerobic activity results in a great cardio workout that feels somewhat easier than using the legs alone.
 
I'm not aware of anyone that makes one-piece Ti ones, though they may exist. The lightest poles I know of are adjustable CF ones made by Titanium Goat and they don't even come with a crazy price.
 
BlackHills said:
I'm not aware of anyone that makes one-piece Ti ones, though they may exist. The lightest poles I know of are adjustable CF ones made by Titanium Goat and they don't even come with a crazy price.
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Wow, those are crazy light! 3.2 oz each is insane. I have a pair of Leki titanium alloys and a pair of REI carbon fiber, and neither is even close to that weight. I wonder how comfortable those hand grips are though, especially since it looks like they do not have straps.
 
storl said:
Wow, those are crazy light! 3.2 oz each is insane. I have a pair of Leki titanium alloys and a pair of REI carbon fiber, and neither is even close to that weight. I wonder how comfortable those hand grips are though, especially since it looks like they do not have straps.
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They look fairly comfortable to me, but who knows for sure? There are optional straps further down on the page, $12 and 0.5 oz for the pair.
 
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