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And aluminium also has a tendency to crack, maybe not as abruptly as carbon but still, enough to worry about when buying used. However, I still worry about get
by cenamus 2y ago
And aluminium also has a tendency to crack, maybe not as abruptly as carbon but still, enough to worry about when buying used.
However, I still worry about getting my carbon hiking poles stuck in a crack, them breaking and then impaling myself on the sharp break
- zxexz 2y agoI find CF poles last at least 400 miles on average through moderately rocky terrain. And rarely catastrophic failure. Lots of collapsible poles tend to start breaking close enough to the sleeve that you can shift the rings and tighten them and buy some time.