Specification:
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Shaft: |
Aluminium 3-section, HTS 6.5 |
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Grip: |
Positive Angle Aergon Cortec Compact |
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Strap: |
Lock Security Compact Strap |
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Basket(s): |
Performance Trek Basket, Carbon Flextip |
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Sizes: |
Adjustable 65 - 135 cm |
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Weight: |
approx 274 grams per pole |
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Adjustment: |
Speedlock - external locking system strong with approx 150+kg holding force |
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Warranty: |
5 year Warranty Against Breakage, 10 year spare parts |
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Special Features: |
Ultra Lite Pole, Eloxal scratch resistant finish, Interchangeable Basket System. |
Leki Technology used in various models:
Ergonomic Grips:
SHAPE/POSITION/POSITIVE ANGLE:
- 15˚ Positive Angle – Located just below the Grip this bend in the upper shaft section places your wrist in a neutral and relaxed position
- Ergometric - Shape and design incorporates the Positive Angle INTO the grip. The main benefit is the smaller packing size of the pole by up to 4"
- Straight – The Grip is not positioned in a Positive Angle
- Cane style – Shaped like a cane but easier on the wrist
Straps:
- Automatic Comfort Strap - the adjustment comes from a cam inside that locks the strap length with downward pressure of the hand
- P2 Strap- has a one-touch strap adjustment with an external locking tab
Grips:
There are different Grips on models in each series of poles. Material, Shape/Position on the shaft and Positive Angle are a few distinguishing features.
MATERIAL:
- COR-TEC (cork)
- Thermo Foam
- ErgoSOFT Rubber
- Plastic
Interchangeable Baskets
Allows for quick and easy change of baskets to meet any terrain condition. Keeps the poles from slipping into mud and soft soil (practice environmental stewardship by using your Baskets!). Several basket designs available.
Flex Tips
The Carbide Flex Tip provides maximum hold and stability on hard surfaces.
Anti-Corrosive
Anodized middle and lower sections.
THE LEGEND OF LEKI
LEKI, 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 light- weight 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 shafts with incomparable strength, durability, and reliability.
In 1984, Klaus Lenhart, Karl's son, assumed leadership and shortly thereafter 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 a 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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