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Post by Daz on Nov 2, 2012 6:32:58 GMT
im getting my daughter a ocean kayak kea for her first kayak and im on the look out for a paddle for her.....any ideas ? Daz  |
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Post by keithyg on Nov 2, 2012 8:54:28 GMT
Kids tnp 185cm but that may be a bit short for a sot. Alternatively if she is going to stick with it a streamlyte kidstix at 190/195 (everything on that paddle is made in UK). The make up of the kidstix is similar to a simply magic but shaft diameter, blade size and weight are obviously scaled down. |
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Post by Izzetafox on Nov 2, 2012 12:53:29 GMT
Kids tnp 185cm but that may be a bit short for a sot. Alternatively if she is going to stick with it a streamlyte kidstix at 190/195 (everything on that paddle is made in UK). The make up of the kidstix is similar to a simply magic but shaft diameter, blade size and weight are obviously scaled down. Oh how lucky are we to have expert knowledge on hand. Terry |
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Post by Daz on Nov 2, 2012 12:58:33 GMT
will look into them...cheers Keith |
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Post by snapper on Nov 15, 2012 12:05:36 GMT
Lendal Gremlin, if you can find one, are well worth a punt. My girls did well with them and 185 will be fine; I have a 180 and a 190 I think, the 180 is still a bit long for my 7 year old but the Kea is narrow and as the get older they weight it down and make it lower to the water too. Eloise is using a 194 w/w shaft on Archipelago blades on the Tetra at 10 and that is about a hundred times as wide as the Kea ;D
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Post by keithyg on Nov 15, 2012 18:37:12 GMT
Mark, didn't know if you knew or not but streamlyte used the same factories and materials as lendal used in the days before Johnson took them on. The kidstix is the closest to a gremlin that is available.
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Post by snapper on Nov 15, 2012 19:38:17 GMT
No, didn't know that...that's good info cheers!
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