does anyone know of any of any good websites for buying ski gear such as boots and poles?
I started out using Swix's pole "race". I've had 3 pairs of those that I broke when skiing so i figured i needed a stronger pole so I moved up to Swix's pole "cross" or CT4 but now I've broken 2 pairs of those. I'm getting tired of dishing out almost 100 bucks every time I need a new pair of poles so I'm thinking of spending a bit extra getting a pair of Swix's "star" poles. Hopefully those will stay in one piece.
Also I'm currently using a pair of Atomic combi boots but, they just aren't meeting my needs. so, I'm thinking of getting a pair of skates and a pair of classics. I would like so decent boots but nothing like the salomon s-lab's or anything like that. I would prefer to stick with Salomon because I've tried several different brands and salomon's always had the best feel to them. I would like to pay no more than 300 on the poles and no more than 350 on each pair of boots. Thanks for any help you can give.
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Posted 10 months ago #
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gearwest, akers, boulder nordic all have good websites. If you have a model number in mind you can just google it, often a single pair of boots or skis might be discounted online to clear inventory. Reliable racing is also a good source, new moon is good too.
I am using the atomic classic boots and like them, along with the infinity poles. Infinity sells poles on ebay
Posted 10 months ago # -
"I'm getting tired of dishing out almost 100 bucks every time I need a new pair of poles so I'm thinking of spending a bit extra getting a pair of Swix's "star" poles."
I hesitate to say this, but if you've broken 5 pairs of poles in recent history, I can honestly say that it isn't the equipment. Spending more money on poles doesn't get you any more durability, quite the opposite in most cases. I actually would recommend a pair of cheaper poles, or even some Swix AluLite's for the time being until you can get that breakage tendency under control.
That being said, a lot of websites have closeouts this time of year, so consider just doing some surfing and find the best deal on a pole that isn't too expensive to break. All the websites listed above are great places to start, plus pacosxc.com, marmotmountain.com, and more.
Posted 10 months ago # -
well i've only broken the shaft 2 twice in the last 5 months the other 3 were the grips that broke. so maybe another question i should ask is "do the grips get stronger as well as the shaft?"
Posted 10 months ago # -
Grips you can take off...and replace for a lot less than $100.
Posted 9 months ago #
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