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K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men\'s

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    K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's

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    The K2 Automatic ski poles deliver performance on the ski slopes.

    • High-strength 6061 aircraft aluminum shaft offers excellent durability at a great price
    • New thermoplastic rubber grips fit securely in your hands
    • Small baskets work well in most snow conditions, especially hardpack
    • The K2 Automatic ski poles feature adjustable wrist straps

    Please note: K2 products can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.

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    K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's Specs
    Specification
    Description
    Best use
    Downhill skiing
    No
    Aluminum
    Standard
    16 ounces
    Men's
    Adjustable
    Shaft material
    Basket type
    Weight per pair
    Gender

    K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's Customer Reviews

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    K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's
     
    3.0

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    Jan

    16

    2012

    (0 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

     
    3.0

    Vibration damping

    By HunterGuy2

    from Kirkland, WA

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    Pros

    • Cheap
    • Ergonomic Grip
    • Stylish basket

    Cons

    • Poor Performance

    Best Uses

    • Alpine

    Comments about K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's:

    I bought this in a rush to replace a broken pole (Swix Techlite, also a cheapie pole). As a disclaimer, I got them a size too large so I can't comment on their overall performance, but I will make a couple observations.

    First, the grip is nice - it fits my hand nicely and has a soft feel to it. However, the thing that bugged me is that the shaft vibrates with a 'heavy' feeling (like a bass drum instead of a hi-hat) and the vibration tends to stick around for a while instead of immediately dampening out. This made my pole plants feel unreliable, and I didn't like it at all.

    My first thought was that it's because it's a long pole, but the old Swix poles were the same length (another interesting point - the old poles didn't feel too long though they were the same length), and I never noticed the feeling.

    I took the poles back to exchange down a size, and while I was there I did a comparison against the other $20-30 poles on the rack. It was hard to make a concrete conclusion, but it did seem that the Scott Decree and Rossignol (don't remember the model) poles vibrated with a higher pitch and dampened sooner than the K2. The difference was more pronounced when holding the poles by the straps and 'jangling' them up and down.

    In any case, I ended up trading down to the Scott poles, because even though the K2's are more expensive and I didn't get the price difference back, the vibration in the K2 was a deal breaker for me.

    Service and delivery comments:

    Bought in-store

    • Was this a gift?:
    • No

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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