K2 6 Speeds
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Shaft!
Your average ski pole has as much sex appeal as Boy George naked, so we got pretty lathered up over K2’s 6 Speeds ($99). Check it out: chrome trim, elegantly-stitched black leather grips, and grey-on-black striped carbon fiber. The things are downright randy. Suddenly we’re daydreaming about go-go boots and torrid nights outside of Des Moines, Iowa (maybe that’s just us?). Probably has something to do with the trick bottle opener that comes with the 6 Speeds.