135cm Liljedahl Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Poles - 1970s - Nice and Shiny!!Beautiful pair of classic bamboo cross country poles. Hailing from the 1970s, manufactured by the Lillehammer based powerhouse Liljedahl, which is now part of Swix. Plastic handles and basket have a half life of about 10 zillion years, so you will be able to use them for the rest of your long life. The shafts have a nice shiny coat of urethane, and the leather straps are solid as the day they left the factory! Size: 135cm Material: leather, bamboo,

Optional rental of a really long jumping ski bag is $50

and despite my best intents at the time

before Blystad and Udis teamed up

YOU are the beneficiary

Width at center: 53mm

and the blue and white ring baskets look untouched - remarkable for a 50 year-old pole

These are beautiful

this well-preserved example will look great on the wall

Here's how this works:  despite what I initially thought

A true “shed find”

Karhu means bear in Finnish

They are in great shape and feature nice red handles