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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Modifications => Topic started by: Jason on September 09, 2007, 08:15:46 PM
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I have been working on a quick change hoof cover for a while and I think I have got it right at last
They are attached with a velcro strap (to be modified slightly) and can be fitted or removed in about 2 minutes
Oh and they are made of the rubber I used at Capital bocking so should last well
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another view
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anova awesome idea jason they look really nice as well =)
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Thanks Paul I've yet to try them so I hope they work well because I'm gonna look a right nit if they fall off ;D
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They look really cool. One of the things I don't like about tyre socks is if its not a neat job they look tacky but these look really cool.
Let us know how you get on with them
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Thanks Naz
I've had a bad case of man flu for a week so not much bocking and the sister in law gets married next friday
I'm hoping I might get 10 mins to try them one evening but I've got to be careful as turning up to the wedding in plaster won't go down well ;D
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and remember Jason to get them in the paper :P
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if they work out well you gonna make a load and sell them off to us? ;)
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Looks a lot better than clips and sticky tape ;D
Just one thing :-\
Where you have the 'Hoofies' sign are you not scared that if you drag you hoof that it'll slip off ?
If you added a extra blue strap from the back of that sign up behind the other blue strap wouldn't that stop that happening. Just an idea ?
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nice point DK i drag my hoof a bit they look like they would come off easyly that way but if you imagined the 2nd blue strap how i did i think it would look silly hehe XD nice idea tho
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Thanks Naz
I've had a bad case of man flu for a week so not much bocking and the sister in law gets married next friday
I'm hoping I might get 10 mins to try them one evening but I've got to be careful as turning up to the wedding in plaster won't go down well ;D
With your track record I would suggest keeping of your projumps till after the wedding or ur mrs may not be that forgiving this time ;)
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nice point DK i drag my hoof a bit they look like they would come off easyly that way but if you imagined the 2nd blue strap how i did i think it would look silly hehe XD nice idea tho
Make it a black one !
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The hoof goes all the way to the end inside and the rubber is very stiff I think I woud have trouble pulling it off with a set of pliers but as yet untested so I will see
I did think of putting a set of crossover straps from the bolts to the blue strap but I think dragging your toes will actually force the cover on more as it even protects the end of the spring if you look closely
and I havn't heard of anyone scraping the tip of the spring
And yes dave I might sell a few once tested
Also one in development with studs or spikes for grass so you cat slip them on to bock on grass and off for the journey home
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nice point DK i drag my hoof a bit they look like they would come off easyly that way but if you imagined the 2nd blue strap how i did i think it would look silly hehe XD nice idea tho
Make it a black one !
ok that sorts it out :)
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The hoof goes all the way to the end inside and the rubber is very stiff I think I woud have trouble pulling it off with a set of pliers but as yet untested so I will see
I did think of putting a set of crossover straps from the bolts to the blue strap but I think dragging your toes will actually force the cover on more as it even protects the end of the spring if you look closely
and I havn't heard of anyone scraping the tip of the spring
And yes dave I might sell a few once tested
Also one in development with studs or spikes for grass so you cat slip them on to bock on grass and off for the journey home
yay wil lbuy a pair also if you do the grass one you can carry it round and swap over in the day :O !!! your a genius... carnt see how you think all these ideas up...!!!
how much are you looknig at for a pair of hoofies?
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I think you could be right Naz but she who must be obeyed is very forgiving whereas her sister and mum would never forgive me ;D and they won't let me go on PJ's either :'(
I honestly have no idea how much the will work out Dave but it is very time consuming to make them so I might do a template or a kit of parts to self assemble
I could also put any name on the label but as it's a thermal print on cotton it might not last long
As for the idea I saw so many good ideas for ways of fitting socks at london I just thought there must be a quick way and mixed a few together and having flu and no energy to bock left me at a loose end (and that normaly means trouble if you ask the wife)
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lol awsome i wouldnt mind doing a self assemble and we need you ill more if you come up with stuff like this lol jks anyhoo gotta keep us informed on this :)
if you need a tester i could test em hehe XD im out on my bocks everysingle day =]
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I will keep you in mind Dave have you ever broken a tonka toy ;D
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ohh a tonka toy :P i had one as a little kid XD they were cool carnt remember if it broke or not tho :P
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Why blue ( all you had at the time ;D )? Red to match the inside or black to match grippy mat stuff would look better ?
