Loki Products on Alibaba.com

[deepanmania]

I recently gifted my coach a Loki Rxton 7 Pro (KOTO+Basalt Carbon+Ayous+KIRI) (91 g) with Dignics 05. It is my first Loki blade. It is slower than my FZD ALC, but the feeling and control were excellent. Loops were great. For the price, it is an insane value.
So I decided to try one Loki blade for myself, and I ordered the Loki W81 outer special from Alibaba.com (https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...spm=a2756.trade-list-buyer.0.0.61a176e9rAmg3S). It will take a month to reach me.
Loki W81 outer special has the same composition as FZD Alc and Viscaria (koto, alc, ayous, kiri), so I thought of giving it a try.
Alibaba.com has Loki rubbers also, and I wanted to try some. But I don't have any idea about Loki rubbers.
Can you guys suggest some Loki rubbers or other brands available on Alibaba similar to my current setup? Coz these are like 80-85 % cheaper than Dignics.
Current Setup: FH - Dignics 09c, BH - Dignics 05, both are max thickness

PS: I'm just EJing 😅

 

[TensorBackhand]

I recently gifted my coach a Loki Rxton 7 Pro (KOTO+Basalt Carbon+Ayous+KIRI) (91 g) with Dignics 05. It is my first Loki blade. It is slower than my FZD ALC, but the feeling and control were excellent. Loops were great. For the price, it is an insane value.
So I decided to try one Loki blade for myself, and I ordered the Loki W81 outer special from Alibaba.com (https://www.alibaba.com/product-det...spm=a2756.trade-list-buyer.0.0.61a176e9rAmg3S). It will take a month to reach me.
Loki W81 outer special has the same composition as FZD Alc and Viscaria (koto, alc, ayous, kiri), so I thought of giving it a try.
Alibaba.com has Loki rubbers also, and I wanted to try some. But I don't have any idea about Loki rubbers.
Can you guys suggest some Loki rubbers or other brands available on Alibaba similar to my current setup? Coz these are like 80-85 % cheaper than Dignics.
Current Setup: FH - Dignics 09c, BH - Dignics 05, both are max thickness

PS: I'm just EJing 😅

What is the shipping cost when ordering from alibaba.com?

 

[deepanmania]

What is the shipping cost when ordering from alibaba.com?

I'm shipping it to India. This is for the Loki W81 pro.

 

[TensorBackhand]

I'm shipping it to India. This is for the Loki W81 pro.
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I see. The shipping kinda kills it.

But to answer your question, Loki Arthur China is somewhat similar to D09c. Arthur Asia is somewhat similar to H3.

Telson 100 is somewhat similar to Tenergy 05. All of them are better with boosting.

 

[deepanmania]

I see. The shipping kinda kills it.

But to answer your question, Loki Arthur China is somewhat similar to D09c. Arthur Asia is somewhat similar to H3.

Telson 100 is somewhat similar to Tenergy 05. All of them are better with boosting.

Yeah true. Shipping cost is on the higher side.
Do you have any idea about the hardness of those rubbers? Dignics series are usually hard rubbers.
For the forehand, I tried with a few hybrid rubbers, and I could adapt to them, though D09c felt the best.
But for backhand, I'm too picky, nothing is giving me the confidence of D05, especially to loop the underspin.


Loki has a Super Alc Outer carbon blade also, with the Limba outer core.

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[TensorBackhand]

Yeah true. Shipping cost is on the higher side.
Do you have any idea about the hardness of those rubbers? Dignics series are usually hard rubbers.
For the forehand, I tried with a few hybrid rubbers, and I could adapt to them, though D09c felt the best.
But for backhand, I'm too picky, nothing is giving me the confidence of D05, especially to loop the underspin.


Loki has a Super Alc Outer carbon blade also, with the Limba outer core.

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I have a few Loki blades. The Loki Limba inner alc W81.
And I have the Loki Koto inner ZLC Arthur Pro.

Arthur China is hard, similar or harder than d09c.
Arthur Asia is supposed to be very hard, but I find its like a H3 39 or 40.

Telson 100 is like D05 hardness

 

[deepanmania]

Ohh, cool, Thanks, man. I'll try them out 🙌.
How's the quality of the W81? Is it on par with the mainstream brands (expensive😅) like BTY, Stiga, etc?

 

[TensorBackhand]

Ohh, cool, Thanks, man. I'll try them out 🙌.
How's the quality of the W81? Is it on par with the mainstream brands (expensive😅) like BTY, Stiga, etc?

For me, yes it is the same quality in terms of feeling and playing ability.

In terms of woodwork and finish, is it 1% less quality? yes maybe. Definitely think you get 99% of the quality for 30% of the price

 

[lodro]

Why buy from Alibaba when postage is often free when buying from Aliexpress ?????

 

[deepanmania]

Why buy from Alibaba when postage is often free when buying from Aliexpress ?????

Aliexpress won't ship to India.

 

[lodro]

Aliexpress won't ship to India.

......and miss out on possible 1.5 billion potential buyers ??????????

 

[deepanmania]

......and miss out on possible 1.5 billion potential buyers ??????????

Yeah, they used to ship a few years back, and it got banned for political reasons from India's side.

 

[deepanmania]

Received my W81. Quality is good, better than the Rxton series. Will test it out soon.

 

[TensorBackhand]

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Received my W81. Quality is good, better than the Rxton series. Will test it out soon.

Is it a small headsize like Viscaria? or is it a bigger headsize like Sanwei 75?

 

[deepanmania]

I didn't measure it, but looks like same size as my FZD Alc.
As per Loki specs, it's 150*158.
So it's almost same as the Viscaria.

Is it a small headsize like Viscaria? or is it a bigger headsize like Sanwei 75?

 

[TensorBackhand]

I didn't measure it, but looks like same size as my FZD Alc.
As per Loki specs, it's 150*158.
So it's almost same as the Viscaria.

well 158 would be bigger than Viscaria. Where do you see it say 158?

I bought the w81 inner and it was listed as 157, but actually it is bigger than that.

 

[deepanmania]

Here in the product page. Total length is 258 and handle length is 100
So 258-100 =158
Yes, Viscaria would be 157. That's why I told it's almost.

 

[1kaze]

How it is treating you bro?

 

[TensorBackhand]

How it is treating you bro?

I have the W81 inner, but I don't really like it. It is nothing like Long 5. It has a shorter and denser feel to it.

 

[1kaze]

I have the W81 inner, but I don't really like it. It is nothing like Long 5. It has a shorter and denser feel to it.

I currently have Yasaka Sweden Extra with rakza 7 on FH and 7 soft on BH. Would this blade be good upgrade for offensive and controlled play? Rubbers would be same.