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| geppo9. 01. 2009 13:10:39 |
Last time my Leki trekking pole (Makalu) broke. I broke the upper telescope section, the rest (tip and so on) stayed up in the mountains. Where can I get individual parts for these poles?
Regards
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| ms5015. 04. 2010 21:23:16 |
I'm about to buy new hiking poles, so I'm interested in your experiences. Deciding between Leki carbon and Leki aluminum. Which perform better.
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| gregcs116. 04. 2010 07:53:38 |
Tehnomat, model 80 for hiking, if skiing then model 61.
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| spetovar16. 04. 2010 16:09:01 |
I personally get the cheapest still usable poles. Means max 30 € for poles. Why? Because they don't last me more than one season. Slip on snow or rock, catch on pole, bent pole. Well maybe I'm clumsy, but if I gave 150 € for a pole I'd be really pissed 
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| Marky31. 05. 2010 12:50:16 |
Hello.. I'm total beginner re "hiking". This season want to hike some "mountain" trails (mainly Slovenian peaks).
Now which hiking poles do you recommend (price/quality ratio).
Thanks and best,
Marko
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| lynx31. 05. 2010 20:46:34 |
Recommend models with snap-lock or similar, harder to break than twist-tightening ones. Don't overdo price.
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| viharnik31. 05. 2010 21:07:00 |
Poles as poles, had various types/brands none perfect for use. Leki best grip for me, but old winter model not for snowy slopes as tip from snow basket down too short.
Kohla very good there, but less handle grip.
Other junk except Tehnomat average.
Tehnomat probably best price/use, but not tried by me. Not all that glitters is gold.
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| marchy31. 05. 2010 22:49:19 |
Marky, from my own experience I'd advise you like this. The point of poles is to relieve your knees, ankles and partly hips. That's why I buy poles in the 15-30 EUR range (preferably with antishock system) and change them about every two years. On hikes I don't baby them, I'm not afraid to leave them somewhere and lean on them with full weight, believe me, I have much fewer knee problems. If you get top-class poles, you'll overpay, won't want to leave them anywhere, and you'll be afraid to fully lean on them on tours (in case they break), so what have you achieved??? Think, will you do advertising for a brand in the mountains, or ease your way. Spetovar advises the same. Regards, marchy
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| nisa1. 06. 2010 08:09:17 |
I agree with marchy and spetovar. My poles don't last more than a season for me either, max two, regardless of brand. Why? Because I don't buy them for "bling", but to serve their purpose.
Best regards
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| lynx2. 06. 2010 00:26:08 |
I always use poles and not very carefully, but I only twisted one once in winter with a ski (on ascent!). All summer ones just bent over time so they couldn't be collapsed or extended/tightened anymore. With spring-loaded ones I feel it happens even sooner. All were from various no-name brands. They should definitely last at least two seasons, I don't know what some people do with them ...  
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| viharnik2. 06. 2010 06:56:12 |
I don't know what you do with the poles, mine last at least 5 years and more, if they don't break then I don't hike that little. The longest I had some poles bought still at Papi Sport, Lj., and that for 10 years. I only changed the handles then. At home I still have a flawless old Kohla and newer Leki for more than five years.
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| Manja2. 06. 2010 07:17:27 |
I bought mine for 50€. And I don't know why that would be makeup or anything. They serve their purpose and my intention is also that they will serve very long. I'm not afraid to fully lean on them because I trust them, whereas for those at 10€ I couldn't say that. Bottom line. If you change them so often, we all end up at the same price after so and so many years anyway. 
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| m're 12. 06. 2010 08:55:29 |
Complicating things around poles really isn't necessary. Unbreakable poles don't exist - except maybe cast iron ones.
Price/quality ratio - no general rule. But it's true that more expensive brands usually give more warranty, are a bit lighter, have better grip... etc. (the catch is that warranty doesn't cover breakage and theft, which is usually the reason for buying new ones  ) and availability of spare parts, which are expensive  .
Basically whatever you buy you won't go far wrong.
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| tol2. 06. 2010 10:40:12 |
One reason for breaking trekking poles is that some use them for easy hikes, others on harder tours. So you can't compare how long they last for someone. For example in winter I manage to twist quite a few poles, where you slip somewhere quickly and then catch yourself on the poles etc...
The other reason is that some of us are clumsy and manage to jam a trekking pole into the ground somewhere and then can't pull it out in time, step forward already done... and then it all snaps and breaks...