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i dont mind the blue :P
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I ran out of 1" black making Cuffies ;) more of that later but I will be ordering some more tonight I hope
I only just got back in from the model engineering class I have been attending for about 15 years 1st night of term so I have now made the punches I need for the holes in the hoofies should speed manufacture up a bit
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yay must a cool thing to do for 15 years :P love engineering :P do it in dt at school also yay finally a post to talk back to :)
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I started going to the class to make bits for the helis and just stayed I'm one of the youngest some guys have been going for more than 20 years
The guy that runs it is amazing he gives advice and does outworks to British Aerospace
we've got people building live steam and one building a turbojet
It's fun all the way ;D
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sounds amazing love doing stuff like that building stuff and everythnig really injoyable keep to my sports atm tho lol build models now and again tho at school need to get one for home actually lol
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It can take over your life my loft looks like Frankensteins lab
3 1/2 " screwcutting lathe, pilar drill soon to add a mill, hellis, bows, about 10 computers most in bits I mean the loft is 30ft long with work benches down both sides and it's so cluttered I can't find a clear space to work up there
In one word HEAVEN ;D
Oh and 2 plasma spheres I just love those things I've got a set of plans for a jacobs ladder you know the v shaped poles with the giant high voltage spark running up it one day I'll make it when the wife isn't watching me ;D
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lucky man when i have a house i want a loft like that... jsut to go up and muck around maknig stuff in peace lol btw is it ranged bows or some machine thingy.. love archery :)
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Long bows, recurve hunters, north american indian flat bow and a crossbow
I used to make them and do my own fletching (to the point making my own ash and pine arrows )
Laminating up the recurve hunter was fun glass fibre and rock maple with a mahogany handle
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love recurve bows so much !! love to learn to make a bow someday will look into lessons when im older, i should lol :)would be very cool. :)
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Here try this site
http://www.quicksarchery.co.uk/superbasket/category.php?category=78
I got a few books from them and just started making bows there is another shop in notingham that sells all the wood, Glass fibre and fittings but I cant remember there name
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oh wow thanks thats really cool i dont think id start making them jsut yet tho :) how are the hoofies coming along??
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I think I might be onto a winner here Dave I am getting a lot of interest in them from lots of people across both forums and most of the comments are positive
I'm waiting for a delivery of webbing and bits so I can make a few up
I've also got a few ideas for changes I want to try before I finalise the design
The main bone of contention seems to be the Hoofies name It's had a Marmite effect some luv it others hate it but it will stay (I like it ;D)
But the label will be optional and easily removed
After the Sister in laws wedding on friday I will be bocking with a vengance to test them so if all goes quiet after saturday morning you know they don't work and I'm in hospital again ;D
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jason i have pmd u bout my socks and PLEASE make these i want them!
Carl
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lol i hope they work and you dont break more stuff :) but if you do atleast you got more time to workl on them lo l!! i dont mind the hoofies bit if someone doesnt want it they can take it of as you have said or just colour in with a black pen lol id let it stay personally but yer sounds awsome (i like marmite btw ;D)
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It seems that I will have to make them Carl or I won't be allowed to attend any more meets (I would get lynched, might still over the Hoofies argument)
I'm feeling misceivious think I'll start a silly who likes Marmite argument in General chat and see how long it runs
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ill join in :)
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im done ( in the marmite thread)
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how long does the rubber on the hoofies last for? around about? if used everyday for max of 6 hours like i do ::)
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Mine have been on for about 15 to 20 hrs of mixed bocking and not worn through yet (went to capital bocking on them) the truth is I don't know yet but the tread seems to wear quite fast and then the main rubber seems to last a long time
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Maybe Colin and Paul and give an insight too next time they come online to give you guys some idea?
I like hoofies they are kinda cute :)
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my only concern with them at the moment is how long they last, if i buy a pair will they last me as long as my tire socks, my tire socks only just need changeing now and ive had these since ive got them i think its 2 months and a little bit. and ive used constantly just wandered if this rubber stuff is better or would it not last as long as my tire socks... ??? ?
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Maybe Colin and Paul and give an insight too next time they come online to give you guys some idea?
They have only been used for 15 hours because I am out of action with shin splints. That said they are going strong still and the last hour was used by Kiola who was flipping every where. A* so far though.
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Paul isnow in the middle of a weeks hol -- a week he intended to spend just bouncing about. So a report from him should be a clincher
tho 15 hours with tundraH --- phew 'makes a girl think'*
* maralyn monroe and tony curtis in some like it hot
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I can't take it anymore
Paul gets my socks in the paper
Colin "Tonka toy breaker" tundraH can't break them
and now
Kiola flipped on them for an hour
(I'm in denial)
Thanks tundraH life just keeps getting better ;D
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erm Jason want more? Whilst out in plymouth --we got collared by a professional photographer --he took loads un loads of pix colour + B&W ( on big fancy old fashioned mega good formats). Results out within a month Im tld.
