Huh?that's what you get for buying the cheap stuff.
Huh?that's what you get for buying the cheap stuff.
Huh?
It makes more sense if you read it in his voiceHuh?
Texan virtue signaling.Why would you want to?
I did a search and the Swix poles like mine were available for around $40. The LEKI Trigger 3D poles ranged from a low of just over $90 to around $160. I didn't check about the cost of the special gloves or the hardware needed to add to existing gloves to use the LEKI system. This thread looks like an add for LEKI 3D poles, so I thought I would offer another view. Sorry if it ruffled feathers.I don't know that this implication about "affordability" is accurate. There are several models in a variety of price points.
Not that I think I can sway you but don't want there to be an automatic assumption that they are all pricy.
Not ruffled at all.I did a search and the Swix poles like mine were available for around $40. The LEKI Trigger 3D poles ranged from a low of just over $90 to around $160. I didn't check about the cost of the special gloves or the hardware needed to add to existing gloves to use the LEKI system. This thread looks like an add for LEKI 3D poles, so I thought I would offer another view. Sorry if it ruffled feathers.
Have you had a chance to check out the Trigger 3D yet? I've played with a set but haven't skied with them yet.I have been using Trigger S for many years. I have SG/DH, Slaloms and GS versions as well as Spitfire 6.5's with large baskets for Pow & Off-piste in general. Been using The LEKI World Cup Racing Titanium S Gloves as well. Also have some spring gloves with the loop. I prefer not using the over the glove straps. The WC Race Glove are incredible quality, extremely durable and the warmest gloves I have owned. I have a 2nd pair I found for $99. The SG/Dh are actually my favorite. They are directional, as they are slightly bent inward below the grip and also wrap around you when tucking The inward bend of the grips force your hands together when in a tuck. There is something I like about the angle when planting or pole touching when not tucking also.
The WC Race Glove is nothing like Hestra's, which I have found to not be at all warm and highly over rated.
The Scott swordgrip was reintroduced a few years back with limited distribution.I'm pretty sure they're great if you want to commit to a system and have the budget for what is actually probably the most peripheral of ski hardgoods. Elsewhere can we not petition for a reintroduction of Scott swordgrips?
Otherwise having snapped carbon and composite poles I'm rather inclined to metal in my poles. Only failure there not due to abuse/ user error I've ever had was in a BD Traverse where the tip snapped off. This goes for hiking poles as well as skiing.
I'll let you try my mittens next time we ski together.I've been skiing with Trigger S for several years now. I can't stand straps anymore--so annoying. If and when I need new poles, I'll absolutely get another pair of LEKI.
I do have an older pair of LEKI mittens and despite appearing that they will be warm, they are anything but. The hook for the strap also feels awkward where it sits at the base of my thumb. I'm guessing the newer gloves and mittens are better. That being said, I prefer the straps that come with the poles with my Free The Powder mittens. (Or any mittens or gloves.) I wear very light gloves on warm spring days and it's nice to be able to just move the straps to whatever glove or mitten I need for the day.
I prefer a traditional style strap and grip. I enjoy them on groomers, but when I get into bumps and trees, I don't like how "fixed" they are in your hand. In bumps, I often drop my hand a bit lower on my pole to make it feel a little shorter. I can't do that with the LEKI Trigger.
I saw these earlier in this thread...where did you find them? I don't see them on the LEKI website?You can. With the straps they sell separately that convert the S Trigger to traditional pole. Best of both worlds really.