Komperdell Nordic Carbon Team Ski Poles - Pair

I really like the poles and they are a fantastic value for a carbon shaft pole. These poles are super light and ski well. I am having issues with the pole straps not staying secured in the handles. This is a real pain for skate skiing, when you literally throw your pole out into the snow behind you when the strap comes out. I have resorted to taping the tails of the straps to the handle since the friction wedge doesn't seem to want to stay in place. I would recommend Swix poles to anybody who doesn't want to mess with modifying the grip to get the straps to work right. I would have bought Swix but I can never find them in my length of 175 cm.

On sale at STP, the shafts alone are a bargain, add click in/out straps and these poles are fantastic. Grips are good enough, straps seem flimsy but I have one pair with 5 years and thousands of km's and the straps are still alive, a little frayed, grips still like new, no wear.
After discovering click straps, I would never use any other kind, they stay on our gloves all the time, takes 2 seconds to get poles on, vs. freezing your fingers fumbling for minutes with straps.
The only negative to these is the tips are not hardened and will eventually completely flatten. That's really a big deal, not sure why a few cents aren't put into good tips. They are easily replaced by heating in hot water, pulled, then new ones put in with hot melt.
We have a number of pairs of these, no shafts have ever broken, grips and straps are durable, the only issue is the soft tips, takes off one star.

Extremely light racing poles. Stp however sent me the wrong size and didnt have the correct ones in stock when i went to return. If your thrifty, you can dip the grip in very hot water for 1 min and slide the grips off. Then cut to size. Put a little glue on when you slide them back on. Got the right size that way.

These are great poles at an unbelievable price. I've wanted a pair of race quality poles for several years, but couldn't afford them until I found these on STP. Note: you MUST get the size best suited to you. As far as I can tell Komperdell must have used epoxy on the grips and baskets, because they will NOT come off with gentle heating, to allow cutting of the shaft itself.

There are lighter poles, but these are exceptional for the price. They are cheap enough to use for training, but light enough to race if you aren't looking for that last 1%. I'll probably use them for both to keep it simple.

The grips may not be large enough for all hands, but more comfortable than Swix in my opinion.