In article , Tunde
wrote:
Marsport advertise a Lendal Powermaster paddle online 'with EG1 carbon
shaft' for only £ 75.00. Funny that, all other web sites state that the
EG1 is a fairly basic, heavy glass fibre shaft.

Probably just an error - no surprise there!

But the others are just as wrong:

The EG1 shaft is fibreglass, but is neither heavy nor basic. Because of it's
more forgiving flexibility, it is likely to be offered to beginners and
younger paddlers - not because it is 'basic', but because it is more
suitable.

The G1 carbon shaft (aka semi-carbon) was originally made to replace the
aluminium shafts that were around at the time and proving somewhat unreliable
in racing. Better for most paddlers than the full-carbon and other mixes
because it retains some flexibility.

From what I have written above, you might be able to ascertain that I
believe paddles should be chosen on suitability - not price...



Allan Bennett
Not a fan of alphabet soup

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