[at-l] Poles

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

Well, I could tell from the measurement markings on the poles that Leki 
designed tehm to have the bottom section fully extended.  But, like you, I 
had my doubts.  So, a couple of years ago at Trail Days, I talked with the 
Leki reps about it, and they confirmed that they recommend the bottom always 
be fully extended for the reasons outlined below.

Mara
Stitches, GAME99

>From: Clark Wright <icw39@ncfreedom.net>
>Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:51:45 -0500
>
>I am in dangerous territory here, having abandoned my materials
>engineering major well before the end of my 4 years of undergraduate
>study . . . but I THINK, from a physics/engineering perspective, that
>the bottom section is both weakest (thinner), and that any section tends
>to be a bit weaker when fully extended (gets thinner, and at end, there
>is less internal overlap).  For these reasons, in my 3-section Lekis, I
>always tried to make the bottom two sections roughly equal in terms of
>extension . . . I have no idea if the Leki reps would agree or disagree
>. . . just my 2 cents! :)
>
>thru-thinker
>
>Mara Factor wrote:
> >
> > Best web page on poles I've ever seen is Pete's Poles page at:
> >
> > http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/poles.htm
> >
> > The only thing that I would modify on his page is under care and
> > maintenance...
> >
> > With three segment poles, always extend the bottom segment fully and 
>modify
> > the length by adjusting just the middle section.  This reduces play 
>where
> > the botom pole tapers and also reduces the amount of dirt and grit that 
>can
> > get into the middle section of the pole.
> >
> > Mara
> > Stitches, GAME99

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