So fancy pix of ya boys too wiv luck
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It's all to much I'm off for a cold shower to calm down
Thanks Q I'll look forward to that
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hello i hear my name being mentioned so i have leaped into action!!!
rawrr ok back to the subject jasons tire socks!! still havnt completely worn through yet their losing their tread etc but they havnt worn and ive done approximatly 2345675.65 hours on them
well london 7ish hours cambridge 7 ish hours ipswich 6 hours stowmarket for about 15 hours + bury for 5 hours and they havnt worn completely through yet
so yes they are awesome!!
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i wanna know if they last longer than 2 months... XD as thats the time my tire socks last with use around about 1 month and 3 weeks of the time...
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but Dave what does weeks months matter if they are in a cupboard? or if used by a lightweight or some one who just walks in them?
tundraH and Paul both really 'bounce'. Paul has bounced for 40 hours. For many that is ten weeks worth!
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this isnt about others if I am useing them up to 6 hours a day for two months nearly straight the wear will be more than if i use for 2 weeks, my tyre socks lasted me 2 months of constaint use with alot put into it jumping around everyday and running and stuff and now jumping stuff and everything i hardly ever just walk around only to get somewere if im tierd or with people... so im wondering if these will last the 2 months aswell or more as it all comes down to cost and time that the money is put into i can make 3 tire socks form 1 £7 tire if i get two tires its 3 pairs thats 6 month of constant bocking for me even more if i dont use them much.. its not got anything to do about how long others have used them im wondering about me if jason says that they lasted him say a month of on and off use for me being lighter id assume they would last a few days or even a week more for me or if he used them for like 2 hours every day for a week and im useing for around 6 hours that means they will go within around a few days (just a example they hopfully wont go like that lol ) ive put thinking into these as im very interested in them with the time they can last and the money put into and got out of them and stuff i take a interest in this stuff i think i get it from my business teacher ^^
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Wear on the rubber feet isn't just because of a particular reason but many factors come into play such as how hard you bounce, how much you use them and of where you bounce to name a few.
We have given Pro-Jumps to Pete who is doing the charity walk across the country. His found that some last him about 70 - 90 miles of running before they need replacing if his using them on gravel free roads but the moment he uses them on gravel type flooring if a stone gets in them then they start to rip away a lot lot sooner.
I think it’s the same with tyre sock and how you use them and what type of tyre you have used. Considering some of the posts I've read a lot of people find the tyre socks last but not as much as they would have hoped and then they are replacing them again. However no one will be able to give you a definite answer on how long they will last you as it's dependant on many factors that would be individual to you.
You may just have to take a "risk" on Jason’s hoofies and then decide if they are for you!
But reading what's been written about them apart from the durability you may consider that they actually provide better grip on different surfaces that standard tyres don't give and that's one of the other things you may want to consider
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Dave wins worlds longest reply contest!
HEHE
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yes i see what you are saying webmaster you cleared it up for me quite a bit here :) all i was looking for was a sort of roundabout time the last for people who have used them but i think your right when they come out ill have to get a pair and see for myself if its the tyre socks or hoofies for me :) and carl i didnt even use paragraphs or punctuation lol XD
thanks
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Glad it helped...
Did you even take a breath whilst you wrote your nice long reply lol
;D
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whats breathing?
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone
Breath is one of the few bodily functions which can be controlled both consciously and unconsciously. This is one reason why attention to it is common in many forms of meditation, specifically anapana. It brings us oxygen, more important to us than food or water; without it we would die in minutes.
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u must b bored paul lol still....i am 2
gotta b up at 4 and at wrk at 5 :(
shuddnt b on here
Carl
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the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination; "the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs"; "the heavy-breathing person on the telephone
Breath is one of the few bodily functions which can be controlled both consciously and unconsciously. This is one reason why attention to it is common in many forms of meditation, specifically anapana. It brings us oxygen, more important to us than food or water; without it we would die in minutes.
i breath? :|
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Thanks Naz good answer
All I can say Dave is that mine have lasted me longer than the socks I made from cheep £10 mountain bike tyres but I am about 17 1/2 stone fully clothed so I tend to scrub more rubber off just like a heavy car goes through tyres quicker
I have never used my PJ's without socks of some form so I can only say that the grip is better than any tyre I have used and I had no grip problems in the tunnel to the toilets at speakers corner (I actually bounced a little there, ask Paul if you want a laugh I must have looked silly doubled up)
tundraH and Paul seem to have done more hours on them than I have (40 hrs Paul have you turned them round yet or are you still on side 1 ) and both seem happy with the grip level
The sock version gives 2 ends to use whereas the Hoofies only give one but look better
so the socks are better value but for some looks are more important
(I wear £3 tesco jeans to get me to pay £100 pounds for a pair of jeans I would need sedating and then I'd fight ;D) but some people do
I have now changed my socks to Hoofies (for testing )so I am restarting the wear cycle again but if there is enough interest in Hoofies I will bring a spare pair to the next London meet that I go to and people can try them out
I must say that you are either light on you feet or have found a very good type of tyre as all my tyre socks lasted about 10hrs before they went through but like I said I'm hard on anything even shoes don't last long ;D
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im still on the first side jason and i think i will be for about another 15 hours at least =)
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i get good tired they are "freestyle" bmx tires only 7 quid and i get 3 socks out of it
lol
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You must be light on your feet Paul
Are you sure you didn't misspell your name and it's ment to be Paul-Elf as in Lord of the Rings I mean Legolas could walk on 4ft of fresh snow without leaving a footprint so you must be an Elf Lord are you any good with a Bow ;D
Or the rubber could be long lasting (lets all hope)
Hows the leg and are you back on your bocks yet ?
