[pct-l] Black Diamond FlickLock Poles

[Jim Banks]

John, I have hiked about 3,000 miles with my Black Diamond poles, and they
have never slipped.  Every once in awhile you should check the little screw
on the flick lock to make sure it is tight.

I-Beam

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of John Coyle
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 11:17 AM
To: 'pct-l at backcountry.net'
Subject: [pct-l] Black Diamond FlickLock Poles

Recently I have become discouraged with the internal expander lock
mechanisms on poles such as Leki, Komperdel, and the less known Fizan poles.
While hiking near Susie Lake in Desolation Valley last weekend, I noticed my
Fizan poles with internal expanders were slipping an inch or two.  Now this
is a major quality brand and I don't like this.  Non-slippage is a top
priority for me in poles, so I bought a set of Black Diamond Trail Ergo
Corks because I heard the Flicklocks are stronger.  Just wondering if people
are getting slippage with the Black Diamond poles.  BTW, the lack of snow in
Desolation is amazing, especially considering what happened last year.  I
was in trail runners last weekend in the middle of December.  

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