[at-l] some real questions...

[Cutter]

On 3/1/07, Kurt Cedergren <kcedergren at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Down the road you might consider a pair of Black Diamond Flick Lock poles.
> The adjust via a cam lock instead of the typical twist lock. They are bomb
> proof at the cost of a slight weight penalty. They cost about 1/2 the
> price
> of Leki's.
>
> Onestep
>

Black Diamond trekking poles are good, but I wouldn't call them bomb proof.
I have a pair of Terra CF trekking
poles<http://www.bdel.com/gear/terra_cf.php>.
About 6 weeks ago one snapped in half on a descent of Big Cataloochee Mtn.
in GSMNP. But I shipped them to BD, and in a just a week they were repaired
and returned.

I also don't find them too heavy because they're nicely balanced. The center
section is carbon fiber, which absorbs some of the shock without the need
for a spring-loaded mechanism.

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