Rainy Day Sale

[Caucasian Asian]

I've been hanging on to these for a while, but now it's starting to rain.

Brand new Smith Z-Bends. 52".

[SunshineTom]

I'll take them if the price is right... What are you thinking?

[Caucasian Asian]

What's the going rate for new Z-bends these days? Make me an offer, I'm not going to use these.

[oftpiste]

if only you had the powder baskets.....

[Caucasian Asian]

I have some powder baskets that will work for them, but they aren't the original ones.

[mntlion]

new pair of Zbends? $60-$100 I think.

[Bromontana]

Are they collapsible?

[Caucasian Asian]

Are they collapsible?

No.

[fat yeti]

Wish they were 48 to 46


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[TomCrac]

Are they collapsible?

If you ski them hard enough they are.

[Caucasian Asian]

Wish they were 48 to 46

If that was the case, I'd be keeping them.

[powtario]

If that was the case, I'd be keeping them.

Easy enough to cut them down though. I imagine they'd match nicely with whatever old Volants are sitting behind them.

[stuckathuntermtn]

Are they collapsible?

Depends how you fall.

[Caucasian Asian]

Zombie Jesus bump

[pfluffenmeister]

Are they collapsible?

thanks, i almost spit out my coffee on my keyboard.

[ill-advised strategy]

Killing me. I would find the money if those were 46-48s.

[oftpiste]

yeah, I have those too.

meh.

and.... um.... you guys realize that z-bends can be made shorter by a few inches without impairing their z-bend-ish-ness, right?

I have some powder baskets that will work for them, but they aren't the original ones.

[ill-advised strategy]

I don't know man, taking 6" off the top of those would result in something kind of odd.

[skuff]

Found a pair of almost new, 48" z-bends early this year on craigslist for $30. The seller was hesitant, but willing to ship, so I sent an additional $15 for their trouble. So... $45 value to me, plus shipping.

[Thread Drift] What powder baskets fit on those poles? [/TD]

[oftpiste]

[Thread Drift] What powder baskets fit on those poles? [/TD]

Black Diamond aftermarket baskets slip right over the existing small baskets and stay on for a long time, though I usually keep a spare or two around.

[ill-advised strategy]

Years ago I removed the entire smith basket/tip assembly.

1) Get a pair of beater/donor sacrificial rental poles.
2) Using heat and some vice grips try to work the pole tip free from the aluminum shaft of the rental pole. If heat and vice grips don't cut it, use a dremel cutting attachment to cut the aluminum around the tip and peel it back with your vice grips. Set those tips aside.
3) Get a pair of scott baskets...with the stays. With scotts you have access to nearly any type of basket you would want.
4) Tap the tips into the smith aluminum shaft with a little JB weld.
5) Tap the Scotts into place with a light coating of JB weld on the inside of the stays.

Bingo. You now have normal baskets.

I used to have a photo TR of this but all the photos were hosted on biglines and the links are dead....but trust me, you can do this and it's not hard. I did this job in 2006ish and I'm still skiing those poles and baskets as of Thursday.

[skuff]

Black Diamond aftermarket baskets slip right over the existing small baskets and stay on for a long time, though I usually keep a spare or two around.

Years ago I removed the entire smith basket/tip assembly.

1) Get a pair of beater/donor sacrificial rental poles.
2) Using heat and some vice grips try to work the pole tip free from the aluminum shaft of the rental pole. If heat and vice grips don't cut it, use a dremel cutting attachment to cut the aluminum around the tip and peel it back with your vice grips. Set those tips aside.
3) Get a pair of scott baskets...with the stays. With scotts you have access to nearly any type of basket you would want.
4) Tap the tips into the smith aluminum shaft with a little JB weld.
5) Tap the Scotts into place with a light coating of JB weld on the inside of the stays.

Bingo. You now have normal baskets.

I used to have a photo TR of this but all the photos were hosted on biglines and the links are dead....but trust me, you can do this and it's not hard. I did this job in 2006ish and I'm still skiing those poles and baskets as of Thursday.

^^ Thanks! ^^

[RShea]

Years ago I removed the entire smith basket/tip assembly.

1) Get a pair of beater/donor sacrificial rental poles.
2) Using heat and some vice grips try to work the pole tip free from the aluminum shaft of the rental pole. If heat and vice grips don't cut it, use a dremel cutting attachment to cut the aluminum around the tip and peel it back with your vice grips. Set those tips aside.
3) Get a pair of scott baskets...with the stays. With scotts you have access to nearly any type of basket you would want.
4) Tap the tips into the smith aluminum shaft with a little JB weld.
5) Tap the Scotts into place with a light coating of JB weld on the inside of the stays.

Bingo. You now have normal baskets.

I used to have a photo TR of this but all the photos were hosted on biglines and the links are dead....but trust me, you can do this and it's not hard. I did this job in 2006ish and I'm still skiing those poles and baskets as of Thursday.

Long shot since it was so long ago, If you would happen to still have those original baskets/tips I'd be interested in purchasing them....

[Bromontana]

Thanks for the sleeping bag!

[ill-advised strategy]

Long shot since it was so long ago, If you would happen to still have those original baskets/tips I'd be interested in purchasing them....

It was 2006 and I cut them off with a grinder because they were failing....so nope. If you're basketless, the scott conversion is a lot better and it's not hard to do.