 Poster: A snowHead
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I have some carbon ski poles which i would like to shorten. What is the best way of doing this?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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chect2000, Buy some shorter one's.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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what i did was take handles off then use a sharp hacksaw to make them the correct length!
you may need to heat them up by dipping in hot water to get the handles off
I'd tape around the shaft where you are doing the cut as well to try and prevent splinters
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Take the grip off - hacksaw the shaft to required length - put grip back on . Don't know if this works for carbon poles.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I've cut down carbon fibre seatposts on MTB's without problem. I did use a saw guide though as it's slippery stuff.
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Having done this in March
1. taking the handles off is really hard. I had to prise mine off with a screw driver which doesn't do much for the pole. Its an absolute must to tape the pole per Roger C. When putting grip back on spray with spray paint which acts as lubricant and then as an adhesive. Take your time when cutting andyou may need to cut round rather than do one straight cut through.
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Just a thought, but would a small pipe cutter (the sort that you spin round the pipe, then tighten slightly, repeating as necessary) be suitable, especially if you want to cut round rather than through?
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| Just a thought, but would a small pipe cutter (the sort that you spin round the pipe, then tighten slightly, repeating as necessary) be suitable, especially if you want to cut round rather than through? |
Last edited by After all it is free  on Tue 14-08-07 16:09; edited 1 time in total
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chect2000, I used to do pole service for Rossi on the WC amongst other things and this was how I did it.
Leave the poles upside down with the grips in a pan of very hot water for about 5-1O mins and then remove the grips. Mark your pole where you want to cut it and tape around this part and mark on the tape again. This will help stop splintering. Do not use a pipe cutter as it will nacker the cutter and is very difficult and timeconsuming. Either use a very fine hacksaw blade (the newer the better) or the reinforced cutting discs on a DREMEL. Then sand around the cut edge to give it a bevel, this will again reduce the likelihood of splinters. I used heat sensitive glue before putting the grips back on but spray paint or hairspray works fine too. You may need to reheat the grips in water again to get them back on. Line everything up correctly and make sure the grip is fully on with a rubber mallet (principle of the french engineer," if it doesn't fit get a bigger hammer ") Hey presto you're done! on the other hand you could just take some growth hormones and with a bit of luck you won't need to cut them at all 
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Well last night i tried it. Blimmin hell. The handles never came off too bad but the inserts were an absolute nightmare to get off.
Got them off. Got a grinder with a very thin cutting disc and i never had a splinter. Never used a glue etc because i thought they were tight enough without. Unless the cold does something to them and the handles fall off.
So thanks to all who have posted.
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LARGEZOOKEEPER, Excellent post or even pole depending on how you look at it. A good pole service is always a pleasure although I have to confess I don't know whether I would want you to do it for me. That said if it involves cutting with a fine hacksaw and then spraying with glue I don't know if I would want to do it myself either - and banging it with a big hammer just makes my eyes water.
I think I'll go for the growth hormone option. Alternatively just a little advice if you find that your pole is a too short either apply a little growth hormone to the pole or rub a little viagra on the shaft before you go out in the morning. With a bit of luck this'll give you 6-8 hours of correct pole length before returning to previous length.
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Does the same principle apply for aluminium poles? My daughter fell in love with some Roxy Poles which I have just bought new on eBay for £2 + P&P, but they are 125cm and she is only 5ft. Thought it was worth a punt though at that price.
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You know it makes sense.
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Colin B, All is same, except you can use a pole cutter to cut aluminium (note spelling for septics) poles. Good luck. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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LARGEZOOKEEPER, Thanks, if not they are the right length for me, and the colours are to die for 
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Poster: A snowHead
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LARGEZOOKEEPER,
Hi - if you worked for Rossi you might be able to solve my prob' i have got new bandit scratch poles which i need to cut down; but the grips are some form of combination hard grey plastic with softer rubber/plastic forming the shaped grip. The soften up in v hot water and pull technique doesn't work - wondered if you have nay ideas or who i might contact at Rossi? or even where ?
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