New Model - JollyJumper (Former Upwings)

[Trip Master]

How come some have kneebars and others have calf cuffs?

Anothers 7s + Calf Cuffs User! Carl and I are not alone! *Totally Off Topic*

My mate Carl on here also uses Calf cuffs with his T Rex, we fited them last Saturday just before the EA Bockers Norwich meet. 

[Sprog]

My mate Carl on here also uses Calf cuffs with his T Rex, we fited them last Saturday just before the EA Bockers Norwich meet. 

Carl Green? That's who I meant when I said "Carl and I are not alone!"

[martin]

I do not think there are any patent issues about the cuffs. I do not know of any calf cuff patent (is there one, who would hold that?

Jeff Jay, made the original calf cuff for the velocities ?

I know that he made them, but is there a patent, that is the question. I have not heard of any.

[Sprog]

I do not think there are any patent issues about the cuffs. I do not know of any calf cuff patent (is there one, who would hold that?

Jeff Jay, made the original calf cuff for the velocities ?

I know that he made them, but is there a patent, that is the question. I have not heard of any.

We were told they were not for sale in the UK due to patent issues, so we can only assume he holds a patent on them

[martin]

I do not think there are any patent issues about the cuffs. I do not know of any calf cuff patent (is there one, who would hold that?

Jeff Jay, made the original calf cuff for the velocities ?

I know that he made them, but is there a patent, that is the question. I have not heard of any.

We were told they were not for sale in the UK due to patent issues, so we can only assume he holds a patent on them

Ok that might be an explanation. But it might also have been an excuse/explanation why Poweriser was not willing/able to sell the calf-cuffs to UK. The calf-cuffs where not built/ordered/designed  by Poweriser itself but by the German importer (!) as far as I know. So maybe the German importer was simply not allowed to sell to UK or USA since there other importers had an exclusive contract with Poweriser. This is only a guess (anyone may correct me) but sounds also reasonable to me. Since the German company immediately sold the calf-cuffs to many other countries when they were launched, but not to UK.

[martin]

First tests and pictures published in German forum. Attention: still a prototype so not the final version. The model will be called "Olympic" in Germany
http://www.speedjumper.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1404
http://www.speedjumper.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1397
http://www.speedjumper.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1398
http://www.speedjumper.de/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1388
it is a prototype therefore no spring protection
current version has a knee bar but calf-cuffs (similar to PR) will be available
the proportions have changed (e.g. footplate is higher and bar which connects footplate with spring is longer) therefore the spring travel is 30cm longer than on any other current model
prototype has no hooves (so for test the old Up-wing ones where used) which will be different
fibreglass and carbon mixture is used for the spring
NO tilting footplate
no launch date of the model was stated (we`ll have to wait)
they are very light

since I have not tested them I do not want to comment or guess any pros or cons. Here some comments from users:

jump feeling and reachable height seem to be great according to testers (no surprise to me since already with the former Up-wing version the feeling was very good)
feeling is described as closer to trampoline feeling than with any other stilt

[Kiola]

martin im not a member so cant go on that forum

[Sprog]

Can we get a copy of the photos?

[martin]

ups, sorry, this section only seems to be blocked for non members

currently I do not have the time to copy the pictures

[martin]

I just realized they are hosted on public server, here are the pictures (I hope the links work):
http://img261.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20052008054nz5.jpg
http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20052008055qn8.jpg
http://img329.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20052008056ix4.jpg
http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20052008058ox5.jpg

[Sprog]

Cheers martin, they look really interesting... Not too sure on the thinner cross section of frame between the footplate and the hoof, will be good to see how that holds up...

Have they abadoned the tilting footplate?

[martin]

yes, as I said above there is NO tilting footplate

[Kiola]

thats a shame as there are people who prefere it.

[Athoul]

Never seen that trick before, looks interesting.
Would need a few more photos from different angles to completly understand it though

[martin]

Never seen that trick before, looks interesting.
Would need a few more photos from different angles to completly understand it though

not seen before? Just look into the biggest collection of powerbocking (which is www.PoweriserPages.com)  . Here is the trick (slightly different re arm position and back leg) from another angle http://www.PoweriserPages.com/forum/gallery.html;sa=view;id=190