Don't buy this paddle!
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Topic: Don't buy this paddle!
Posted By: tiziak
Subject: Don't buy this paddle!
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 3:31pm
   ------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
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Posted By: phil
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 3:33pm
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wow, lame.
how long did that last, 2 months? |
Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 3:35pm
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I bought it on Feb 19th and notice the crack while on Icicle last weekend. Just over two months. Lame. Long live Werner!!!
------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 5:00pm
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Check these out before you buy a Werner
Three year warranty. I am bringing them into the states. they should be available next month. I will have a sample in a couple weeks. ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: Tobin
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 5:00pm
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http://www.ainsworthpaddles.co.uk/ ------------- Sure? |
Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 5:22pm
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ya, I talked to Andrew about those bad boys. They seem pretty sweet. Stoked you picked up that distribution.
------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: Aukija
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 7:24pm
| buy American buy Werner you can't go wrong and if it does go wrong (it happens to all paddle manufacturers at one time or another) Werner will fix it |
Posted By: STLboater
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 9:38pm
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ya man, I've used my werner for like 8 years and it still boats the sh*t. + its skykomish local, you can't beat that.
------------- Kayak Academy Whitewater Instructor |
Posted By: dragorossinw
Date Posted: 29 Apr 2010 at 11:07pm
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Don't buy that brand, as in they all break like that, or just that particular one? I have owned many brands o' paddles over the years and had breakage on lots, EVEN Werners!!! I wouldn't boycott a company unless its an ongoing problem, but wierd... AT's explode left and right, but people still buy them in droves....
And no, I have no representation with Accent Paddles! ------------- Tony Z dragorossinorthwest@yahoo.com www.nookiekayaking.us www.dragorossi.com www.donkeyfIip.com |
Posted By: RemAcct2
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2010 at 9:55am
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Why not buy local? It is not like Werner makes a poor quality product, so why fix whats not broken?
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Posted By: tiziak
Date Posted: 30 Apr 2010 at 10:02am
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No, I'm not normally a hater. I understand that stuff will break, I've even broken one of my beloved Werners. I just have a lot of faith in their brand and their business ethics. I did not like the response to my issue with the paddle when I contacted the company that sold me the paddle and then the company that manufactures the paddle. That is all. I know gear is gonna break, I'm rough with it. But there are norms for customer service that I require when I spend a good amount of money on a product, especially one with a warranty. I am just giving my opinion to the local community. Buy what you want, but I doubt I will be staying from Werner again any time soon. ------------- If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there. Daniel Patrinellis 360.434.4616 |
Posted By: jP
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 10:02am
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Originally posted by tiziak
Buy what you want, but I doubt I will be staying from Werner again any time soon. What I'm sure Dan meant to say was "I doubt I will be stRaying from Werner again any time soon".
funny how confusing someone's message can be in this rapid-paced era of not proofreading before posting/publishing.
Happy enough with my Werner- just wish it was colorfull so I could see it when it's afloat on its own. Black is a hard color to see. And I wish they could do some minor maintainance for you rather than say "just buy another".
I'd spend $100 every year and a half to have them put a fresh clear coat on it and maybe toche up some dings. That's what a good wood paddle maker will do for ya. I have to say though that synthetics endure an incredible amount of abuse: most of which occurs while portaging and getting in and out of the boat/river.
Happy with my Werner, the first synthetic paddle I've ever had. But as soon as I can afford to I'm gonna have Kenny build me one of his wood sticks for the less demandinf runs. They are fine decendents of The Craft. ------------- 🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋🐋 |
Posted By: huckin harms
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 10:30am
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ya Werner paddles rock... but that goes without me having to say it. I'd replace my Werner blades with new ones every time. To be sure all paddles can and will break, but in my ten years experience Werner has proven to be a simple solid paddle that I regularly take for granted because it is so durable. The foam cores are the cat's meow, but buy one and lose it on a creek can leave a painful memory.... unless you are a trust fund kid, and Werner kicks it down to you because you rock the falls :) For my part the best creeking paddles are fiberglass 'cheepies', although the carbon fiber may last somewhat longer, just depends I guess at how well you can hold on to that shaft while recirculating in the frothy froth. Or maybe you never get to see the bubbles from down under because that boof stroke on the Werner is killin it.
Anyways, Dan I hope Ascent will work with you on getting your paddle warrantied proper-like. They should at least make an attempt to stand by their product. AT did do a pretty good job of that (customer service).
Oh, and as previously noted- Werner is local.
And for the record, I ain't no Werner rep neither.... just a happy satisfied paddle owner :) ------------- |