gardiners poles are ok as long as looked after, i have had a clx for about 18months and to be honest i have hated becasue of a problem with the clamps and the pole always spinning, it got to the point that the clamp had to be that tight i couldnt undo it to move the pole, in the end i replaced the first clamp and the first section and the pole has been great since, this is because of use,
i have about 11 gardiner brushes, to be honest buy 1 and stick to it, i have to many and always change them, because i have the choice, and cant get to like one, when i only had 3 i always stuck to the extreme wide