LEKI Ultratrail FX.One Trekking Poles – Carbon Foldable Ultralight Poles for Hiking & Trail Running

MUST READ! INSTRUCTIONS OMIT ASSEMBLY
The hiking poles are terrific, well made and light as a feather. If ONLY the instructions included how to lock the 3 sections in place! Nowhere, absolutely nowhere in the instructions are directions how to keep the sections from separating after you insert the 3 pieces into each other.This almost sounds ridiculous and you have to applaud any of the folks who assemble the poles WITHOUT finding a video on YouTube. The instructions include a warning of not poking yourself in the eye, but not how to lock the sections together.One would think it might be intuitive or obvious, nope! Maybe there is a locking mechanism for each section, nope. Perhaps it’s a twist and lock for the sections, wrong again. It turns out after inserting the sections together, and holding the pole sideways, so the sections don’t separate, there is an unmarked telescoping section of the base, completely not obvious, that you pull this telescoping section as far as it can go, while holding the base with the other hand. When it seems it won’t extend any further, and REALLY pulling, a spring loaded metal button pops up to prevent the pole from separating, by keeping the pole rigid. When it’s time to collapse the pole, once again using two hands and your thumb, extend the base of the pole just a little further to take the pressure off the button, press the button down, and slide the section back into the base, and the pole separates for storage. It’s easy once you do it, but a complete mystery unless someone showed you, or you did not inadvertently damage the pole trying to riddle this out on your own.The YouTube video was excellent, and the person who produced it had found many customers who had returned the poles because they were unable to figure out how to lock the sections in place.For the cost of the poles, it certainly makes sense not wanting to damage them trying to figure things out, and I readily admit I was stumped too.The poles are great, but the instructions did not offer the basic information of how to lock the sections together. And remember, don’t poke yourself in the eye! All said and done it was a good laugh.

Great
Good quality

Legsavers!
This was my first pair of trekking poles. I purchased them for a 30hr ultra trail run that I probably shouldn’t have been doing since I had injured my foot a month earlier. But, then again, I signed up for an ultra and that should tell you something about my decision making.The gloves/shark system: Absolutely love it. Genius. I didn’t have to grip the poles and waste energy. I could still swat bugs and pick them out of my eye without feeling like I needed to do something with the pole. It stayed attached if I wanted it to. It was super easy to figure out. The push button release had just enough resistance so that you didn’t accidentally release them.Make sure you measure and get the correct size poles. These are NOT adjustable. They fold and extend fully with a snap of a button that pops out when engaged – like a tailgate or beach tent if you’re familiar with that. I read some posts on a running group that said they sent two sets back before they realized they just weren’t pulling them to full extension. I would have done the same thing had I not read that.Durability. So far so good. They still look new except the tip, but that’s still in great shape after a rocky, muddy, clay, and sandy course.Lightweight. Yes yes yes. I stowed them in my hydration vest and literally forgot they were there.

Buen producto
Muy buen producto. Supera mis expectativas

Expensive but very good quality.

très beau bâton de trail reçus en tant et en heure la perfection

Für mich die besten Stöcke auf dem Markt fürs Trailrunning. Superleicht, stabil und top verarbeitet. Besonders begeistert bin ich von den Schlaufen – hätte nie gedacht, dass die so viel ausmachen. Einfach genial im Handling. Absolute Kaufempfehlung!