I'm ditching my Leki's in favor of Black Diamond poles because I love flick-lock mechanism. I know that I want cork handles, but that only leaves me with two options:
Alpine Carbon Cork:
http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/gear/alpine_carbon_cork.php
Or
Trail Ergo Cork:
http://www.blackdiamondequipment.com/gear/trail_ergo_cork.php
The Alpine Carbon poles are a bit lighter and carbon fiber instead of aluminum. They would be the hands down winner for me except the grips are straight and not at a positive angle. I'm used to positive angle grips and have never spent a significant amount of time with straight grips. Do angled grips make that much of a difference in terms of comfort?
