145cm Liljedahl Bamboo Cross-Country Ski Racing Poles - Mid 1960s!!Beautiful pair of mid 1960s Liljedahl racing poles in tip top shape. The plastic rings are smaller and lighter than their wicker cousins that would be on a touring pole. These poles have seen light used and still shine from their original finish. Straps and handles in nice condition. Liljedahl was based in Lillehammer, Norway. Swix, and its various parent companies, were of Swedish origin. Swix' purchase of Liljedahl in 1974 was used as as a way to

Turns out that this stuff was manufactured in Canada

Those old poles starting to look a little shabby

Lahti Finland

Bergen is a beautiful city on the western coast of Norway

That's where a "smile plate" comes in

From vodka to operating systems to mobile phones

so Denmark isn't exactly a ski powerhouse

because if they don't know Karhu

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

and two-prong "Bergans" type - each of the last two types of bindings clamps from the top of the toe of the boot

but it was a whole lot better than what came before

but there is limited flange on the toe