Tech Ideas – Rubber – Black Diamond
$10.95
Worth: $10.95
(as of Jan 15, 2025 22:19:46 UTC – Particulars)
Screw-on, hard-rubber interchangeable suggestions for trekking poles that supply glorious grip and sturdiness on exhausting surfaces or rocky trails
Quiet and non-marking to keep away from rock and trail-scarring as required by many Nationwide Parks and path techniques
Perfect to switch your unique carbide suggestions
Appropriate with Black Diamond trekking poles (2012 and newer) and all mannequin Z-poles, however not suitable with First Strike, Path Again, Path Sport and Syncline poles
Offered in pairs
Prospects say
Prospects discover the strolling stick suggestions simple to put in and use. They work properly on pavements, roads, and rocky terrain. The ideas are made of excellent high quality and screw securely onto the mountain climbing poles. Prospects additionally respect the tip alternative and ease of use. Nonetheless, some prospects have differing opinions on sturdiness, match, and grip.
AI-generated from the textual content of buyer evaluations
Reviewer 007 –
Great tips, last quite a while.
I have just bought my third pair of these tips. I use them with the Black Diamond z-pole. The tips are a very hard rubber, they almost feel like a plastic. I was concerned about the longevity of these tips since they are so incredibly small. However, you will be surprised at how much walking or hiking you can do with these tips.I did a very long pilgrimage (600miles), and I used the poles with these tips for the whole trip. The tips were brand new when I started. I walked about 300 miles with the first set, before I changed them. I probably needed to change them 15 or 20 miles before that point, but due to no store access, I couldn’t. I used the tips on mixed terrain, cobble stone roads, regular road ways, dirt trails, rocky trails, mud, etc. I did hurt my knee on the first day of walking, so I put a lot of weight and used these to “carry” me quite a bit. Again, they lasted me just about 300 miles with no problems. The tips for the last 15 miles were wore all the way down to the metal. It was peeking through on just one side of the tip, but the other side was fully covered.I then changed tips and continued walking for another 300 miles on the new set of tips. This second stint I did not have any access to any new tips, so I was forced to use them to nubs. I did wear through the rubber all around the metal insides. I even wore down the metal a bit as well. I believe I walked about 5 days (100 miles) with them needing to be changed. I had no options, so I just dealt with it. It honestly wasn’t a big deal, but the metal made a lot of noise on regular sidewalks and roads.Overall these last quite a while for how small they are. I used them instead of the carbide tips, because I was walking a lot on cobblestone roadways and I didn’t want to listen to the click clack the metal produces. The rubber did dampen the sound greatly, though they were not completely silent. They are easy to take off, if you have some pliers. If you wear them pretty far down like I did, use a needle nose. I had no issues with them becoming loose over time, as they have the weird squiggly design that locks it in where the rubber meets the pole.
Wolf –
grip in comparison to carbide tips is very acceptable.
As a benchmark, consider that carbide tips grip well on even smooth rock and plant well in tight spots and in mud. It turns out these rubber tips perform well: they also plant well in tight spots, and they had few instances of slipping relative to carbide. The test was 20 miles of PA AT and 30 miles of Smoky Mountains trails, all with significant elevation change on dry to wet rock. They will slip more often on hard, slippery, clay-like surfaces if the grade is significant–something not often encountered by me. They are indeed quiet. They will probably wear out in a year. For PA rocks and Appalachian trail day hikes of 10-15 miles with 2-4k feet elevation change, these will stay on my Black Diamond Alpine Carbon Cork poles as my standard tips. I have the slip-on rubber tips but will not use them–probably too bulky for precise placement in tight spots.
big yak –
Love em. They do wear. But are quite and compromise between carbide and rubber.
You can’t expect them to last like carbide. But i have found them to be tough for a weekend hiker. I think if i were to be long distance through hiker and may want to have a spare available. once the rubber does wear away there’s still metal grippy tip. Nice and quite when approaching wildlife.
spirit1jkm –
Increase grip and leave less trace
I love these tips. I use the default metal pole tips in the winter, but the rest of the year, I much prefer these tips. I hike a lot of very rocky trails and these tips prevent my poles from scraping the rocks (making an annoying sound and leaving scrap marks on the trail) and also provide more grip on the the large smooth/weathered rock.
Le Plume –
much better than steely ones
if you’re going to use your poles on hard rock, rubber tips are much, much better than steely ones. Keep those for ice and/or muddy terrains! Plus rubber tips do much less damage to the path, not to mention wooden walkways. They should really be the default tips on most walking poles, with tungsten tips optional when the conditions warrant.Taking them on and off is very easy using the most basic pliers. Obviously they’re less durable than metallic tips, so you’ll have to change them from time to time, but they’re pretty cheap anyway!
Paula –
Just what I needed
Exactly what needed
Adam –
Works perfectly, fast delivery, highly recommend
They work perfectly. Theyâre a great substitute for the carbide tips to let me use the trekking poles in hard Ickes trails or concrete. Iâm very pleased.
chef boyRdee –
useless with BLACK DIAMOND Pursuit poles
Looks like an excellent product and I really need something to cover or replace the tips on my BLACK DIAMOND Pursuit poles, but there is no way to take the original tips off. I’m very sad. I’ve tried pulling off the tips with pliers but I guess I am not strong enough. Frustrating.
Zunterkopf –
Die Gummistöpsel lassen sich gut aufschrauben. Aber man braucht sie nur auf hartem Boden. Sobald man auf unbefestigten Wanderwegen oder womöglich auf Eis unterwegs ist, sind sie nicht brauchbar. Also will man wechseln. Das geht aber nicht so leicht. Da sind die ebenfalls erhältlichen, aufsteckbaren Stöpsel viel besser. Die kann man leicht unterwegs wechseln.
Santiago Cid Plaza –
Es lo que pedia
Cliente Amazon –
Puntali perfetti per i bastoncini da trekking Black Diamond al carbonio anche se un poâ cari. Introvabili nei negozi di articoli sportivi.
Mike P –
I recently bought a pair of Black Diamond Trail poles, which came without tips. Did some research and found these. They screw in easily though you will need two pairs of pliers to tighten them up. Transformed the walking. I do 21-25 mile day walks and multiday treks with 11kg+ backpacks and the poles themselves make a huge difference to my feet, legs, joints, traction & stability. The technical tips finish the job off – I really can’t understand why they don’t come fitted as standard. They seem strong and prevent the clank of metal on stone. Good service – came next day.
David Chisholm –
I bought these on case I wore thru the originals that come with the poles. They are the same as the originals and they really stand up. After 100km of road and rock I can hardly notice any wear on them. Keep up the good work of providing quality products.