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sarah, just read this thread for the first time. FWIW I agree with skimottaret on the Leki poles, which I got cheap in a sale in Filarinskis. They are indeed a pain. I found it quite hard to click the things on and off and now one is pretty well completely stuck. My OH can get it out, with a lot of effort and bare hands. I have resorted to just holding my poles - I don't use the straps unless I'm doing something specific which means that I need to be able to put a heap of weight on them. I use walking poles all the time, and always with closely adjusted straps - so it's not just that I'm anti straps.
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pam w, yes I am rethinking this! skimottaret was indeed correct as my son used his new Trigger poles for about three sessions indoors and they seemed fine, then last week he could not get the strap out at all, and he had help from a couple of the adults around. They had somehow frozen as when we came back inside after a few mins they freed up again. I don't know if he got snow in them or it was just the temperature, they seem to have had it quite a bit colder in the CFe recently. Whatever not a great design if it's going to get jammed in the cold. I don't know whether to keep them for holidays when you are not needing to detach them too often, but for indoors where they're on and off constantly then we are back to normal poles. Went into S&R to ask them about it, they acknowledged it as a known problem.
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sarah, i did tell you. ... get scott race poles end of... wink the lekis are good in that the straps will come out if they get stuck in a rock or something without ripping your arm off (i did test this inadvertly once) but on balance are a pain

ooohhh and i forgot about avi transceiver testing on sat, must resist must resist.....
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skimottaret, I still love the idea and even more when I found there are Leki gloves with the little hook on, still if they don't work they don't work Sad
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sarah, Lekis are a pain. Buy a pole with proper straps.
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rob@rar, I have perfectly good poles, I was seduced by the Leki idea Embarassed Just saved myself £70 or whatever they are!
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big week of internet shopping... Arcteryx uniforms, Inside Out Skiing Hoodies (which dont count as ski gear), skins, three piece touring poles, a box of teko socks and the most extravagant item a spare bca shovel and probe to leave in france as i cant be arsed to take it on planes anymore Toofy Grin

still waiting for stock of POC helmets to come in and will spank some cash on a new bone dome.
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Just got meself a lovely Sweet helmet. The only problem is there's nothing wrong with my current goggles, so have no reasonable excuse to get the new Smith I/O...
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Dainese world cup racing gloves!!
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does anyone know where I can get a pair of the leki 1 trigger straps ? I've had a look online but I'm not having much luck
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Dainese world cup racing gloves!!


i might be able to help you there Little Angel

Which ones?
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Hoping he's the patient type, eh?

Today is apparently thread necromancy day! Skullie
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Serriadh, DOH!

Hadn't spotted that Embarassed

What's going on?
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Mosha Marc, bought a T shirt in Niseko today which I didnt need and now lusting after some fat ass skis Whitedot Preachers or Head Rev 105's top of the list. Dont need either as wont be back to Japan for some time but hey in the spirit of old threads and everything...
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skimottaret, good work.

If you come back empty handed, then let me know - I've some 122's that would suit you sir wink
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Mosha Marc, thats tooooo fat even for me.... did get some Mountain Equipment Randonee gloves which I am totally loving
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Just bought some new ski pants and gloves to make sure all my kit coordinates for the Birthday Bash Toofy Grin wink
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gad wrote:
does anyone know where I can get a pair of the leki 1 trigger straps ? I've had a look online but I'm not having much luck


Found them Hopefully
http://www.lockwoods.com/skis-ski-equipment/ski-poles-spares-accessories/leki-trigger-1-spare-strap/prod_5354.html
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Arcteryx Atom SV hoody and some Dynafit leashes.... just when you thought you couldnt buy anything else ski related Toofy Grin
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My new two ski quiver arrived a couple of weeks ago. Gonna Quiver Killer them for the new Dyna Beast binding which will hopefully get here in time for Chile in August Toofy Grin
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Ooooohhhhh niiiiiice
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Deja Vu

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Mosha Marc, Ah but mine are different to yours NehNeh
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Arcteryx Atom SV hoody and some Dynafit leashes.... just when you thought you couldnt buy anything else ski related Toofy Grin


Did you spot a good deal on the Atom hoody?? Always fancied one but eye wateringly expensive for a hoody!

