Poles : Rossignol World Cup, who knows more?

Rossignol XC Fibre World Cup

Hi all,

I was offered these poles by a shop I contacted. They were not on the site
before I inquired about poles.

Seems to be their top model of 4 carbon ones, above 4 alu ones. This is the
first time I realize Rossignol HAS poles, and I was aware of the couple
Fischer and Atomic ones.

90% carbon (some websites say 100%)
16mm diameter
55g/meter
320g/pair at 175cm according to one site (I need 175cm)
Natural cork grips
Racing baskets

I have difficulty finding feedback on these poles. All I find is a couple
shops that offered them ($199 discounted to $149 in the US, ?59-100 in
Europe). Especially the European price seems competitive, if they're not
total rubbish.
If I get some positive feedback, I might get 2 pairs, one for snow, one for
street/spare.

It seems from the limited Google hits like Rossignol tried offering poles,
didn't sell too well, and then dumped the poles on the market for me to find
them cheap?

Only poles I now own are old swix alulites (or whatever), not light. I
rented cheap alu 170cm ones in Austria, wasn't too fond of those. Looking
forward to some softer grips.

Any feedback on these or other race poles would be greatly appreciated.
- which more common poles to compare these to, for quality/performance?
- any known issues with these particular poles?

Side question : I wear shoe glove size 12, do your big handed guys prep your
poles specially for that?

Thanks a lot,

J


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