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| majdicst2. 06. 2010 11:55:43 |
I completely agree with what tol wrote. Impossible to compare someone who uses poles only in summer in mid-mountains and someone who goes on harder winter tours too. I used some poles for about seven years (for mid-mountain walking and easy winter tours), then wrote them off due to thread wear, as I had to extend and tighten them every 15-20 min of walking.
For trips to more distant places where you have to fly, I bought very light aluminum ones (no ad for manufacturer, bought at Hervis at significantly reduced price!), but I prefer not to use them in harder conditions, especially not in winter. They seem a bit too flexible to me.
But this year on descent from Porezen in deep snow I managed to break a pole that I thought couldn't be "shortened" so easily. When catching yourself you first use what's closest at hand and that's the pole. But excessive load any pole, regardless of purchase price, handles poorly.
In principle I agree with those who say it makes no sense to buy the most expensive, but at the same time I understand those who think more money gets more quality. If you don't use poles in extreme conditions and they don't get stolen, it's worth buying a bit better ones, as they usually last longer than cheap ones. If you overload them a lot, medium quality might be the best choice.
But everyone knows best what suits them - both in use and financially.
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| IgorZlodej2. 06. 2010 12:16:29 |
Let me add something too, since sometimes I go somewhere and poles accompany me on dry trails and snow in all seasons, about 150 or more days a year and that's for about 19 years. Had and still have all from Elan, Kohla, Black Diamond, Salewa, Maya Maya, Outdoor Expert with antishock system and I don't know what else. Two-piece, three-piece, with various handles and patents. Actually breakage happened only when a dog ran into it, funny right. Otherwise it's important to disassemble poles every now and then, clean and dry the joints and reassemble, and use appropriate baskets. Personally I'm always for large or at least medium baskets. Those prevent jamming between rocks and roots and thus breaking, and of course enable effective help in snow. I'll never understand those who in winter in soft snow wander around with poles without baskets, or with those tiny ones, because they actually don't help at all. For walking on hard snow and ski touring it's important that the basket is as large as possible and soft and adapts to terrain (slope of hard snow surface) that's important so that when poking the pole they don't slip. Otherwise after some time everyone finds out for themselves which and how expensive ones they need.
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| lynx2. 06. 2010 16:01:22 |
Oh and one more thing. If I were a tree, I'd ask you to buy poles with metal tips or to always have the cap on top.
I recommend the cap in any case to reduce clatter. Doesn't change grip on rock much, and harder to get stuck in some crack.
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| turbo2. 06. 2010 16:23:31 |
I've tried everything under the sun, from the top top ones with antishock system, to those from "cheap wholesalers". Leki, Kohla, Salewa, Tehnomat and quite a few "no name". All of them from first to last were useful and served their purpose all the way to the "end of product lifespan" . That was usually until I broke them . Right now for summer I've had a three-part Kohla with small basket for many years, for winter a two-part Tehnomat with large basket or just classic "one-piece" ski poles if I go ski touring. Pole lifespan with me is 3 to 4 years max, only Kohla surprisingly reached old age (but the shape is really more S than I). Like everything else poles are unfortunately just consumable material. Ashamed to admit it, but with me it's with poles that the more I crave them, the sooner they go to pieces. 
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| Marco-Slo2. 06. 2010 17:21:35 |
Hi. I have Leki for about 7 years and I use them mostly on very tough hikes and in winter. Descent to the valley is mostly almost running pace and poles are always a huge help and have saved me from slips several times and really serve their purpose. But once it happened to me that I came too fast from snow to mud and while preventing the slip the lower part of the pole bent. I nicely called the importer told him what I need and in a couple days I already got the bent pole part by mail.
Importer: http://www.matias2.si/Prodajniprogram/tabid/59/Default.aspx
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| geppo2. 06. 2010 17:50:29 |
I got the poles when I was 50 years old, before that I always walked without. I bought Leki (78 euros back then). I broke the right one and at the same time saved my life or knee.
Back then I opened this thread when I was looking for spare parts. Then I got two telescopes via internet sale (some company in Maribor - forgotten already) but completely something else (already by looks). Paid all together with shipping about 38 euros. Soon it turned out they're far behind the original and now already by looks (all twisted). But the left pole is still there, if not counting scratches like new.
So with fairly frequent use, these poles would have held up excellently for me after three years, if that accident hadn't happened to me then!
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