Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Jumping Stilts Maintenance
How to Properly Maintain Your Jumping Stilts
Jumping stilts are built with very tough materials: an aluminum frame, some moulded plastic parts, and carbon fiber springs. These materials were chosen for their light weight and strength. Naturally a steel frame would hold up to the worst of crashes, but they would weigh 50 pounds a piece. So, although jumping stilts are tough they can break and wear down if neglected or abused. How can a buyer of jumping stilts minimize the wear and tear of his/her units?
When jumping stilts are taken out of the box for the first time, one notices that several of the parts are wrapped in foam plastic. It's these parts: the spring, the cables and the light aluminum knee bar, that need to be protected. It is recommended that users protect the springs at all cost. Many users wrap the springs with tape, or even secure foam to the springs to minimize the nicks and gashes to the carbon fiber. A big nick to the spring can weaken the millions of carbon fibers and reduce the length of life of the spring. A few big gashes may weaken the spring enough that the spring may crack. (Remember: they are built tough, but they are not made of titanium.)
Also, one instantly notices that the units are not toys. These units are incredibly designed for optimum performance with the ability to take quite a beating. They are made for punishment but do have a limit on how hard you can crash them.
These units also have many nuts, bolts and assorted fasteners to keep the parts together. It is wise to check and tighten every nut and bolt when you take the units out of the box for the first time, and also before each use. Don't over tighten, but make sure you are confident that the major parts are tight. Jumping stilts, regardless of the brand, have had very good safety results after several years of world wide distribution, but as with anything manufactured, there can be exceptions. This is why licensees offer such an attractive warranty.
Jumping stilts are built with very tough materials: an aluminum frame, some moulded plastic parts, and carbon fiber springs. These materials were chosen for their light weight and strength. Naturally a steel frame would hold up to the worst of crashes, but they would weigh 50 pounds a piece. So, although jumping stilts are tough they can break and wear down if neglected or abused. How can a buyer of jumping stilts minimize the wear and tear of his/her units?
When jumping stilts are taken out of the box for the first time, one notices that several of the parts are wrapped in foam plastic. It's these parts: the spring, the cables and the light aluminum knee bar, that need to be protected. It is recommended that users protect the springs at all cost. Many users wrap the springs with tape, or even secure foam to the springs to minimize the nicks and gashes to the carbon fiber. A big nick to the spring can weaken the millions of carbon fibers and reduce the length of life of the spring. A few big gashes may weaken the spring enough that the spring may crack. (Remember: they are built tough, but they are not made of titanium.)
Also, one instantly notices that the units are not toys. These units are incredibly designed for optimum performance with the ability to take quite a beating. They are made for punishment but do have a limit on how hard you can crash them.
These units also have many nuts, bolts and assorted fasteners to keep the parts together. It is wise to check and tighten every nut and bolt when you take the units out of the box for the first time, and also before each use. Don't over tighten, but make sure you are confident that the major parts are tight. Jumping stilts, regardless of the brand, have had very good safety results after several years of world wide distribution, but as with anything manufactured, there can be exceptions. This is why licensees offer such an attractive warranty.
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