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Stressing out!
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i have the old school x-pole with the curve dome on top and i love it, its a 1 year and 8 months old i have had no problems with it, knock on wood, lol
my dome is a lil pushed in but that's cause i am so anal on it being up tight, that i tend to over tighten, lol oh and one of my tools broke, now i use a screw driver as a tightening rod, lol
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I’m in the UK and have a TG xpert, the gold has faded on the top section of the pole and the xjoint kept twisting, however I contacted xpole and they are sending me the replacement parts asap. Can’t fault their customer service and the pole is great, really sturdy and the spinny option is excellent
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I have the new 50mm TG xpert for 5 months now and so far nothing has happened to it. No fading and no problems with the x-joints. I really took my time installing it and watched the videos and followed the instructions carefully. My friend and I use my pole simulataneously two times a week and then I practice it on it through out the week and haven't had any problems. I had to get an extension for my pole because my ceiling is 9ft and 2inches and their customer service was super friendly and they were fast shipping it. It's sturdy and I love my pole. I hope that helps.
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I had a stainless steel Lil Mynx for 2 years, although I did struggle with it being slippery, it served me well during that time. However, when I got into things that required more grip (aside from sweaty hands) I had to replace it.
Another thing I didn't like about lil mynx (unless they've done something about it since), due to my ceiling height, we had to use the extension that is at the top of the pole. That extension part of the pole is NOT usable for poling, so I had to adjust when learning aerial invert and caterpillar climb, and could not pole climb higher. They need to have a cover for that section like xpole does.
I've had a 50mm titan gold for almost a year and love it. I haven't had any problems with fading or joints. Husband and I check it regularly. I'm hoping to get a 45mm titan gold as soon as I can. I'm temporarily practicing on a 45mm chrome and it's working out well, but I think I still want another tita gold, hmmm
I understand the decision making for this purchase, I went through the same thing, believe me! It was hard.
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Thanks for all the input guys! Right now one of my main priorities is how easily it goes up and down, because I am living with my parents. They dont like the idea of a "stripper pole" being in their house (haha), but agreed if I could only put it up when I want to practice and take it down when I am done. So how long does it take you to put up your x-poles? Would it be too much of a hassle to put it up and take it down all the time? Also my ceiling is 10 ft, so I would be needing an extention. I will have to look into that also.
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You would definitely need an extension for the pole. I personally think it would be a pain to deal with an x pole. I think your best bet would be to get a lilmynx pro pole and use the permanent ceiling mount. It does not spin, but being a beginner, spin mode is not going to be a big deal. The pro pole can be taken don in 1 second, taken apart into two pieces in another second and hidden under your bed. BAM you are done! to put it up: slide the tubes together in one second, put it up and BAM you are done! Technically you can get a 1 piece pole, but I am guessing you want to hide the pole. You can talk to Randy if you need thf pole to be higher than 10 ft also.
The x pole will be such a pain to hide with a 10 foot ceiling. You will have to take apart at least 2 or more joints, remove the dome and base, etc. Installation and takedown takes much longer, so if it will be going up and down frequently, x pole is not as ideal as a lil mynx.
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If you really do want a spinner get a spinner 1 piece and lay if against a wall that is long enough, and cover it. I am 100% positive that a lilmynx will be easier for you to deal with for putting up and take down. It takes me several minutes to put my x pole up, plus you have to constantly check that the joints are tight.
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Thank you so much Sensualscimitar. That was what I was wondering about. I am kind of a beginner. I have taken pole classes up to the advanced levels, but after looking at all the moves taught on studio veena, I feel like I havent learned much at all! Haha. But I had been wanting the spinning option for later on. I would rather pay the extra now then have to buy a whole new pole later on 🙂 But yes, it would be convinient to be able to break down the pole into two pieces. That would be much easier to store. A one piece shouldnt be a problem though. As long as it can be taken down and stashed in a corner or something 🙂 So it looks like I will be going with a Lil' Mynx after all! I am so excited! 🙂
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By the time you move out of your parents house, you will probably want a new pole anyways, and there may be different poles on the market by then that have a spin option and are way better. By then, you will probably be ready for spin mode practice. I never use my spin mode for training purposes. Everything on Veena's lessons are on static poles.
A lot of girls eventually invest in a second (or third pole). Just think of the lil mynx static as your start up pole to get you going while you are stuck with the parents. Once you are on your own you can get whatever you darn well please (unless you have to deal with landlords like me.)
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I have permanent platinum stages poles and love them. For at home, they have a semi pressured pole. I would go with that, because they have the easiest spin mechanism.
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Unlike other US companies, we manufacturer and assembly all of our poles here in the US.
Because we are a manufacturer, if there is ever any issues, we can immediately fix any issues related to our products. If you hear a story about a problem with a pole from last year, we immediately resoved the problem and fixed it immediately.
We have 24-hour customer service line and our warranty is twice that of any other company and product available in the industry.
We are hear to help you with any and all problems.
As far as quality, we use only real stainless steel and real brass since we started over 10 years ago and were the first to use only real, genuine stainless steel and real genuine brass and not coat the poles. Though more expensive to manufacturer, we care about quality of our products and use only real genuine stainless steel and real genuine brass and never ever use coated products.
We encourage you to inform us of anything that needs to be brought to our attention.
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Erica Verner
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Hey girl
I've owned 3 xpoles and have had nothing but problems with all 3 of them
the gold finish stripped off of my titanium pole, and the x joints got stuck to the point they can no longer come out
my chrome was the old style screw one, the base plate got stuck and would not come off, and the chrome started to flake off in certain parts
I bought the next x pole brass thinking they had finally done something right, and it was a huge mistake. their "brass" is extremely slippery to the point there was no point in paying extra for it, it's no better then the titanium gold.
I do however highly recomend action brass poles, they are portable and take less then 2 min to go up or down
cheers
not a company I will buy from again.
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I am having a lot of problems with my x pole as well. I have the stuck base issue as well, joint slippage, bubbles forming at the joints, the plating is coming off on my adjustor cover already, my pole is bending in one spot, and it is clicking in spin mode.
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generally clicking in spin mode means it isn't sitting level.
knock on wood my xpole has been a great pole for me, no issues with it at all.
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I checked every possible suggested option they could think of. My pole was super level (other than the bow in my pole) and it wasn't overtightened. In the end they tried to blame the problems on my ceilings, which made me mad because my aparments were just built a few years ago.
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