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TOPIC: Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass

Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3797

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I'm buying my first paddle and I've got my mind set on a werner bandit, but I can't decide if I should get a carbon or a fiberglass blade. I guess the real question is" Is it worth the money to buy a carbon blade?"
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3799

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the carbon blade is alot tougher material and looks cooler too
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3806

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YEa o defantily like my player carbon. Fiberglass seemed to loook like it would break to easily


I may be wrong with that but i love my carbon
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3816

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carbon is lighter i think, plus stonger ive got a werner powerhouse bent carbon.
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3820

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Depends on what you're paddling. I don't know the Bandit from Werner but Werner paddles are normally top notch paddles. The glass paddles are great and won't break when used normally. Especially the Werner prices differ a lot between the carbon and glass, I'd never pay 450 bucks for a paddle, I wouldn't dare to put it in the water. All paddles can break when running falls, or playing on the bigger features out there.

In short, especially for a first paddle, I'd say it is a waste of money :)
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3840

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first paddle go fiberglass
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3841

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[color=cyan:db95930906] :agreed: It's tough on the pocket to break top of the range paddles when you're still learning and making stupid mistakes.[/color:db95930906]
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #3881

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Hey sean, did you ever get that Super Scrappy off Ebay? I looked last night but didn't see it, did you pick it up?
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #4072

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no I didn't get it. it was on boater talk,. IT would have been to small.. I think. I have a 22 inch head the medium range ends at 21.5
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #4139

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i didn't know that the super scrappy was a plastic helmet that was the helmet i was going to get but instead paid 30 dollars more nd got the shaggy which is a composite helmet
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 1 month ago #4648

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Very smart idea the scrappys may look good but in my opinion do not offer a lot of protection. I would say the are definately not suitable above grade 3.
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 3 weeks ago #4905

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Carbon is stiffer and lighter for the same strength so the can use less carbon in a paddle to get the same strength as a glass on and slightly stiffer so not as nice on your wrists. Personally i woould probably get a glass one as they tend to absorb more shocks, and they also show better if you drop it in the river black carbon very sexy but hard too find floating in the water
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 18 years 2 weeks ago #4955

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I've ordered my paddle and I'm getting the Fiberglass model, along with a super scrapy. I'm short the $30 bucks more for a nice composite and I won't be running anything larger than class 3 water for a while yet.
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 17 years 10 months ago #5858

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That helmet will be fine and as long as it fits yours head then water ever you feel happy paddling then it should be fine as long its a good snugg fit
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Difference between Carbon and Fiberglass 17 years 10 months ago #5879

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It has the H.O.G. lockingsystem so i don't think i need to worry about it being too loose. :grin:
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