sandycreek
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90% appears to be a substantial overstatement. My 2009 Brierley shows over 500km of the route from SJPP as path and track, the remainder being a combination of quiet and main roads. This would indicate less than 40% is on roads of any type, a figure closer to my recollection of the amount of road relative to tracks and paths.jeff001 said:At least 90% is on roads and whether you need poles at all is a matter or personal preference.
Wrist straps carry the weight when poles are used properly. However, the molded handles of the increasingly popular Pacer Poles make wrist straps unnecessary. Pacer Poles are the only trekking poles I have seen that do not have wrist straps, so requirement #1 is met with every pole except staves.1. must have wrist straps
Sorry, I didn't realise.jeff001 said:dougfitz: I was referring to the original question about the route over the Pyrenees, not the entire Camino.
Kiwi-family said:PingHansen is so right....if you get Pacers, you will find people asking to have a hold and they will all smile as they slip their hand onto the handle. Of course the real benefit comes when you get walking, but even just holding them is a good experience!
You need only claim they are good and someone will accuse you of being evangelistic - but it's a crime I am happy to be found guilty of. I'm intrigued that I have not seen the same accusation made of Leki users, but maybe it's because they are the majority choice. Don't know, don't mind.
Hi Sandycreek,sandycreek said:. And what about footwear? Are hiking boots necessary or would comfortable shoes suffice? I am doing the walk September into Oct. Cheers
Kiwi-family said:The poles certainly do help you glide along the flat, but they really come in to their own on the downhills. I had a knee injury that plays up whenever I hike downhill - now I will not claim the Pacerpoles have cured me, but they do make going downhill bearable. I put my weight on the sticks and save my knees. They are also good on the uphills - you can really push down on them and urge your body onwards and upwards.
I have not needed to adjust the length at any stage when walking with them.
Sometimes it's all so effortless that I wondered if they were even helping - so one day walked without the poles, and DID find a difference.
The main disadvantage is that at the end of the day you are still moving your arms as if you're holding poles and you like a complete dork!
Abbeydore said:Were your family jealous of you & your poles :wink:
& how often did they steal them from you! :mrgreen:
I'm pleased we all convinced you to buy them, Heather(Pacerpole owner/designer) will be very pleased, & I'm sure she probably has a remedy for you to stop looking like a D...
David
You just invented the Pacer Pole (or violated their patentsshaped the handles to my natural grip....The benefits ??...No more aching joints...sweaty hands.The weight is transferred through my palms
There was discussion on this in a different thread, here -->>http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/el-camino-frances/topic12201.html.ConnachtRambler said:I am surprised no one has mentioned Nordic Walking Poles in this thread.
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