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BD Alpine Carbon Cork lower section diameter?

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Lachlan Fysh
PostedMay 13, 2014 at 1:22 am

Hi,

I've been strapping my BD poles together with some bicycle tubing to support my Supermid and while this works fine from a structural point of view, it's fiddly, slow to set up and also has crushed the grips, causing some permanent damage.

Looking at other solutions, this seems perfect:

http://locusgear.com/products-2/trekking-poles/cp3-joint?lang=en

But I don't know if 12mm works for the BD poles? I've seen a few different measurements and can't work it out. If anyone knows the correct diameter for the 2012 model (plastic flick locks, old style) I'd be hugely grateful.

Lachlan

DGoggins BPL Member
PostedMay 13, 2014 at 8:04 am

I wasn't aware of that product…nice find. I have a pair of alpine carbon corks but I'm terribly sorry…I don't have a reliable way of measuring the diameter.

I do show that to order it would cost $21.27…..the black diamond lower spare part costs $15 ->

http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/hiking%2Fspare-parts/alpine-cf-lower-shaft-s07-BD0113870000ALLS.html#start=13

Though, its currently unavailable…a call to customer support might have a time frame, and if you got it you would KNOW it would work.

I also use a supermid and alpine carbon corks and the bicycle tube method….are you connecting the two cork pieces together? I always connect the shaft by the two lowers…so the corks are on the ground and at the top of the mid….

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