 Poster: A snowHead
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I am looking at buying so me cheap poles for the first time.
I am surprised by them being marketted as either Mens or Ladies. My first assumption was this was a length thing (As in ladies would typically be shorter than mens) but that doesn't seem to be the case. So what are the differences? Or is it just colours schemes?
Thank
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Colour Scheme.
Buy what ever you like and is comfortable to hold.
eBay is usually great for a bargain if you don't mind a scratch, although there are many in the shops too.
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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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@NickyJ, I'm astonished, frankly. There's no plausible bio-mechanical difference that could make any difference in poles. Particularly cheap ones.
Nonsense.
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I was completely surprised, the pair I am eyeing up are marketed as mens ones and are my size. I seriously dont care what they look like, just checking I wasn't missing something.
thanks for the responses.
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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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@NickyJ, I have to ask - Is it pink for women and blue for men?
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Not really. Most seem to be silver and black for both! However they have various patterns which are hard to make out from the photos. Maybe the ladies have flower pictures on?
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The ladies ones will have much nicer curves than the mens. 
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Is it possible ladies poles might come with slightly smaller grips? I believe females tend to have smaller hands for a given height - but I could be completely wrong.
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Is there a price difference? Can't imagine they'd even bother with kerb's thought of different sized handles, since they're generally used with thick gloves. Perhaps if you buy "men's" ones, you'll start looking at "birds" and saying "phwoar".
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I never heard of gender-based poles. But the ones I mostly use are a good 40 years old and even if they exist now, they wouldn't have been thought of then!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Mrs Zorrac has poles that were labelled as ladies poles and as @kerb, suggests they have smaller handles / grips. The shop also had one with slightly different colour scheme with same grip as a kids pole.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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@Zorrac, thanks for that. If that is th case I have large hands and take a large in ladies gloves so buying the "men's" version would probably be better for me.
Price wise, no real difference but I am finding more Men's options left on clearance probably because length wise it is a bit short for the majority of men.
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Well I ended buying "womens" ones, liked the feel and the price. They had some K2 ones reduced to £15 but then they realised that they were missing the basket so they offered me another pair for the same price (felt the same but different colour scheme) so very happy.
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