HN106 Carbon40% Rigidity20.7-Length 1160mm-weight 88.97g/m-ski poles-Unidirection Prepreg/3K/Kevlar

Comfort

The grips on the HONOR Carbon have gentle contours that didn’t always fit our testers’ hands perfectly. The thin, silky wrist straps,

on the other hand, are very comfortable and make up for the grip’s shortcomings. The top of the handles don’t feature a rounded pad,

so it’s uncomfortable to push down from above. That said, these poles are designed to give runners an edge on the uphill, with the hands

placed through the wrist straps — in this configuration, these poles are very comfortable. And when running across the flats, these poles are

light and comfortable to hold by the balance point in the middle of the shaft.

Weight

The HONOR Carbon doesn’t claim to be anything other than lightweight, and indeed, it is the lightest trekking pole in our review.

At 9.0 ounces for both poles, these are easy to carry when running or hiking quickly, and they have a low swing weight that makes them effortless

to manipulate quickly and keep up with the pace of your footsteps. During sections of flat running, it is also easy to find a comfortable balance

point to hold the pole by the shaft. This pole achieves such a light weight by employing carbon fiber construction, foam grips,

thin straps, and wide-diameter shafts. The wider the diameter of the pole shaft, the less material is needed to produce a given amount of strength.

Weight is this pole’s strong suit.

Locking and Adjustability

The HONOR Carbon has no length adjustment, and it doesn’t even fold or collapse.

This could be considered a positive attribute by some users, for there is no mechanism to cause the pole to fail, short of breaking it.

Indeed, dedicated mountain runners and long-distance thru-hikers might prefer this configuration due to its reliability and light weight.

However, our scoring system considers length adjustment and collapsibility a merit, and this pole doesn’t match up to

the competition in this regard.

Versatility

 The HONOR Carbon lacks the versatility of most foldable and collapsible trekking poles because it cannot compress to fit onto a backpack

when not in use. As such, this pole is suitable only for activities where poles are held in the hands for the entire time,

like mountain running and some trail hiking. They could also potentially be used for backcountry skiing, though we did not test them for this use.

They come with one pair of small trail baskets and one pair of large winter snow baskets, as well as tip protectors for the carbide points.

These baskets twist into place, but there is no locking mechanism, and we lost a trail basket on our first day of testing by not tightening

the basket enough.