UCD Canoe Club
General => Kayaking => Topic started by: Eoghan on December 16, 2009, 15:29:29
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Hey, so ye I've finally decided to stop my faffing (still can't get around to study) and get paddles!
I've tried a few different paddles and i just really like Robson's, and since I might be in Galway this weekend I was thinking to get some this weekend!
So any pro's/cons?
The girl I was talking to in River Deep Mountain High seemed to be steering me towards the COMBATS??
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Cue BS answers:
'My paddles are awesome and I heard that 'insert brand here' break really easy (actually true of TyWarps) but you know if you like them they could be for you...'
Who am I to resist the bullshit:
Robson are pretty good, I had a pair of greens for a short period, then Dave B had them and now Rog has them (the same blades). They seem to last, comfy to use, I don't know jack shit about the combats though.
Enjoy
Edit: Mickle's got paddles for sale
http://www.ucdcanoeclub.com/index.php/topic,9021.msg74093/boardseen.html#new (http://www.ucdcanoeclub.com/index.php/topic,9021.msg74093/boardseen.html#new)
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Myself and Daniel both have robson Greens, we were talking about them there a while ago and we both agreed we really liked them, although the greens are the only set i've ever really used so I can't really compare them to anything. Mickle is sellin a pair of double dutch paddles, check the for sale section.
Edit: Ah kylie got there b4 me... Erm yeah what kylie said
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I think I am the only person who has broken the baldes of a pair robsons. I've never heard of anyone else doing it. I liked mine they where nice and lasted well even with a crack in the spigot until a trip down the middle guil in france.That was over a year since they where first broken.
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Or bite the bullet and get a pair of these bad boys (http://www.greatoutdoors.ie/shopping_admin/product_details/product.cgi?product=RIM&cat=Kayaking%20and%20Canoeing&sub=Kayaking%20and%20Canoeing--Paddles)!!!
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Or bite the bullet and get a pair of these bad boys (http://www.greatoutdoors.ie/shopping_admin/product_details/product.cgi?product=RIM&cat=Kayaking%20and%20Canoeing&sub=Kayaking%20and%20Canoeing--Paddles)!!!
:D
Aengus has a set of paddles in the boathouse that he doesn't use, maybe he'd sell them to you?
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Yeah those ones are class, they double up as c1 paddles, so it's win-win!!!
But I think Roger's right - why get Robsons when you could get Prijons?? Or even better.... Schlegels!!!!
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have never heard a bad thing about them.
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great thanks guys!
ha ye I know Kylie - its always the same answers but still!Now at least I can check them with a clear conscience
Or bite the bullet and get a pair of these bad boys (http://www.greatoutdoors.ie/shopping_admin/product_details/product.cgi?product=RIM&cat=Kayaking%20and%20Canoeing&sub=Kayaking%20and%20Canoeing--Paddles)!!!
thanks rodge, they might be a bit upmarket for me though..
hmmmm..... i've only ever tried double dutch paddles once!they have a thin shaft don't they
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Ive had my greens for last year. i used Kinetics Before that and i found them quite similar for half the price.
Now for where to buy them, I got mine of a guy in england who delivers couple of times a week to the docks
Hes selling the Combats for 99 sterling which prob round 110 which is probably alot cheaper than the shop in galway i suspect
heres a link
http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Anglesey-Kayaks-and-Climbing-Gear__W0QQ_armrsZ1QQ_fsubZ392439013
I talked to him directly and met him at the docks saving me using pay pal
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Thanks Dan
eh i think their going for 99euro actually!?
Do you know anything about them?
oh i do like the look of the pogo's though!
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my bad the combats are 129 you were right!
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No sorry i dont know much,
what do you paddle with usually.
Check the weight, Length, Blade shape and the feather. Compare it to what you use to and go with that.
Thats what i would do. a paddle is a paddle, once you go in to the named brands their all gonna be decent, as long as you take care of it, it will serve you well
The only reason why im saying getting something similar is so your paddling style doesnt change to much.
Like rotation, strength and stuff like that ive tried to roll with other paddles and found it big change because of the feather and the shape of blade.
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Yeh if you ring that guy and ask him is he delivering at any stage soon and then ask could you meet and get some paddles of you. and if he says a like a big deliver charge just say your gonna go local and he prob drop it.
Or else you can go local and support the irish economy :)
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hmmm ye i wouldn't really mind! i hadn't set out specifically for combats the girl in the shop kept mentioning them though!hmmm...
ha i may just end up getting them in Galway just for the handiness of it! but thanks anyway...
the combats blade is reinforced with something or its the usual stuff just talked up..?
and blades i generally use are (recently) borrowed from other people - trying different types. and before that - the bad ass prijons!! :D
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hmmmm..... i've only ever tried double dutch paddles once!they have a thin shaft don't they
I use Double Dutch paddles & yep they do have a small shaft. I actually found switching to Werners recently gave me hidious blisters cause of the thicker shaft!!
I tried Robsons before & found them pretty heavy. Try out the Double Dutch ones though... 4 years on & mine are still going strong, well i replaced the shaft once after it cracked in France. But i find em good, nice & light :)
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cool thanks jody, I will...its just that my hands would be big as opposed to small!so i found them uncomfortable - but who ever was using them wasn't impressed with them so that probably tainted my opinion!
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Ment to say i also have fairly big hands... well for a girl but i find them more comfortable.
But it's deffo all down to trying them out, if you didnt like em then thats that :)
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great thanks anyway...
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She also mentioned shaft and getting blisters.
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Yes, yes i did... you wanna make something of it??
Go on, i know you want to :P
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Hey eoghan, if u've got sum dosh 2 burn why not go 4 what every pro kayaker seems 2 use these days..... AT2's
(http://www.atpaddle.com/dimg/thm/t300_35c5174459aa5c916b07d1cfebf5d029.jpg).
http://www.atpaddle.com/product/157219/AT2_STD/_/AT2_Standard (http://www.atpaddle.com/product/157219/AT2_STD/_/AT2_Standard)
layers.
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i've had robson greens also for about 4 years. I do like the feel of them and I didn't find them too heavy or slippery. Never had any hassle with them and they even found their way back into my hands after loosing them overnight a few times.
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Hey eoghan, if u've got sum dosh 2 burn why not go 4 what every pro kayaker seems 2 use these days..... AT2's
(http://www.atpaddle.com/dimg/thm/t300_35c5174459aa5c916b07d1cfebf5d029.jpg).
http://www.atpaddle.com/product/157219/AT2_STD/_/AT2_Standard (http://www.atpaddle.com/product/157219/AT2_STD/_/AT2_Standard)
layers.
ha eh I'll let you know when I've cash to burn! Do they handle as well as the prijons?? :)
thats the sort of stuff I wanted to hear Kat thanks
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Ohhhh AT2's are nice... do they sell them here now??
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Thank you Kieran for bringing some sense to this thread!!!
I've got a thick shaft if ya wanna give it a go some time Eoghan!! BAM!!! And I don't care how gay that sounds!!
Ha you should get selects...they're classssss... just don't splash anyone or...ya know...they'll snap in half!!
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Ha you should get selects...they're classssss... just don't splash anyone or...ya know...they'll snap in half!!
Like all good blades should