Good but could be better. :/

I have so far only used the trekking poles for about 12 miles of easy hiking. They are lightweight. The hand grips are comfortable but not broken in yet. I really like the locking system and the comfort of the wrist straps as compared to the aluminum style shock absorbing poles I had before for the same price.

Issues I have had. The locks could be done better. They are both shall I say right handed locks. Which is fine but I noticed my cargo short pockets tend to catch the locks on the left hand stick because of where the lock is. If one pole had left sided locks and one pole had right sided locks they would be situated away from the body reducing the chance of getting caught on clothing and inadvertently unlocking and collapsing the pole. The second issue I have is with the bumpers that cover the ends of the poles. After only 12 miles of easy training hikes I have already broken through both bumpers. This wont do since I’m going to be going on a much more challenging hike in a couple weeks and need bumpers that will last more than 12 miles.

So overall with the weight, grips, wrist straps, and easy function locks i gave it three stars only. I would rate it higher if the two issues were not an issue.