{"id":20514,"date":"2015-12-13T14:49:41","date_gmt":"2015-12-13T14:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/?p=20514"},"modified":"2015-12-14T07:56:43","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T07:56:43","slug":"vertical-element-four-piece-paddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle &#8211; First Look"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve have a new <a href=\"http:\/\/vepaddles.com\/paddle\/prepreg-glass-blades-on-a-straight-black-glass-shaft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vertical Element<\/a> four piece breakdown paddle here at Unsponsored HQ for review.  Vertical Element are a UK based company who design and manufacture their own custom whitewater and recreational paddles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-362\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20694\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-362\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-362.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012429&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 362\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-362.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-362.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-362.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-362-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I reckon that if you need to use a set of breakdown paddles when on a river trip the chances are something epic has occurred, and in situations like this I would want a set of breakdowns that were at least as good as the set I had lost or broke.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\\\/press\\\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:36764734}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"500\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 334px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"334\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-370\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"330\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"220\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20702\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-370.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012480&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 370\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-370-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-370.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-370.jpg?w=330&#038;h=220&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-370.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-370-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"330\" height=\"220\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"330\" data-original-height=\"220\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 370\" alt=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 370\" style=\"width: 330px; height: 220px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 166px; height: 224px;\" data-original-width=\"166\" data-original-height=\"224\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-369\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"162\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"108\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"20701\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-369.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012473&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 369\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-369-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-369.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-369.jpg?w=162&#038;h=108&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-369.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-369-300x200.jpg 300w\" width=\"162\" height=\"108\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"162\" data-original-height=\"108\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 369\" alt=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 369\" style=\"width: 162px; 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height: 164px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Specification:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Light, powerful and efficient!<\/p>\n<p>Made from 100% glass fibre which is pre-impregnated with toughened epoxy resin.<\/p>\n<p>Our pro glass blades are manufactured at very high pressures to produce an extremely solid hard wearing edge.<\/p>\n<p>With geometry that is extremely strong, and 30% more glass than the market leader, you have the strongest most durable glass blade on the market!<\/p>\n<p>The glass shaft provides a small amount of flex as preferred by many white water paddlers.<\/p>\n<p>A paddle you can trust wherever you are!<\/p>\n<p>Supplied with an oval shaft in the area of the hand grip.<\/p>\n<p>Weight @ 190cm = Only 945g [+\/- 3%]<\/p>\n<p>Now available as 2 and 4 piece splits!<\/p>\n<p>Ideal for fitting in the car, travelling or as an emergency paddle.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vepaddles.com\/paddle\/prepreg-glass-blades-on-a-straight-black-glass-shaft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vertical Element<\/a> are able to take any of their straight shaft paddle setups and turn them into a four piece breakdown set for an additional \u00a385.  That works out at \u00a3274 for the set shown here. Werner  four piece sets have a RRP of \u00a3279.99.<\/p>\n<p>The price isn&#8217;t the only difference.  Like the Werners the VE set uses a push button system to lock the paddle blades to the shaft. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-385\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20717\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20717\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-385\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-385.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 385\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-385.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-385.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-385.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-385-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Where they differ is the way in which VE join the paddle shaft together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-384\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20716\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20716\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-384\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-384.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012532&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 384\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-384.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-384.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-384.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-384-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-367\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/vertical-element-four-piece-paddle\/unsponsored-ve-breakdown-367\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-367.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored_UK&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1450012464&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Unsponsored&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown 367\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-367.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-367.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-367.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/unsponsored-Ve-Breakdown-367-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The clamp allows the paddle to be set to any angle and to different paddle lengths. The joint requires no special tools.  This makes the whole setup very versatile and should meet the needs of lots of paddle groups.  Werner can be bought at 194cm and 197cm.  Vertical elements are custom. 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