so about 500kg...

sharpie said..

do it again without the soft padding under it.

Red thumbs that's cool............
I would like to set a Challenge for someone to do an independent strength test with all the paddle brands?
I'll guarantee you KeNalu comes out on top!

And yes I agree it was a tacky stunt but I was just trying to demonstrate a point.

If you want something real, a week ago I had a top 10 paddler in the world tell me they would love to use KeNalu because when he demoed it for 2 weeks in the surf and flat water he said "finally he had some confidence in a paddle wouldn't snap".

Cheers Jonesy

That's unreal is that the xtuff blade of the carbon ?
I recently went the fanatic over the kenalu and the only reason was the blade shape I like the new 7.25 fanatic blade shape over the kenalu for flat water paddling but I hear kenalu are bringing out new race designs soon.. Will be very keen to get hold of one of them!

AndyR said...
That's unreal is that the xtuff blade of the carbon ?
I recently went the fanatic over the kenalu and the only reason was the blade shape I like the new 7.25 fanatic blade shape over the kenalu for flat water paddling but I hear kenalu are bringing out new race designs soon.. Will be very keen to get hold of one of them!

Cheers...........%100 carbon

JonesySUP said..

Red thumbs that's cool............
I would like to set a Challenge for someone to do an independent strength test with all the paddle brands?
I'll guarantee you KeNalu comes out on top......

Since its your claim, I challenge you to do it

What makes them stronger?

Design
Materials
Construction method

Its not broken, it just misses the shaft.
You can buy different shafts from very stiff to rather flexible.
I got a Maliko with an Xtuff-S and its an awesome paddle so wouldnt drive over it with a pick-up....
(unfortunally they are very hard to get in Europe).

A few facts to clarify a few things.
The blade took a load in exces of 600kg (1/4 the weight of the vehicle)....I know this cause it's my Ute.
The cardboard was placed under the blade so it didn't get scratched on the driveway.
It was not a damaged or broken blade.... It was an Elite carbon blade with the shaft removed. Easily done with a Ke Nalu as the blade / shaft connection is with hot melt glue.
The test was not intended to replicate the loads applied during paddling.....it was just a bit of fun to see how tough the blades are.
As you can see in the vid the blade was undamaged.....they are damn tough and super light.
If it had have been trashed it could have been replaced under the Ke Nalu forever paddle policy.
Disclaimer......I'm the Australian distributor for Ke Nalu and if someone can think of a better way to test the blades strength, let me know and I'll see if we can do it

Craig66 said...
The only way test its strength is to test it until it fails everything will fail at some point due to many factors.
I am not saying the blade is not as strong as you clam, I was just bagging the run over test and the clamed weight of the bags in the back, I too did my on test just like shown in the video but replaced a blade with a tissue, guess what, it didn???t break either

Haha.....that's funny mate.
Go back and reread my previous post.
It was just a bit of fun to see how the blade took it......never intended to test the limits.
It would be interesting to see if other manufacturers blades of similar weight could handle the same punishment

how much cement in the back jacko????

i really couldn't give a rats..... because big things have been not crushing little things for ages, like this lambo

Even the $50 no name is Ok.

Kieranr said..

You bought a jeep right john?

Yes Kieran , but Beau just out did me with his video of his FJ Cruiser driving over his Starboard paddle.

So what is this? Some kind of battle of the paddle(s)?

I suppose we should be grateful they're just showing off their blades. If this became a contest to see who has the stiffest shaft...

I once wrestled a giraffe with my bare hands...