Advantages: increase stamina, stability, safety while walking on any terrain Disadvantages: you might not want to use them round sainsbury's
extra support, you also get extra stability.
In my case I not only want to support my weaker leg I also want to ensure I don?t do it any further damage. I?ll also be taking a couple of bungee ties with me too, but we will get to their use later.
I have used one pole in the past but its old and it?s no longer possible to buy the same, so rather than have an unmatched pair I decided to replace it with a matched pair of LEKIPoles.
A little bit about LEKI :
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LEKI is always written in capital letters because it is an acronym. LE from the first two letters from Klaus Lenhart?s last name and KI is from the location of the company, Kirchheim, Germany. LEKI is pronounced, Lake-ee
They are well ...
Advantages: Reduces impacting of knee joints Disadvantages: No free hands
on my legs especially on downhill parts. My arms are now stronger and I am now feeling as fit as I did 10 years ago thanks to the full 5 day body work out.
I did miss the little rubber tips on road sections - but have since gone out and bought them - the poles are fine on road surfaces that said, they\'re just a bit noisy and I think the rubber tips will reduce the impact even more than the in-built anti-shock system presently does.
I would say it took me 2-3 hours to get used to using the poles - it\'s a bit like swimming, for a while you struggle and don\'t get very far and feel like giving up but then suddenly it all clicks into place and you are literally motoring along - the feeling on flat and uphill terrain is like being pushed along by a strong wind or an invisible hand ! Going downhill the poles don\'t speed you up but instead ...
Advantages: Light, Strong , reliable, well designed, anti shock Disadvantages: Not cheap
I have used LEKIpoles for years and recently upgraded my old pole which had served me for 10 years to a pair of LEKI super MAkULU cor tec poles with anti shock.
These are superb and a great improvement on the old design. They are lighter and wieght very little , have a stronger lock mechanism and as well as the cork handles they have a black cloth sheath protecting the cork from dirt which is a great idea
Features
cork handles; a great idea as some cheaper wlaking poles handles can give a sweat rash and rub , these go one step further and are protected by a black sheath of cloth to prevent wear
Padded upper stem; this idea I first saw on Craig hoppers poles it allows you to comfortably grip the pole below the handle when ascending steeply without having to alter the length. Altering the length is easy using a 2 handed twist ...
