Leki Women's Cressida Poles

I am very impressed with these walking poles. I test walked them at the weekend. These are my first ever pair of walking poles and I now won't walk without them. They are sturdy, comfortable grips, lightweight, easy to carry and fit well onto my rucksack, great quality and well worth the money. I would highly recommend!

Nice and light. Very helpful as I have a weak knee and find that these poles make a real difference when I go for longer walks, esp on uneven terrain.

Real quality I rely on them more than I should put my full weight on them (I am twice my recommended size) and they sow no signs of weakness love them! Not a single blister ultra light adjustable sturdy! An absolute Gem!

After reading lots of reviews of walking poles, and having previously trusted Leki as a brand, I have to say I'm very disappointed by these. Being not all that sure-footed I require the use of poles to help give me stability when on rough terrain, and so strength and reliability are major factors when choosing poles for support. The single Leki pole I have used for years was durable and extremely strong, so my expectation was that these far newer poles would be of an equal quality. They are not. The snap lock system is insecure and awkward to use; relying on the fine adjustment of small fiddly plastic wheels to tighten the grip of the locks on the pole. I found that, worryingly, if the wheels are not tight enough the locks slip down the pole, which in my case caused me to pitch forward alarmingly when I put my weight on one pole as I walked down a steep hill and missed my footing. That was the first time that happened. Since then it's happened many more times, on both poles. It would appear that the problem is primarily with the bottom section of the pole: if the lock is snapped onto the narrower section, then the grip of the lock is less secure. The solution is to slide the thinner bottom section closer to its top, so that the lock grips the thicker section of the pole segment. BUT, you still have to fiddle with the locking nut to get the tension just right, and when your fingers are stiff with the cold on an icy winter's day this is a significant issue, particularly if you need to adjust the length of the pole a few times during a walk as the terrain changes. Given that my reason for purchasing poles which feature the snap-lock system was to reduce the time spent tweaking the regular twist-secure system, I feel very let down. This new locking system is anything BUT fast, and considerably less secure. I think that for a bit of light walking on flat ground these poles are fine, but I'd certainly not trust them in situations where I relied on them for my safety.

I've had a Leki Makalu Super for years, so when our daughter wanted a pole it was going to be a Leki. The Cresida has a smaller diameter cork grip, it's light and the wrist band is soft and flexible. I like the rounded top like the Makalu, as I use that when I'm going down hill. Speedlock 2 length adjustment is by tension-adjustable overcentre levers instead of the usual twist to lock arrangement, and that could be why it doesn't have anti-shock suspension. Unfortunately Leki no longer sell the Pad Butler for storing the ferrule (pad) on the pole tube. A nice pole that came as a single unit, not as a pair.

Brilliant, much lighter, straps more comfortable and easier to adjust than my old poles.

Used walking poles for the first time on a recent hiking trip (100km over 5 days) where terrain was 'moderate'. Could have done it without but would have been challenging, particular for the descents with loose rocks over rough, uneven terrains. Very helpful for the ascents too. Very useful bit of equipment for hiking.

They were ok, lightweight and did the job. However, I found that the adjustments were too easy to loosen accidentaly, meaning the poles would start shrinking during use, and they were fiddly to tighten again, especially in cold weather. Switched to a pair of black diamond poles which work much better.

Best poles so far!

Etwas skeptisch war ich, nachdem ich Rezensionen über das plötzliche Zusammenfahren der Stöcke gelesen hatte... Da der Urlaub nach Schottland nahte, habe ich den Versuch trotzdem gewagt. Anderthalb Tage später kamen die Stöcke an. Sie sind sehr leicht, schnell und einfach ausfahrbar. Bei den ersten Wanderungen ist es mir tatsächlich auch passiert, dass bei Gewichtsverlagerung auf die Stöcke die Dinger zusammenfuhren. Das lässt sich aber ganz einfach an den Zahnrädchen fester einstellen. Wenn man daran in die richtige Richtung dreht, sind die Klemmen fester. Danach gab es keine Probleme mehr, ich habe stabile leichte Stöcke, die den Praxistest dann voll bestanden haben.

Bâtons de randonnée très légers avec une poignée ergonomique. Système de rallonge des bâtons parfaitement adaptés. Très bon amorti . Très jolie couleur.

Prodotto che avevo visto in negozio in montagna due settimane fa ma che poi non avevo acquistato. Per fortuna Amazon ha colmato la mia "mancanza". Bastoncini leggeri ma solidi, impugnatura adatta a una mano femminile, più piccola di quella maschile. Colorazione molto gradevole (naturalmente si tratta di gusti).

Molto comode