I was going to say the same thing about price vs not knowing if you will love the sport! I would love to have a pair of 7's myself but they cost a lot PLUS I'm in the USA so it would be even more expensive for me because of shipping charges. I went with Powerisers but went with the advice of buy two above your weight class esp. if you want to jump higher (advice more for the Chinese made brands)! Not good advice, at least not for me anyways! I bought the 90120's when I should have gotten the 5070's or at the MAX the 7090's! I went on a lot of bad advice before I came across this board and really looked into things. So like 2 weeks later I had to turn around and pay to buy new springs, I went with the 5070's, even though I was told to go with the 7090's on here lol. I am SO UNathletic that's why I went ahead and bought in my weight class (even though I'm at the top of it right now
). I figure if I ever get good enough to jump high/flip/do tricks I still have my 90120's I can go back to but for now I suck so I'll just stick with my 5070's lol!
Also I hear the springs are softer on 7's which is good in the beginning in my eyes because you wouldn't have to break them in as much and can get to jumping high quicker... but I would think that would equal bottoming out quicker as well. I could be wrong though as I'm a newbie for one and for two have never been on 7's only risers.
As for weight class the S-Rex says it's for 90-110kg which is roughly 14-17st if the internet converter is correct lol??? So you would be right at the top of the weight class and would probably be bottoming out pretty soon, esp. if the springs on 7's are softer and if you are athletic?
The S-Rex Pro is for 90-120kg (14-almost 19st) so maybe look at that one if you have to have 7's.
Pro-Jumps (Chinese made) come in these weight classes:
60kg - 9.44 Stones
70kg - 11.02 Stones
80kg - 12.59 Stones
90kg - 14.17 Stones
100kg - 15.74 Stones
110kg - 17.32 Stones
120kg - 18.88 Stones
...and are A LOT cheaper! £135.00 vs. £298.00 for the 7's (£270.00 if you don't go for the new version with the calf cuff) - But then again currently Pro-Jumps don't have calf cuffs or the upgraded bindings so if you wanted them you would have to add £48.99... still cheaper but extra work.
PoweriSers (Korean made) - NOT PoweriZers (Chinese made) *7's are made in Austria, Europe* if you didn't already know all that lol come in these weight classes:
PR5070- 50-70kg (110-160lbs/ 8-11 Stones)
PR7090- 70-90kg (160-200lbs/ 11-14 Stones)
PR90120- 90-120kg (200-265lbs/ 14-19 Stones)
... priced at around £199.95 with calf cuff and upgraded binding.
Just some things to consider before saying "YES I WANT 7'S"
! But since I'm in the USA I'm not sure which brands would be easier for you to get in Ireland?
Off topic but if all goes well I could be cast/crew on a movie that would be shot in Ireland
! Probably won't be any time soon, and not a definate, but still I'm excited about it
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