Yeah...  If you're going to panic carrot buy, at least do it on bocks and hop out of the store.   

[insisting]

Well, I'm not only boycotting it on principle, but also because I'm now not sure what kind of element that type of music is going to attract to the event.  I don't need small mobs insisting on trying my stilts.  Best to just avoid.

Sorry.  Thought your point was that I shouldn't boycott it and to just get used to it.  My mistake.

Well, unfortunately, I can't make my point any clearer here because in order to do so I would have to link you to the website page with lyrics -- and there are very young bockers using this forum, so I won't be doing that.  Trust me...  when I say inappropriate, I mean nothing short of verbal rape.

But if you're just saying that's the way the world is these days Bill and to just get used to it, then let's take  off all the word and content restrictions from this forum and just post whatever vile we want to say to each other -  no matter what age the recipient is.  After all, who cares if kids of any age are exposed to that stuff.  Is that basically what you're saying?

The irony is that Power 105.1 radio is incredibly inappropriate for kids.  It's just appalling that Powerade has chosen to include the station in this event.

I've decided not to attend the event.  I listened to Power 105.1 FM this morning and this type of station spews urban hip-hop gangster rap-type "music" that sends the wrong message to young people.  Much of the music they play promotes and glorifies disrespectful behavior and is totally degrading towards women.  Apparently the DJs and station management are okay with that -- as must be the Powerade people and Coke.  Sorry, but there is no way I'm going to spend my day bouncing around while having to listen to purely destructive anti-social crap being blaired over a PA system.

Bill, Get ahold of vladislav!

Will do.  He had been waiting for his new bocks to arrive.  Somehow they got lost in transit from China.  Will check tomorrow with him if he has received them yet and if he can make the Powerade event.

(If he hasn't already read this.)

Referring to your top photo...   Loosen the knee loop clamp hex bolts on just the right side of the photo and tap that tube upward a little to skew the knee loop back overthe center of the foot platform.  Be careful to not overtighten those hex bolts when retightening or the black plastic clamp will snap.

My initial feeling is I'm in.  Just have to check the family schedule when I get home from the office.  Sounds like fun.  Will email you my contact info.

Nice.  Thanks, Dane.

Exactly.  I actually began to write that, but realized that such an approach would require a change in the black plastic bushing cradle in order to accommodate an outer sleeve "spacer.  So I think the simplest way to correct this flaw using the present design is to just make sure the length of that black cradle exactly matches the wall to wall dimension of that u-frame.  That cradle now reaches half-way up the side of the bushings, so it should be able to hold off the inward pressure - if it was the right length.  Higher would be even better.

There is definitely way too much space in that joint.  Here's the design problem as I see it.  The stainless steel sleeve bushings (as I call them) are fine and good as they stick through the holes of the inner u-frame - however - the design has nothing incorporated into it that prevents the inner u-frame wall from bending inwards except maybe that black plastic bushing cradle (as I call it).  Unfortunately, that black plastic cradle doesn't always extend all the way across and contact the inner u-frame's inner walls.   Look closely at the ends of the black cradle in the above photos.  You can see there is still a gap between it and the inner u-frame wall.  So  any gap will allow the inner u-frame to bend inward and open up that joint to lateral movement. 

Actually, all the manufacturers have to do to keep this from happening is to just make sure that black cradle perfectly fits the space between the inner u-frame walls to prevent the walls from bending inward.  You can see in the close-up photos that the frame of this riser has already bent inward until it has been stopped by the black plastic cradle.  It's just another example of poor manufacturing and/or design.

Fantastic place!  XS you should phone the parks department and find out exactly when that fountain's active season is and whether they do turn it off at night.  I suspect that even turned off it will be a pond of water during summer nights - just not flowing to save on pump electrical energy.

Supposed to be clearing out by tomorrow morning here on Long Island for a beautiful Saturday & Sunday.  I think the rain is actually pretty much over here.  I think Boston might be fine tomorrow.

Everyone wants to be able to trick on them, but your focus right now should just be on getting height.  Forget about tossing in tricks and just keep going for height for a while.

...And you might want to wear some orange during hunting season.