 Poster: A snowHead
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These appear to be more expensive that the common or garden aluminium variety - what's the advantage ?
Are they indestructible ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Don't know if they're indestructible but there's a number of light poles around, I've some Scott ones called (I think) Fuel. They're about as a light as you get and they're great.
There's a slight flex on the plant which I like and they're really slim. After mislaying them the other week I had to use some old Kerma poles and they felt awful.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Very little could be classed as indestructable however I have some carbon composite poles from Goode which have lasted for over 5 years now, they're more flexible than a regular pole, I can make them deflect by a good 20cm but they just spring back, I guess they're about half the weight and very slim, I'd also say they were less prone to damage than an aluminium pole but they are not as stiff so using them to get out of your bindings can be a little harder
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I also use Goode poles, and like them because they absorb more of the impact than an aluminum pole. You can break them, though. Not bend them, but break them!
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ssh. Is right. I didn't break my Goode carbonfibre pole. Someone else did. Sideslipped into the base of the pole and snapped the bottom few inches off. Very clean break!
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Yes it would be, they're not designed to take loading across the fibers which mainly run up and down the length of the poles though some have additional helical windings which would help, mind you I had an ally pole destroyed in the same way by someone crashing into me, though in my case they hit the pole and I was all right.
They're nice poles, are they worth the extra, no probably not but I'll probably buy another set when my existing ones bite the dust. Like buying Oakley sunglasses there are others out there that work just as well for less than half price, but people buy oakley stuff anyway (not me I buy Bolle)
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They have these at Castleford. Seemed ok to me, but doubt if I'd pay extra for them.
Would also be concerned about CF splinters if I landed on one - they're not nice things to have embedded in flesh.
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Didn't mean indestructible literally - think I can break just about anything given time  .
Would I be correct in thinking that unless a CF pole is actually broken it will return to its origanal shape after being bent. So for example if somebody falls on top of a CF pole and the pole doesn't snap it will be as good as new, compared to an aluminium pole that would be left permanently bent.
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AB Ski, I think that's a reasonably accurate observation. But, just note, I haven't broken mine, yet! 
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Austin7 I think this is why they are spiral wrapping most of the poles now, the spiral wrap on the outside tends to prevent most CF splinters
AB Ski I'd agree with your comment, If the poles fail they'll snap otherwise they'll go back to their original shape
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DG - a good thing, too.
How resistant are they to abrasion damage weakening the pole, either directly, through build up of stress fracture, or via water penetration ?
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They seem to be quite resistant to abrasion damage as I said I've had mine for a good 5 years maybe more and whils they have a few surface scratches noithing is deep, stress fracture is unlikely unless by catastophic faliure as shown by David's example and no sign of water penetration, most poles seem to use nylon as the fluid arround the fibers which I would guess will be less prone to water penetration than the more commonly used resins that other CF production usually uses, they are using the nylon to give much greater flexibility than a resin could achive. At least that's what I think, I havn't asked a friend of mine who actually specialised in that form of engineering.
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You know it makes sense.
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I too have been using my goode poles for 4 years and reallly like them, but would dispute the weight advantage - I have a cheaper set and they;re very close to ally poles for weight
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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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nbt how about a compromise ? They're about half the weight of some aluminium poles ?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I'll go with that
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good, I was forgetting that some of the newer ally poles are very light indeed 
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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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I've got a pair of Goode poles, or rather had. My wife was after a decent pair in summer, but we couldn't find any the right length for her. Eventually found a decent set of alloys in my size, so I've used those.
The Goode poles are adjustable in length and for me they were at full length. Wound them down as far as they'd go and they fit the missus. Another advantage (or not). BTW, I agree with DGO, the ally poles we bought are very close weigth wise to the Goode's, and are also adjustable. But only to make them shorter and it's irreversable. 
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Surley all poles are adjustable to shorter?? Just remover the handle and hack saw a bit off! I always do when cant find poles in my length. The shop do it for me, if i ask nicely 
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Ah, you've got me there.
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Phew. I was worried there was some other way and all that sawing was unnecessary ! 
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doh 
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