hi peoples were can i buy a kialoa paddle in WA anyone got info, muchly appreciated f////en sick of snapping starbroken ones.
If you're in WA just head to a beach car park and you're bound to pick up a paddle a local has left behind in no time 
You know, I thought the lost paddle jokes might start to get old !!!!! I was wrong Ha ha ha 
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hi peoples were can i buy a kialoa paddle in WA anyone got info, muchly appreciated f////en sick of snapping starbroken ones.
I don't know much about WA but SHQ here in Melb. have stock of new Kialoa's and pretty sure they ship anywhere in Oz for free.. 
Which Kialoa are you after?
thanks DJ any suggestions will be surf paddle only .just want it to last longer than 2 months .doing my head in .
Select to expand quoteCoastie said..
If you're in WA just head to a beach car park and you're bound to pick up a paddle a local has left behind in no time
Had to be said
Select to expand quoterockmagnet said..Coastie said..
If you're in WA just head to a beach car park and you're bound to pick up a paddle a local has left behind in no time
Had to be said
Glad to see taht other paddlers have a sense of humour.
ET.
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thanks DJ any suggestions will be surf paddle only .just want it to last longer than 2 months .doing my head in .
I've never heard of one of the new style Kialoa's breaking.. I'd trust them 100%..
I have hear of the odd old style Kialoa breaking but I know plenty including myself that have old Methane's that are still going strong after years and years of abuse..
I'm keen to buy one of the new Methane or Pipes paddles.. 
Does the new Pipes paddle still have an oval shaft? I ordered a Kialoa GL Surf II paddle and was disappointed when it arrived because it had a round shaft. My GL Surf one (the previous model) had an oval shaft and I prefer them. So I had to send the GL Surf II back, regrettably. I'm guessing it's about cost because the new paddle was much cheaper than the old one. The construction of the shaft was different also. The one I was offered had the same kind of 3k-type weave that my old paddle had for the first couple of feet at the top, and then a different weave further down - it was like the ZRE paddles where you can't really see the weave at all, it just looks like one smooth black colour. I've never seen a paddle with different constructions on the same shaft before.
The new Kialoas seem quite a bit lighter than the old ones.
Oval shafts were at one time almost a Kialoa USP, so to my mind it would be a shame if they abandoned them. I'll happily pay more for an oval shaft (as indeed QB charges more for one). I don't think it matters much for flat water but they give better control I think when surfing and downwinding.
thanks all that replied
been hanging out in car park still no action on people random leaving them behind.
im after a methane by the sounds of it .
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Does the new Pipes paddle still have an oval shaft? I ordered a Kialoa GL Surf II paddle and was disappointed when it arrived because it had a round shaft. My GL Surf one (the previous model) had an oval shaft and I prefer them. So I had to send the GL Surf II back, regrettably. I'm guessing it's about cost because the new paddle was much cheaper than the old one. The construction of the shaft was different also. The one I was offered had the same kind of 3k-type weave that my old paddle had for the first couple of feet at the top, and then a different weave further down - it was like the ZRE paddles where you can't really see the weave at all, it just looks like one smooth black colour. I've never seen a paddle with different constructions on the same shaft before.
The new Kialoas seem quite a bit lighter than the old ones.
Oval shafts were at one time almost a Kialoa USP, so to my mind it would be a shame if they abandoned them. I'll happily pay more for an oval shaft (as indeed QB charges more for one). I don't think it matters much for flat water but they give better control I think when surfing and downwinding.
Hey A10.. Pretty sure Kialoa offer a round or oval shaft on most of their paddles.. I have two Hulu Small paddles.. One oval for downwinding and one round for surfing.. The reason I chose the round for surfing was because the round shafts have slightly more flex and with my surfing paddle being shorter the added flex might be a good thing.. To be honest I don't notice much difference in the flex.. btw.. The new Kialoa oval shafts are round at the blade and round at the handle.. and only oval in the middle section of the shaft.. I also have a Kialoa Insanity paddle that has a round shaft.. and it has that two types of carbon weave on the shaft.. I've been told that they do this to make cutting easier so it's only in the last 12-18" of the handle end of the shaft.. The woven carbon cuts clean where the rest of the shaft can un-ravel if not cut clean.. It is pretty weird.. The new Pipes, Methane, Hulu's have a woven carbon though the whole shaft.. Pretty stiff.. Very strong.. and 100% reliable IMO.. Great paddles..
Hi Kev7,
We have a pretty good stock of the QB paddles in most sizes and models. We have 83, 90, 91, 92 and 100 sq in Kanaha, SLim Jim, Race Elite, Magic, Surf, Timber as well as others in FG, FG/CA and AC.
We also stock a good range of Fanatic and Naish paddles. We are North of the River in Balcatta. PM me if you are looking for something specific and I'll let you know.
DM
