Columbus FCT03 BB Poles

Good pair of poles

Good pair of poles

27/01/2022

Sébastien

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Nice pair of trekking poles but be aware that when deployed, they reach 115 centimeters of length and don´t go under this size. Folded, they are really small and not cumbersome at all. These are carbon made for the most part. I am also the happy owner of aluminum based poles of the same brand and am still satisfied by what Columbus offers (4 years of intensive use with long 27km a day walks when I go to the French Alps and I just recently replace the worn out tip of each pole). Columbus don´t have a big selection but their gear is really affordable and well made from my point of view. I wanted to buy more expensive alternatives like Leki or Black Diamond poles but after trying them out in a sports shop, I was somewhat disappointed by their features. Sure, these more expensive brands are great and certainly offer features that experts will need or seek after but the sticks seemed heavy or lacked adjustability, couldn´t be folded and so on. This pair of Columbus offered the compromises I was looking for: 140 grams each, ease of use, affordable price (although not cheap), carbon based, comfortable handle grip and very small and thin when folded. The pouch to store them is OK but I would use it for home storage and not on the go since it´sa bit heavy and every gram counts when trekking. The quick lock system is convenient but I hope the cable used inside the hollow sections of the tubes will last a long time (seems like an elastic cord protected by a plastic coating in which it freely expands and retracts and folds) . There´s also a 2 year (limited) warranty with return postage fee paid by Columbus. Hope they will stand the test of time as it´s my first buying a carbon based pair of trekking poles.

Nice pair of trekking poles but be aware that when deployed, they reach 115 centimeters of length and don't go under this size. Folded, they are really small and not cumbersome at all. These are carbon made for the most part. I am also the happy owner of aluminium based poles of the same brand and am still satisfied by what Columbus offers (4 years of intensive use with long 27km a day walks when I go to the French Alps and I just recently replace the worn out tip of each pole). Columbus don't have a big selection but their gear is really affordable and well made from my point of view. I wanted to buy more expensive alternatives like Leki or Black Diamond poles but after trying them out in a sports shop, I was somewhat disappointed by their features. Sure, these more expensive brands are great and certainly offer features that experts will need or seek after but the sticks seemed heavy or lacked adjustability, couldn't be folded and so on. This pair of Columbus offered the compromises I was looking for: 140 grams each, ease of use, affordable price (although not cheap), carbon based, comfortable handle grip and very small and thin when folded. The pouch to store them is OK but I would use it for home storage and not on the go since it's a bit heavy and every gram counts when trekking. The quick lock system is convenient but I hope the cable used inside the hollow sections of the tubes will last a long time (seems like an elastic cord protected by a plastic coating in which it freely expands and retracts and folds) . There's also a 2 year (limited) warranty with return postage fee paid by Columbus. Hope they will stand the test of time as it's my first buying a carbon based pair of trekking poles.

Perfect poles

Bastones perfectos

04/01/2022

Albano

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Light and resistant poles, meet expectations

Bastones ligeros y resistentes,cumplen las espectativas