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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

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K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's Customer Reviews

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K2 Automatic Ski Poles - Men's

3.0

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2012

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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.

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