[Tierra]

Shipping from the UK to Denmark on the r pole professional was £150. On the r pole play I was quoted £80.

To Canada it would be a chunk more I would assume.

[Tierra]

Seems I missed specific questions 🙁

I’m 5 foot 11 😉 I took the tallest pole option and it’s great.

If you want to travel easily with it, the r pole play is probably the better option as its so ultra portable. The professional is portable and I think it’s lighter than the x stages but it’s still a fair weight to drag around. It does come apart into very small pieces though. The pro version is a metal frame consisting of “petal shaped” pieces. It then has foam segments that fit into the frame and the mats go over. The mats then go on top. There’s also a hard base version though I’ve never tried it.

The play is just a frame and then the pole but again you can buy a separate hard base and mats for it.

We do summer pole sessions in the parks here and I admit I’m already trying to save for a play as its easier for me to move about when I’m alone.

I’d have no regrets spending money with them again. They’re expensive poles and delivery to here was quite high but I’d still buy from them again

[Tierra]

First time poster though I’m about two months into my subscription. I do, however, have an r pole professional at home.

First things first, the studio I train at have x poles (45 and 50) and an x stage. I opted for the r pole professional at home when I purchased my first pole in December. Frankly I had a bad experience with xpole uk and it put me off dealing with them. I needed a free standing pole as my pole room is in the apex part of a farmhouse roof so I couldn’t have a fixed pole. I’ll admit the idea of piling outdoors also appealed.

That left me with a choice between platinum stages and r pole. I opted for r pole mainly because they were based in the UK and so shipping was slightly easier (I’m in Denmark.) I also had much faster replies from r pole than platinum stages via email.

I love my r pole. It’s incredibly stable. Both myself and my trainer have used it and it doesn’t move at all. Please note though that I have the professional model and not their super portable r pole play (which only weighs about 22 kg I think.)

I was worried about going from the wider poles to a 38 and while it initially took some adjusting too, I now much prefer the 38. The biggest adjustment for me had been the surface. I opted for the stainless steel version and it’s very slippery compared to the chrome coated x poles. However I suffer mild nickel allergies so it’s a much better surface for me compared to the chrome.

I’m quite a novice dancer. I started classes in October and bought the pole in December. The safety matts come as standard with the r pole professional and they’ve been a huge benefit for me. I also drag then to the studio for my class which has been an added plus.

The service from rpole has been perfect. They even rushed the pole out to me right before Christmas since it was meant to be my present.

They don’t have a spinny pole at the moment but they are releasing a new “r pole s” soon. They haven’t confirmed what the s is but I did wonder if it might be a spinning option.

Anyway, I love mine. It’s never given me any cause for concern in terms of its stability (and I consider myself over nervous when it comes to things like that!) It puts together / comes apart very easily with no tools needed at all. R pole are great to deal with and my only “regret” is that maybe I should have chosen the powder coated version as a novice dancer (for the better grip while I learn)

Hope that helps but any specific questions just ask 🙂