Bear Collectors... Strings???

[woodchucker]

For all the collectors of old Bear Recurves.....

Do you prefer an endless loop, or a flemish twist string on your bows??? When I was a kid back in the 70's & 80's all you could buy was an endless loop string. Toward the end of the 80's, you were lucky to find ANY recurve strings in the stores. I honestly had not even SEEN a flemish twist string untill the late 90's.

So let's hear it!!! Whatcha like??? Why???

[finkm1]

I have Flemish Twist Strings on my old Bears.

[Blackhawk]

I like flemish as well.  I think it's easier to tweak brace, make multi-color choices...and they just look cooler too.

[East Coast archer]

Flemish also as that is what they came with and is the only kind I can make.

[Bjorn]

I have both, a well made EL string is outstanding-quiet, does not stretches much as FT and looks cool and period correct on 1950's and '60's bows. Use what you like; who made it is more important than what type it is.

[zepnut]

Endless loop. I make my own.

[PAPALAPIN]

I like Endless loop...nostalgia

I've never use a Flemish string, but those that do seem to really like them.

[Shane Reed]

endless loop period correct colors

[woodchucker]

I have a TradGang Brother(CyclicRivers)who makes BEAUTIFUL flemish twist strings for me!!! However, I've always liked the endless loop strings,and they bring back memories of my youth! I remember as a kid, looking through all the strings to find the right size... Then, trying to make a decision as to just what color I wanted!!!!!      

Todays plain black endless loop strings, are just boring.....    :(

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Well chuck, I like Flemish because thats all I know how to make lol

[reddogge]

Flemish rules.

[TRAP]

I love the burgundy and tan  endless loops strings that were common in the 50s and early 60s. I dyed a bunch of B50 and serving material several years ago  to make period correct strings for all my classic Kodiaks.  Oh and btw, dying string is a PIA.

 

Trap

[Phil Magistro]

Most of the strings I remember from the 60's were tan with green serving.  Still have a couple laying around.

[Bjorn]

Nice job Trap. The serving color goes beautifully on my 1959 Kodiak!  

[Ray Lyon]

I've got vintage endless string, burnt orange B-50 with light blue servings on my 1962 Kodiak Magnum.  Strings were in the original plastic Bear Archery sleeve and I picked up two of them on fleaybay.  I've got an Allan Shafer Flemish on my 1957 Bear Kodiak.  I like both types and just depends on what I can find in the vintage department.  If I can't find a vintage, I have no problem with using Flemish from one of the many Tradgang sponsors (and I really like Allan Shafer at Lefties R Us on the sponsor list).

[damascusdave]

As the prices of my 1960 Kodiak's plummeted so did their value as hunting bows increase...one already wears a padded loop low strand count string and the others will eventually...really looking forward to seeing what my 40 pound 64 inch will do with a ten strand Whisper string

DDave

[Cherokee Scout]

I may be incorrect but every Bear I ever had back in the 60s and 70s came with endless loop strings.

[Phil Magistro]

You are correct.

[stagetek]

I prefer Flemish. With the nostalgic color's.

[Babbling Bob]

The Bears I bought new in '62 and '63 certainly had endless loop strings but I prefer the flemish strings now on my two K Specials (59 and 60).  Had Bearbowman make up two and they fit fantastic.