Hello ginajo11 and thanks for your question! Yes, you are right that there are quality differences. When I bought cheap tips that were not made of the black rubber, I they were worn out in couple of weeks 🙄 To me the duration of the tips depends on how quickly you "burn" the rubber: 1) your walking style - are you using the poles very actively i.e. hitting the poles to ground? 2) where you are walking? You consume rubber tips faster in very hard ground, such as asphalt. My experience is that if you walk on the asphalt, you definitely should select rubber tips that I changed in this video. These tips are tapered and they have rugged design thus designed for sport and Nordic style walking. If you are walking a lot, I recommend you to pay a bit more for the quality. Hope this helps! Let me know if you have other questions!
Hi . thanks for your video. I have a special problem . My carbon poles have ends which put holes in my tips. Do you have any experience in preventing this?
Look around. Rubber tips (boot-like, here, and simple round ones) will come with a metal washer preventing the carbide tip from poking thru. Also, some poles with screw-on tips have a very small rubber tip, too. Push the ‘slip over’ tips styles over the screw-on ones.
Hello Beth! Thanks for your question! I would recommend the hardened metal tips with baskets in case you are walking in deeper snow. I promise to make a special video for you about different tips to explain better, but as a general rule: - rubber tips are used on hard surfaces like asphalt - hardened metal tips are meant for trails, the beach, snow and ice - baskets prevent the poles sinking deep into snow or sand Hope this helped you! 😀 Let me know if you have other questions!
How long should the rubber tips last? I see various prices so I wonder if the expensive ones last a lot longer than the cheaper ones. Thank you.
Hello ginajo11 and thanks for your question!
Yes, you are right that there are quality differences. When I bought cheap tips that were not made of the black rubber, I they were worn out in couple of weeks 🙄
To me the duration of the tips depends on how quickly you "burn" the rubber:
1) your walking style - are you using the poles very actively i.e. hitting the poles to ground?
2) where you are walking? You consume rubber tips faster in very hard ground, such as asphalt. My experience is that if you walk on the asphalt, you definitely should select rubber tips that I changed in this video. These tips are tapered and they have rugged design thus designed for sport and Nordic style walking.
If you are walking a lot, I recommend you to pay a bit more for the quality.
Hope this helps! Let me know if you have other questions!
Thanks!
Music to loud couldn’t hear you.
I noticed you have baskets on the poles. Do they help?
Hi . thanks for your video. I have a special problem . My carbon poles have ends which put holes in my tips. Do you have any experience in preventing this?
Look around. Rubber tips (boot-like, here, and simple round ones) will come with a metal washer preventing the carbide tip from poking thru. Also, some poles with screw-on tips have a very small rubber tip, too. Push the ‘slip over’ tips styles over the screw-on ones.
My poles are flexible. I have a problem when I use them, since they bend while I walk. What can I do to avoid this?
Very helpful. Thanks!
good video but the music in the background just drowns you out Just ridiculous
What tip should I use on slippery or snowy surfaces? My poles came with 4 tips and 2 baskets.
Hello Beth!
Thanks for your question! I would recommend the hardened metal tips with baskets in case you are walking in deeper snow.
I promise to make a special video for you about different tips to explain better, but as a general rule:
- rubber tips are used on hard surfaces like asphalt
- hardened metal tips are meant for trails, the beach, snow and ice
- baskets prevent the poles sinking deep into snow or sand
Hope this helped you! 😀 Let me know if you have other questions!
Thanks for your sympathy and good comments 😊😊
Thank you for your positive feedback! Glad my video helped you! 🙂
THe music drowns out your instructions--