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yes i must be lol and unfortunatly im not back on my bocks yet :( still limping around hope to be back on them roughly next wed
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I went out on them today
Jumping my home made jump pole I'm still a bit weak after the flu only managed about 2ft 6" on grass then a bit of general bouncing on the tarmac/concrete road boy am I out of practice then a walk/jog down the river and a bounce on the fresh mown grass (the type with the bits left of ) and yes they did slip a bit on that but what doesn't
The good news is that they didn't move on the hoofs at all in about 50mins bocking
The only strange thing is that they make a louder sound when when they hit the ground almost like a slapping sound
Oh and I've started work on the Studdies so watch this space :D
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As promised the first pair of Studdies
as yet untried ;D
Opinions below please ;)
And yes the label is removeable ;D
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haha
excellent design and very neat once again!
oh and another "cute" name which I'm sure will lead to another name debate lol ;D
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Cute so doesn't go with the sport....end of chat
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Oooooooo
But ET your cute and you go with the sport ;D
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A few people have asked me about Ball Park prices
I have put some thought into it and I will have to sell them as a kit (costs less to post flat packed )
to divide it up
Hoofies Full kit =2 rubber bases / 2 front straps / 2 nuts, 2 bolts, 4 washers /2 understraps / 2 top straps Thinking around £15 + p&p
Replacement rubber bases around £9 + p&p (other bits should be reusable several times and will be available seperately)
Studdies same kit as Hoofies but with studs fitted to bases around £19 + p&p (depends on the price I can get studs for and how many end up on the final bases)
All these are ball park figures and it will be at least a month before I've finished testing and start making
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sounds good.. with the way i Liked the feel on T's Bock id buy a pair.. they were really good.. nice and Grippy init..
Id buy a pair of Hoofies.. deffo
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stop teasing us jason and just strat making them i want some :'(
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Wow first ET and now Kiola likes em :o
I've gotta pinch myself (I've got to be dreaming)it don't get any better than this
Thanks K I heard you fliped on them (that's something I can't test I'm not that brave yet ;D)
Patence Carl a little more testing and they will be ready ;D
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Thanks K I heard you fliped on them (that's something I can't test I'm not that brave yet ;D)
yea.. they werre really good.. didnt slip once really .. :)
i want to try those Grass ones XD se how much i can rip the grass out the floor with flips :P
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I can see you being banned from every football pitch and public park in England ;D
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Boy do I ache tonight
Took the Hoofies out for a 2 hr bock to Staines (local town) and did more bouncing than I have ever done
Then about 2 hrs later I got a chance to test the Studdies for the first time
Took me less than 5 mins to swap Hoofies for Studdies then off to the field it is dry scrubby grass so I expected it to be slippy but after getting up (yes I can do it again now) I spent the next 15 mins hareing about and jumping like a luney
I can't believe how much grip 6 football studs give I felt safer than on good tarmac
I'm going to get the wife to take some video next weekend hopefully put the jump up in the field
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That sounds fantastic :) Look forward to the vid.
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I'm glad you are Naz cause I'm not looking forward to making it the way I ache tonight ;D I must be getting old ;)
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do u still make these things because i might buy a pair nd how much r they wb :Hoofies2:
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check out the classified section, or pm Jason
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Hi callum-barron
Yes I still sell them have a read here for sales
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1122.0
and here for how to assemble them
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=1121.0
They are £18 inc UK p&p
Also do Studdies
http://www.projumpforum.co.uk/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=286
Jason :Hoofies2:
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Hey jason
I saw the rubber on carls bocks... you still sell that??
if so how much?
cheers
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Hi Stiggy
Yes I do still sell just the rubber strips and they are still the same price £7-50 inc UK p&p
If you want some just PM me and I'll sort it out
Jason :Hoofies2:
Ps to save confusion I think I will do a price list and point everyone at it as I now do quite a few different types
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Go for it Jason
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OK
wicked thanx jason!