Leki  Rubber Walking Tips - Pair

$14.95

These sturdy rubber guards cover carbide tips while walking on asphalt or other hard surfaces.

Color: Black
Size: One Size
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Features

  • Prolongs the life of your pole tips, while protecting the walking surface from wear and tear
  • Remove rubber tip to expose carbide tip if walking on gravel or icy surfaces
  • Replacement rubber tips for Leki trekking poles

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Technical Specs

Best Use

Hiking

Reviews
163 reviews with an average rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars

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81 out of 85 (95%) reviewers recommend this product

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Most Helpful Favorable Review

5 reviews with an average rating of 5.0 out of 5 stars
superior walking tip
WLS
15 years ago
it's a walking tip so not much to say. The new model does not match the picture but it seems to have a superior design with deeper groves and better rubber. It has a metal washer to help prevent the carbide from poking through. It sticks on well and is bit expensive but I think it's worth it. It's not as agressive a design as their Nordic walking tip and not as expensive so I would say it is a good choice for all around summer hiking where the carbide is not needed and can actually mark up the trail excessively. Kind of the same reason steel studs were outlawed on tires in the summer. Respect the trail and don't scar up the rocks and wood!
WLS
Oshkosh Wi
34 people found this review helpful

Most Helpful Critical Review

5 reviews with an average rating of 1.0 out of 5 stars
Wore out in 5 weeks.
LBKL
6 years ago
My husband bought these with his new Leki poles and neither of us noticed they no longer come with an inner metal fitting/washer to keep the tip from wearing through. Our old pairs actually had convertible tips which eliminated the whole issue of tip wear-through. Who in the world would cheapen them in that way? He uses his poles in the house and outside due to a gait impairment and we were surprised to find one had worn through in just 5 weeks. He's a tall man but not a heavy one and he doesn't lean on his poles, just uses them to maintain a normal walking gait. With hardwood and tile floors to care for at home and consideration for the floors of others and of businesses this was not a fun discovery, as it meant he had to put one pole away until we had time to go to our local REI store. It was disappointing to learn his only option there was to buy another identical pair, which are no doubt destined to wear out in another 5 weeks. Is there even any point in trying to hike with them this summer? Major disappointment when a good product gets cheapened.
LBKL
Eugene, Oregon
27 people found this review helpful

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WLS
Oshkosh Wi
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

superior walking tip

15 years ago

it's a walking tip so not much to say. The new model does not match the picture but it seems to have a superior design with deeper groves and better rubber. It has a metal washer to help prevent the carbide from poking through. It sticks on well and is bit expensive but I think it's worth it. It's not as agressive a design as their Nordic walking tip and not as expensive so I would say it is a good choice for all around summer hiking where the carbide is not needed and can actually mark up the trail excessively. Kind of the same reason steel studs were outlawed on tires in the summer. Respect the trail and don't scar up the rocks and wood!

Yes , I recommend this product
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greylyn1
Charlotte NC
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Distinctive feature lifts these above others

5 years ago

As humble as the tips we place on trekking poles may seem, the inner metal ring, not visible from pictures which prevents repeated poking of the metal tip into the hard rubber gives these trekking pole tips clear superiority for best longevity of use. Just as in a marathon, your shoes are crucial, so the end of your trekking pole looking for years of contact with both wobbly rocks and asphalt in the rain. So after 2 total knee replacements in a year I am ready to resume hiking the woods and hills of the Blue Ridge and Great Smokies

Yes , I recommend this product
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Mach-1
Pittsburgh, PA
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Excellent fit

15 years ago

Tips were tested on "non-REI logo" Komperdell poles. Fit is excellent. They mount securely without any shifting or movement during use. The inside diameter of the channel that accepts the tip of the pole decreases at its terminus, corresponding to the diameter and shape of the carbide tip of the pole. The transition to the narrower section is strengthened my a metal washer. The symmetrically round shape to the head provides for a secure footing regardless of what angle the pole is to the surface. I have used these tips on pavement (only when necessary), gravel, and hard-packed and loose soil with positive results.

