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Bullet2012
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Doesn't it have titanium studs in the end when you take off the plastic caps?
No, they're stuck on. I have got another set with studs and different ends you can swap in, as you say. Bit of a poor design on this set though, I my opinion.
Fingers like pigs tits.
I only really use them when I'm hiking (as in backpacking) mainly for a bit more stability, but it seems to make carrying a heavy backpack a bit easier too (I guess you stand more upright and thus engage your core more?).
On rough or slippery ground they give you extra points of contact with the ground, so your more stable. Going downhill you can sort of use them as a brake, and going uphill you can push against them, engaging your arms and core, instead of relying on just leg power.
A lot of ultra runners use them for the same reasons. To me, it's all about the extra stability, especially when carrying a backpack though.
If guess they do make you a bit quicker too, because your using your arms, like a sprinter.
I'd definitely recommend giving them a go if you do much of off-road walking and don't need your hands free for dog leads etc.
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Nordic walking I think, exercises the upper body as well as the legs
Is that the one where you have to walk like you've followed through?
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I think I'll give it a miss...Is that the one where you have to walk like you've followed through?
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Is that the one where you have to walk like you've followed through?
I think that’s speed walking.Nordic walking is like cross country skiing without snow, as I understand it.
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Today was the culmination of two days' work.
I have added some extras to my bike and didn't want a stack of spades on the battery terminals. I bought a pair of busbars, 150A, so well over-rated for my needs.
I came up with one solution
A pair of these mounted on a plate fixed to these points under the seat
But the whole thing would have been too large and would have restricted access to the fusebox.
I have added some extras to my bike and didn't want a stack of spades on the battery terminals. I bought a pair of busbars, 150A, so well over-rated for my needs.
I came up with one solution
But the whole thing would have been too large and would have restricted access to the fusebox.
Seadog
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Then I had an idea.
Why not use just half of the busbar?
Hence I came up with this solution.
It's half the width, allows easy cable access from either side and allowed me to play for a couple of hours making something that I couldn't buy.
The central spacer/insulator/clamp is from, I think, a Clarke mig torch part.
Battery conection to each end and the 5 ring terminals can easily be accommodated on the two other posts.
All done with a Boxford, Progress 2G, and a tiny 200W band saw.
Why not use just half of the busbar?
Hence I came up with this solution.
It's half the width, allows easy cable access from either side and allowed me to play for a couple of hours making something that I couldn't buy.
The central spacer/insulator/clamp is from, I think, a Clarke mig torch part.
Battery conection to each end and the 5 ring terminals can easily be accommodated on the two other posts.
All done with a Boxford, Progress 2G, and a tiny 200W band saw.
Seadog
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Thank you. I have to say that I'm very happy with the outcome.That looks tidy.
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'Nordic' walking?...Sounds like the bloke who did a 'nudist' walk from Land's end to 'J'o'G'......
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Good solution but but some means or other I would not have a gap between the bars that could easily be bridged. Suggest cutting the bars square and a wider insulator between them.
