Jumping in the rain

[morchuboo]

Whilst I wait till payday so I can order my gear I have a question:
How do the stilts fare in wet conditions, They have rubber feet pads so are they grippy enough to use when the floor is wet. I dont mean standing water, but If the rain has died down and the road is just damp is it advisable or should jumping be consined to summer and dry days?

I also saw this http://www.geocities.com/powerisertiresocks/
for adding 'tire socks' has anyone done this and will it help with damp conditions?

Tom

[shadowfax]

Im a newbie, got mine just yesterday, it was raining all day, but just NEEDED to have a go.. so went out when it was damp and I was fine, no slipping (yet, *touches wood*)

[Lukey]

Hi there,

I have socks on mine and in wet weather they're not great no. I only find socks benefitial on grass.

We were in a carpark yesterday and it was starting to rain and both socks and sockless bockers were having issues with the floor. Doesnt take a lot of rain which is a shame to spoil it!!

[Ewok]

Dude pro jumping in the rain is not cool, i have messed one of my legs up doing that and now i cant take them out , so i wouldnt, but u no ur life and i may of just landed wrong but it was rainin
EWOK

[PowerisingJames]

Socks!!!???

[dragon]

socks !!!!?

im no pro but i think these are mainly made out of bike tyres and a big clip things holding then on

and they go over the soles at the bottom to make them last longer

i think there is a clip on how to do this on www.youtube.com

i hope this helps

shaun

[olliestev]

would a zip tie work alrite to farsten the tire or is it only the metal band clamps that work suficently? if so what shops in the UK sell metal band clamps?

thanks!

[Locky]

B&Q sell them as do Wicks (hardware place).

You may find smaller diy shops and maybe even bike shops sell them. They are called jubilee clips.
I dunno about zip/cable ties. Probably not strong enough and the tyre wont stay in place but I cant see what damage it will do to try, just dont do anything crazy on them without testing them out thoroughly.

[olliestev]

kwl cheers matt im right on it!!

[dragon]

ive got clips left over the only place that had them when i went shopping was halfords ( i had to buy a box of 10 ) if you pm me i will send them out