Yes , I recommend this product
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Chinook'14
Budd Lake, NJ
Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars

Great for what I purchased them for

9 years ago

I read an article somewhere that the popularity of trekking poles was beginning to take its toll on trails. Trekking poles without the rubber bottoms that is. The sharp ends were digging into the soil and scarring rocks. So I did my part to try and help minimize the damage by purchasing these. They pope right onto my Leki corklites no problem and stayed on through 15+ miles of rugged terrain. I noticed they did slip a bit more going up hill on loose gravelly soil, but after I noticed this I was just a little more careful about where I placed the tips and everything was fine. No slippage on open rock slabs either. I would recommend this product.

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jabowlus
Greenville South Carolina
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Works well on my new Leki Poles

8 years ago

Purchased these because the salesman in REI told me that the standard tip (looks like a small 5mm diameter piece of steel protruding out the end of the pole bottom) will quickly wear away or degrade if walking on rock. So I don't know if he was correct or trying to increase the sale price but $Fourteen dollars was cheap insurance on the $one hundred thirty nine dollar poles. So I promptly went out and hiked 45 miles with these tips on my poles. They worked just fine and I am glad that I took the extra insurance. So go ahead and buy the tips with your new poles!

Yes , I recommend this product
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tailslide
Orangevale, CA
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Excellent alternative

14 years ago

Most of my trail hiking is Sierra granite. Carbide tips are noisy, slip on rocks, and generally not very satisfactory. These tips have metal inserts to prevent the carbide pole tips from punching through, and are made from a very durable hard rubber material. Now I use them all the time, even on dirt trails. I haven't used them for a full season yet, but so far they show almost no wear. Highly recommended.

Yes , I recommend this product
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LBKL
Eugene, Oregon
Rated 1.0 out of 5 stars

Wore out in 5 weeks.

6 years ago

My husband bought these with his new Leki poles and neither of us noticed they no longer come with an inner metal fitting/washer to keep the tip from wearing through. Our old pairs actually had convertible tips which eliminated the whole issue of tip wear-through. Who in the world would cheapen them in that way? He uses his poles in the house and outside due to a gait impairment and we were surprised to find one had worn through in just 5 weeks. He's a tall man but not a heavy one and he doesn't lean on his poles, just uses them to maintain a normal walking gait. With hardwood and tile floors to care for at home and consideration for the floors of others and of businesses this was not a fun discovery, as it meant he had to put one pole away until we had time to go to our local REI store. It was disappointing to learn his only option there was to buy another identical pair, which are no doubt destined to wear out in another 5 weeks. Is there even any point in trying to hike with them this summer? Major disappointment when a good product gets cheapened.

No, I do not recommend this product
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Bill G
Northern California
Rated 3.0 out of 5 stars

Good but not better than the REI equivalent

2 years ago

Very good product but more expensive than the REI equivalent. I bought a pair of Lexi tips for my poles and a pair of REI tips for my wife’s. The two products do the same thing and look very similar. If you look inside the tips of the two products , you will see they have a different method of managing the steel tip of the walking pole, but I don’t know if one method is better. My opinion is there is no reason to buy this product if the REI product is available.

Age:65–74
Weight:175–200 lbs.
Height:6'2"
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Anonymous
Georgia Mountains
Rated 1.0 out of 5 stars

Terrible and does not last long

4 years ago

I bought these to use with a walking stick and they are useless as they wear away and ruined my tip of my Komperdell stick

Age:45–54
Weight:200–225 lbs.
Height:5'10"
No, I do not recommend this product

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Ron C
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars

Bingo!

4 years ago

Bought one pair and ordering a second set. They have a metal insert (not shown or described in the REI ads) which fits over the hard tips and prevents the hard tips from breaking through.

Yes , I recommend this product

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Difficult to useVery easy to use
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