At Wednesday, 16 January 2002, "Jed" <jluby_at_teamnorthatlantic.com> wrote: [SNIP] >I am saddened though, to see that the ever-elusive Norwegian Love Trolls >were not included in your recommendations. Possibly they were not >available at the time of your study. > Surely you jest? Anyone with even a bit of experience would agree to the superiority of the German Love Troll. The cap shape on the Norwegian model is sure to cause planing at anything above what I, and any other proficient paddler, would consider acceptable cruising speed. The Norwegian model is also known to hamper the 180 degree turn in a GTS, cause paddle flutter, tendonitis *and* even break down epoxy over time. I hear even Derek Hutchinson is going to endorse German Love Trolls in the next edition to the book. -Patrick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jan 17 2002 - 01:48:49 PST
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