SkiQT
Ski Diva Extraordinaire
I have been skiing with composite Goode poles.
I found Rossignol carbon fiber poles on sale at REI recently--they were REALLY a nice. My local store had a pair marked 105cm/42" which is the length of my current poles. I checked the length at the store by flipping them over and making sure my arm was at a right angle figuring the slight heel on my shoes should match my height with my ski boots.
When I got home I decided to check with my ski boots as well. I noticed them seemed just a tad short. I then pulled out my current poles and compared noticing the new poles were indeed shorter. The engineer in me then measured both pairs to find the Goode poles were 42" whereas the Rossignol were 105cm which accounts for the slight difference in that 42" is really 107cm.
So this leads me to 2 questions:
1. If I ordered the Rossignol poles in 110cm, would they be too long? (I know they can then be cut down to 107cm but I am not interested in doing that as these are a want not a need)
2. If I ever need to rent equipment (for a ski trip where I am not bringing poles), how can I be sure which size to request without sounding like a diva? (I need 42" poles if they are measured in inches but not 105cm)
I found Rossignol carbon fiber poles on sale at REI recently--they were REALLY a nice. My local store had a pair marked 105cm/42" which is the length of my current poles. I checked the length at the store by flipping them over and making sure my arm was at a right angle figuring the slight heel on my shoes should match my height with my ski boots.
When I got home I decided to check with my ski boots as well. I noticed them seemed just a tad short. I then pulled out my current poles and compared noticing the new poles were indeed shorter. The engineer in me then measured both pairs to find the Goode poles were 42" whereas the Rossignol were 105cm which accounts for the slight difference in that 42" is really 107cm.
So this leads me to 2 questions:
1. If I ordered the Rossignol poles in 110cm, would they be too long? (I know they can then be cut down to 107cm but I am not interested in doing that as these are a want not a need)
2. If I ever need to rent equipment (for a ski trip where I am not bringing poles), how can I be sure which size to request without sounding like a diva? (I need 42" poles if they are measured in inches but not 105cm)