When is the test drive then Mark???
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kitenski, already tried 'em out Cool

Had a sneaky few days in Verbier with my eldest; great snow, and I loved them after the day it took to get used to them. If I demo'd them first I might not have bought them; all my other skis have been traditional camber etc. and ski very differently. Suprisingly grippy on piste too.


spyderjon, are they 196??
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Mosha Marc, I did warn you it would take a day or two to get used to them!! I felt like a complete beginner again on mine the first turns....
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Mosha Marc, Nope, they're 191's as well but they're the 191 Llasa Fats which are same the ski but a few mm wider all round making them 118mm underfoot v 112mm on the regular Llasa's. With loads of customers now on the Llasa's a guy need an edge wink

The 179's are the regular cambered 99mm underfoot Bro model but in a special order 45/45 carbon lay-up & with 220mm rockered tip. Would be outa my price league but one of them has a bit too much resin under the clear top sheet making it a bit dimpled so I got them as a blem. Unfortunately my crappy pic doesn't do 'em justice as the carbon under the clear top sheet is the dog's dagglies.
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spyderjon, you dealers get all the good stuff wink

kitenski, OK, I'll believe you next time now Laughing
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Couldn't resist any longer and plumped this week for NTN Freedom bindings (intended originally waiting until next season but reports were good enough to go now)

On the plus side the quiver is now truly complete - done, fin wink
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barry, did you get the new NTN jig? If not I make you a Freedom template if you need it?
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spyderjon, cheers mate I'm sorted, Rob at MS let me borrow his jig for an afternoon. Bish bash bosh (come to think of it I may not have enough QKs to cover the 3 pairs I prepped, will fire an order your way if I don't (11 holes per ski Shocked ))
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11 holes per ski, that's nothing Toofy Grin
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^ 2 of the 3 pairs have plenty of old holes too, one is now more QK than ski wink
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I need to get up the hill more often.
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pam w, sarah, I'm confused - I've used Leki trigger for years and never had an issue with them. If anything I'm getting slightly nervous becasue they seemed bit too easy to get in and out of, I thought that they might be wearing out but they still seem to be going strong. I switched back to some longer poles with straps last time out (off-piste) and was amazed at how annoyed I got at the straps. Back on the Leki's and I calmed down. Oncce I had an issue because some ice got wedged into the release mech after a spectacular crash but a swift bang on a local rock sorted it all out in about 10 seconds.
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Skis with ninjas on them - 190s so should charge pretty hard, my 184 Mantras had a bit of a speed limit in the chop chop and pow Smile

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pam w, sarah, I'm confused - I've used Leki trigger for years and never had an issue with them. If anything I'm getting slightly nervous becasue they seemed bit too easy to get in and out of, I thought that they might be wearing out but they still seem to be going strong. I switched back to some longer poles with straps last time out (off-piste) and was amazed at how annoyed I got at the straps. Back on the Leki's and I calmed down. Oncce I had an issue because some ice got wedged into the release mech after a spectacular crash but a swift bang on a local rock sorted it all out in about 10 seconds.


I had forgotten about this thread, it's three years old! Well my son seemed to get used to the Triggers in the end and we had no further issues until last week when they started jamming up again, but then he was skiing off piste in a lot of fresh stuff and probably getting snow in them and we had a couple of very cold days too. He got very fed up with them and I ended up buying him a set of normal poles. Like I said I had forgotten about this thread and after all that forgotten discussion I went out and bought some this season Laughing Embarassed Anyway, fortunately for me after one week they are fine. No jamming up and I really like them so far.
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He got very fed up with them and I ended up buying him a set of normal poles


I did tell yah... snowHead

Just back from a weekend skinning, cross country and bumping, naturally needed some new gear Toofy Grin Toofy Grin got an arcteryx beanie as I got a roasted head skinning without a cap on, a new Arcteryx Atom SV hoody in a colour I wanted (after a particularly fine lunch) and THE BEST SKIING GADGET I HAVE EVER SEEN....

Earlier in the day was planning on going off piste with a very good skier and he had this gadget in his sac that I assumed was a couple hundred Euro but no only €25, "you can only get them at Au vieux campeur in Sallanches" which perked my interest as they have the coolest selection of ski gadgets in the cosmos. We go there and none to be found in the shop, we ask for one and get sent to several different desks and finally find a guy who knows about these things, he checks us over, looks around to check if anyone is looking and then goes round back and gets out the last two they have been saving... Dont bother asking what they are as FlyingStantoni and I arent talking. Toofy Grin Toofy Grin Toofy Grin
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skimottaret, you can't possible leave it like that!
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skimottaret, Ya did indeed Laughing

Go on what was your bargain mystery purchase?
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