Leki Fitness Walking Tips - Pair
Prep your Leki trekking poles for pavement and join the latest fitness craze to sweep Scandinavia and the United States.
- Started as a summer training program for cross-country skiers, Nordic power walking on pavement is a convenient and fun way to get a full-body workout
- Rubber walking tips provide traction on hard surfaces and allow an efficient pole push off, increasing your upper-body workout
- Tips are shaped for efficient pole plant and rollover; hardy, deep tread provides traction
- Rubber tip should face backward as you walk; remove rubber tip to expose carbide tip if walking on gravel or icy surfaces
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Genuine Leki Nordic walking replacement tips
I recently bought these replacement fitness "walking" tips for my Leki Nordic walking poles at REI for the first time after just finding out that I could even get them at my local store. I've been a little disappointed in the slightly poorer grip of these tips compared to the fitness "traction" tips that Leki makes and which came with my Spin Shark poles when I first bought them. You would think that the larger surface area of the walking tips might provide a little better traction than the smaller traction tips, but that doesn't appear to be the case. I think I'll go back to the traction tips when I'm again due for a new set of tips. But it's nice to know I can now quickly get replacement tips when I need them by ordering them online and picking them up at the store. Thanks REI!
Fourth pair, still walking
Best for urban/suburban walkers. Carbide tips leave scratches on sidewalks and pavement, and SOUND as if they are. These Nordic Walkers are designed to be dragged from behind you to mid-gait. It’s like cross country skiing. They are made by Leki, one of many good pole manufacturers. Leki has two modified “gloves,” which attach to the handles. The advantages are obvious after a few minutes. The handle of the walking sticks require NO grip. They are as easy as walking. Other manufacturers require that you hold onto your poles (or they will fall),which leads to fatigue after less than a mile!
Durable and absorb road shock
Installed these on my Leki poles and they work. Went out to test them and with roughly 50 miles of hiking on asphalt roadways I'm amazed these barely show any signs of wear. They claim to be durable and I'm convinced they will be after using them on the road and seeing almost no abrasion of the rubber. If you hike on hard surfaces, this tip may be just what you are looking for. These work great on asphalt and concrete, but you will get some slippage on gravel and dirt paths. These are great for hard surfaces, which is when you should use them.
How to rock the walk around the block
I have use walking poles for more than a decade, but recently began having some piriformis issues. The poles help me push through and work to strengthen those butt muscles atrophied from sitting diligently at a computer working. I find these treads work better for walking on road and sidewalk surfaces. I do have to orient them occasionally, but that is minor. I used them to walk during a trip to California. However, had to use a cane onboard planes because TSA is not comfortable with walking sticks. Understandable, I guess.
These tips are for Leki Walking Poles not Trekking
We have Leki TREKKING Poles. These walking tips are for Leki WALKING poles where the bottom section can be locked into place and will not twist. This is important because the orientation of these tips must be in the direction of travel. Our trekking poles are the folding types (which is great) but the bottom section can twist, so these tips will twist out of the proper orientation. If you get them make sure the bottom section locks into place.
Good Traction Accessory
These tips work great on hard surfaces wet or dry. I would not recommend them on ice or snow. I have read other reviews and people are concerned about these freely rotating on their poles. I am not concerned about the tips rotating because they grip well in all directions. They are made of soft rubber so they grip fairly well. The tips are secure once they are clicked on properly. Straight rubber tips would be good too, but have less surface area to grip.
A great aid if you are not steady on your feet
I have MS and use walking sticks with these tips all the time. Their grip is excellent compared to normal rubber tips. I strongly recommend these if you have trouble walking. Using walking sticks with these tips are far better than a cane.
Leki Tips Awesome and Tough
I use my Leki walking sticks and the Fitness Walking Tips as aids in walking. They get heavy daily use from morning to night. I bought this set of walking tips at the same time I wrote my complaint that the other set split. These are still going after some thirteen months. I added the 'cons' only as a warning that little pieces of gravel or rock can gather between the groves on the tips. The rocks act as ball bearing on hard surfaces and the stick can slip if the sticks are set down at an angle and pressure applied. I check the bottoms after every walk in gravel and rock. The groves spread open easily to get rid of the debris before stepping onto a hard surface. If a person sets the sticks down vertically, it is less of a problem. I can't praise the walking sticks and tips highly enough...they're lightweight, strong without bulk and the tips quickly come off to use the pole tips for stability in dirt, trails or lawn. Another thing, I often use the tips and sticks to mop spills on my floor...they do anything and go anywhere... I got my money's worth a long time ago.
Perfect for walking on the street or paved walkway
You are tempted to put the shoe on facing the way a shoe would be worn, but actually you should put it the opposite way-backwards. Sounds crazy but that is what the directions read and it works best.
Poorly designed
Great idea, poor execution. Tips were tested on "non-REI logo" Komperdell poles in both orientations (forward and backward). The problem: When the pole is inserted into the walking tip, it enters a void equal in size to the profile of the tip. This undefined open space allows the pole to shift inside the tip as pressure is applied. Even slight pressure makes the tip squirm around on the end of the pole. The solution: There should be a single, narrow channel to accept the tip of the pole, preventing any movement of the pole within the walking tip. The rubber compound provides sufficient flexibility on its own.