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YOUR JUMPING STILTS => Problems and solutions => Topic started by: xoxos on March 11, 2011, 01:17:00 AM
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i put on my cz-as today (~u.s. exos) and wondered if i'd got them on backwards, the left one was softer and usually it's the other way around. i han't had them on for more than a few minutes when i heard this awful crunch. so i sat down and inspected them, cut away some of the rubber coating, couldn't see any cracks. got back on, wondering if i'd just stepped on a nut or something, did a few test bounces and my left stilt snapped in half, right across, just below the pivot arm.
i got 90 weight springs, ~10kg over my weight and am still wearing them in, i doubt i've bounced more than 2 1/2 ft. high.half thinknig someone suspicious might have f**ked them bcs last time i had them on they were fine and i was just standing around balancing for 15 minutes before i took them off and the left one was def. firmer, like normal then.
hopefully my 1 year warranty (from an ebay) co. will go thru.. posting this as a fyi in case you hear the same thing and think it was something you stepped on.
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Bummer. =( I hope the e-bayer honours your warranty. =) Better luck with the next pair. =)
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Snapped in half? Care to post a picture? It's not often you see the springs fail that bad. Especially if you weren't bottoming out like mad.
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(http://www.xoxos.net/temp/brokenspring.jpg)
thx for the feedback.. it looks like air-trekkers u.s.a. are covering the warranty so :D i'm a TI, which means i have problems in my life most people don't know about :Claugh:
like i said, last time i had them on i was just balancing for 15 minutes, and that one's always been firmer.. i shouldn't say it bcs the warranty probably isn't designed to cover malicious tampering.. as soon as i put weight on them i could feel that it was way different. i'm *ways* away from bottoming out.. these springs weren't there yet and neither was i.
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Bad luck mate
I must say that most springs that I have seen snap on the old model (in my experience) go withing the first few hours
I presume that will be the same with the new springs
Just a case of a few faulty ones during manufacture
It happens in all manufacturing processes
Good to see them replacing it
Jason :Hoofies2: :CGEEK:
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just heard back from the u.s. rep, they're shipping me out a pair of replacement springs next week :)
glad to hear it, i thought i'd be screwed buying off ebay. off to bicycle and keep my knees up to par!
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I've seen one do this in pretty much the exact same place.
Not sure if I'm allowed to post a pic though.
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new springs were sent on monday from air-trekkers rep. in u.s.a., arrived yesterday :)
going to wait a few days until i put them on to be sure that certain ppl can't tamper with them :/
98s, so will take some breaking in.. which will be fun, temps are starting to raise out here in the desert :)
fyi for any prospective u.s. customers :) great service!
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has a picture of th culprit been posted i cant see it if it has? :Cchatterbox: