4/21/2011

LEKI Nordic Walking Speed Pacer Vario T2 Poles (120cm) Review

LEKI Nordic Walking Speed Pacer Vario T2 Poles (120cm)
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I have been Nordic walking (really hiking up and down mountains) for nearly 4 years.
I used to love these poles. They are carbon and don't vibrate like aluminum poles. And they are light.
However I continually have issues with the locking mechanism not locking. I have sent the poles back once. Leki has a lifetime guarantee. They sent out repaired poles. But I have failures again.
However... having the locking mechanism fail (will not lock at all) is terrible. Once I had to use the poles at their shortest size since I couldn't lock them. Another time I had to abandon the trip.
I have Leki traveler poles I use when traveling by air and have had no problems with them.
I have given up on these an have just ordered some SWIX fixed length carbon poles.


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LEKI's Speed Pacer Vario Nordic Walking poles offer the perfect combination of balance and weight for Nordic Walking enthusiasts of all levels. A Trigger 2 strap system provides support and power transfer with a strap that completely wraps and supports the hand and wrist while easily releasing from the grip without having to take hand out of the strap. The two-section HM carbon upper and lower shafts have a unique 10-centimeter range of adjustment so you can fine tune your size and technique without carrying all the material of a fully-adjustable pole. LEKI's Super Lock System allows the pole length to be adjusted with the least amount of torque (hand strength) and offers a very secure hold. Specially designed rubber fitness tips offer traction on pavement and smooth surfaces while carbide flextips are replaceable. The shafts carry a lifetime warranty against breakage. An instructional DVD is included withe the poles.
Specifications:
Series: Nordic Walking
Shaft: Carbon upper and lower section
Grip: Nordic Trigger
Strap: Trigger 2
Finish: Ultra Sonic Finish
Basket(s): Nordic Walking
Sizes: 115-125 centimeter range
Lifetime warranty against shaft breakage

About LEKILEKI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ski, hiking and trekking poles, had its start in Kircheim, Germany as a hobby of its founder, Karl Lenhart, an airframe mechanic and avid skier. Lenhart believed aluminum would make a superior ski pole compared to the heavy steel models available in the late 1940’s. After successfully creating lightweight poles for his friends, in 1954, the hobby became a full time business. LEKI originated the use of nylon webbing for straps and created plastic molded grips and baskets in place of metal and leather. Additionally, Lenhart developed an aluminum tempering process that produces pole shaft with incomparable strength, durability, and reliability.
In 1984, Klaus Lenhart, Karl’s son, assumed leadership and shortly there after developed the first dual-component grip. He is also responsible for improving adjustable pole-locking technology and grip innovations such as the Trigger Click-In system and COR-TEC, a material made of real cork and latex. As the ski market continued to flourish, LEKI began manufacturing hiking poles primarily for European mountain guides. The concept of using two poles as means of relieving stress on knee joints and the lower back appealed to climbers who also saw benefits in performance and safety. LEKI poles eventually caught on with the general hiking and trekking population that recognized and appreciated the preventive health benefits as well as the climbing support and stabilizing effects. In 1990, LEKI USA was incorporated. The North American market has embraced the company’s line of alpine, Nordic, back country, mountaineering, Nordic walking, and trekking poles. Like their European counterparts who have been loyal to LEKI for nearly five decades, North American outdoor enthusiasts know and appreciate LEKI quality and value.


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