Pair of Pace Maker Trekking Poles with small disks and vulcanized rubber feet

by Pace

Product Features

• vulcanized rubber feet
• aircraft grade 7075 aluminum
• antishock
• telescoping
• light weight
• tungsten tips

Product Description

Suitable for people of all sizes. Three sections telescope from 27 to 54 inches long. Superior ultralight 7075 Aluminum. Sweat absorbing and durable cork grips. only 10.5 ounces/pole. Antishock can be turned on or off. Superior materials make these sticks compare favorably with other, more expensive brands.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B004EKNKX6
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,825 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #3 in Sports & Outdoors > Outdoor Recreation > Camping & Hiking > Trekking Poles

Customer Reviews

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62 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These are a great value!, August 3, 2010

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M. Shields (Bloomington, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Pair of Pace Maker Trekking Poles with small disks and vulcanized rubber feet (Misc.)

These poles provide excellent quality for the money. I just used these on a three-day hiking trip in Colorado, which included hiking to the summit of Mt. Elbert (the highest peak in the Colorado Rockies), and these held up remarkably. My friends both had a different brand that had cost them $70 on sale, and we swapped poles at various times to compare them. None of us could tell the difference between theirs and mine.

They were easy to adjust and the grips were very comfortable. The cork was definitely nice in that it didn't slip as my hands got sweatier, but it did leave some grit on my hands that my friends' rubber-handled poles did not. But that is a tiny gripe, after all, we were hiking on dirt trails and scrambling up rock!

One of the poles did slip out of its adjustment on the first hike we took, but this was because I did not tighten it all the way and it was not a fault of the poles themselves. When you adjust these to the length you need, just be sure that you really tighten them all the way.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Product., January 25, 2011

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Steven T. Blades "steve" (pittsburgh, pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pair of Pace Maker Trekking Poles with small disks and vulcanized rubber feet (Misc.)

I just got these a few weeks ago. I am kind of new to trekking poles but i am developing knee problems in cold weather on hikes. I started doing some research and i seem to have pretty much solved the problem by incorporating multiple suggestions. Cold weather compression pants ($12 Starters brand, not $60 to $150 glorified spandex), neoprene knee braces and trekking poles. There are so many options out there but i wasn't sure how to go. I didn't want cheap junk but i also hate to spend $80 to $100 on Sticks. If I hiked every weekend and hundreds to thousands of miles a year i wouldn't mind dropping that kind of money but i go backcountry camping and on long hikes where i would need poles 10 to 15 times a year. I have used walmart poles and they worked ok but I can never get them to retract, they are stuck after the first use at the length i set them at and that was one of my concerns. My brother has a set of Mountain Smith poles which are mid-level poles and he has to use pliers sometimes to loosen them. Anyway, on to the review of these poles. They are made of 7075 aluminum, which is what the higher end companies make their $100 and up poles out of (or carbon fiber if you want to go light and expensive). This is a very high grade aluminum. The cork handles are average, they work fine and are comfortable. They also have a 4 inch foam grip below the cork handle for if you are going up a steep hill and need to grab lower on the pole and these work fine as well. These come with snow baskets, trail baskets and rubber tip covers. The snow and trail baskets screw on tightly and should not come loose if you snug them up. They both also seem to be made of a good durable plastic. I have only used the snow baskets so far and they held up fine, i even broke through ice crossing some small streams a few times and they didn't break. The carbide tips are pretty much the standard quality of any other trekking pole i have seen. The rubber tips it comes with are those foot shaped things that i hate but will probably never use anyway, however, they seemed to be of good quality. I don't know how well they will stay on during use, i didn't try them but they would probably be fine. the carry bag they come with is cheap and unimpressive. The pockets have no closure system and everything but the snow baskets will probably fall out if you are not careful. Also, the cloth is thick but it will rip easily. I did not really care about the bag anyway, but if it is a big deal to you you will have to consider this. The wrist straps are ok, but not great. Maybe really high end brands have great wrist straps but every brand i have seen didn't seem to put too much into the strap. This is comfortable with a winter glove on, i don't know about without. I know you are supposed to use the straps to take a lot of the weight but I don't. I find trekking poles (any, not just these) work better for me if i just grip them normally like i would a stick. The anti-shock works well. It is stiff (which it should be) but has about an inch depression range. It is easy to switch on and off but I did not have a problem with it turning on and off on it's own while hiking like one reviewer did. I have never used anti-shock before and will have to see if it makes much of a difference for me. These poles did make a strange vibrating sound when you really leaned on them. It wasn't loud and you couldn't feel vibrating or anything in the handles so it really didn't bother me and did not affect performance. I seem to recall someone else mentioning this but it wasn't an issue for me. It seemed to do it with the anti-shock both on and off. Another reviewer said his set was noisy, but mine are not. Finally, after a 5 mile hike with a lot of elevation changes and stream crossings in 15 degree weather it was time to see if they would loosen up and retract. I had snugged them up well and they had not slipped once the whole hike. I had also put a lot of pressure on them, including a very steep hill beside a waterfall. I turned them and they loosened right up very easily and retracted. I have also used these on a few fairly easy 1 mile hikes and they seemed to work well, but i finally got to give them a proper test and i was very happy with the performance and quality of these trekking poles. I have never used real high-end poles before, but these are more than enough for me. Also, $31 including shipping! That is quite a deal. Over all a very quality product for a very reasonable price.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great price, quality poles!, October 7, 2010

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Sarah O'Connell - See all my reviews

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I got these poles for backpacking in Yosemite National Park and up Half Dome. They saved my knees and my legs! I have a bad left knee and was worried so I heard that trekking poles help, and I used poles once when hiking before. If it weren't for these poles I wouldn't have gotten engaged at the top of Half Dome! Ok not really, I was determined either way but these poles enabled me to hike over 20 miles with minimal soreness. They were easy to use, comfortable, and best of all, less than half the price of REI's cheapest poles! I highly recommend these for anyone on a budget. They even came in the mail 2 days after I ordered them!

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