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Oh god I’m afraid my “X-Pole” might be fake…
I bought it used, in person (not on Ebay, Amazon, etc.) from a lady who’d had it for about a year. Thinking back, I can’t remember if she said she had bought it new or used. I assumed she’d bought it new.
It came in an X-Pole branded bag, with the UK website url on it (we’re in the US). The bottom base has a small X on it and the top base has a clear/white silicone, not the black I hear some fake poles have. If there are any X-Pole reps around, have there ever been spin/static models where the extensions and main pole pieces are threaded and screw together? The fact that it doesn’t have x-joints makes me wonder.
So far, this pole has served fine, even though it barely fits in my 9′ ceiling (using ALL the extensions it came with and still having the adjuster going to about its limit). It’s stood up just fine for the month I’ve had it, and I’ve been inverting and dudes bigger than me have been jumping on and swinging around. HOWEVER I don’t trust it on static mode because I think the whole pole and bearing system eventually spin, or maybe that’s one of the extensions or pieces starting to unscrew?!
Because it performs fine on spin mode, I’m not that worried about replacing it ASAP, but I want to know if my doubts are valid.
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It’s possible it’s an original xpole, they had threaded joints. I can’t speak to the safety of it if it’s at its limit and thing are moving in static,.. But the nice thing about xpole is they are constantly looking to improve… Meaning they hear customer complaints and fit them.
There were issues people had with the threaded poles, so they addressed that with the joints, people had issues with the joints slipping or stripping and those were corrected as well.
Not that they are perfect, but they are moving in the right direction.
So while what you describe sounds to me like an original xpole, and probably real…. It may not be without issues, it’s possible your pole is real but should still be replaced. It’s possible it’s also fine 🙂
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Thank you for the validation, knowing they used to have threaded joints makes me feel better. I know for sure next on my pole shopping list is getting TWO magnetic levels because this pole is just used enough that if you hold one level at 0, 90, 180, and 270 degrees, you won’t quite get the same reading on opposite sides like you’d expect. With two levels, holding them at 0 and 180 and at 90 and 270, you can at least split the difference and get it as good as it’s gonna get. Perks of having a 6’4″ engineer friend who can figure this out and reach the top of the pole!
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No problem.
I got my magnetic level from Amazon for like under 10 dollars. Worth it!
Looks like the original xpoles were sold from 06-09 and here is what they look like.
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Sounds like you’re describing an original screw threaded X pole, I used to have one & loved it. Mine had the clear/white silicone ring on the dome too. I never had any issues with it coming undone or anything though, I wish I still had it.
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Dear 33katenik,
If you could post some pictures of your pole, we can check its authenticity.
Or feel free to email our team at marketing@xpole.co.uk. We look forward to hearing from you. -
Ys, the older models did screw together however so do all of the new fakes. The 2 main ways I can tell is 1: the dome should have a white tag with a serial number on it and 2: the dome should be straight from edge to center piece, not tear dropped in any way.
This is a good pic of what I am trying to describe (notice the curvature in the dome?): http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61lV9jN5XXL._SL1500_.jpg
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From everyone’s descriptions, I do believe now that I have an authentic older model X-Pole. The dome is straight, not curved like @chemgoddess1 is talking about, and all the pieces I did get almost exactly match the photo by @AllysonKendal. However, it did not come with the wrench or dvd. It had an instruction manual, but it referred to x-joints and not the actual assembly of the model I had. Everyone, thanks so much for helping me learn the differences between real and fake X-Poles!
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