So, even if your just walking on them, i would say to anyone that doesn't know, always make sure your knee is packed the proper way.
 

Yes, thanks for sharing that!  But it leads to one more question: What exactly is "packing" your knee?  Do you mean I should wear knee-braces, or wrap my knees?  Or do you just mean "keep your knees together when you flip"?

And be a good girl from now on!

Hi Claire!  Could you tell us how you got the injury?  I mean, I saw that you dislocated your knee while landing a front flip, but exactly how did it happen?  Did you over-turn and land on your knee, or fall funny, or was just the pressure of coming down on stilts enough to do the damage?

Had you had trouble with your knee before?  Were you wearing pads?  If not, would pads have helped to prevent your injury?

Sorry to ask such direct questions about a painful subject, but naturally this is the kind of injury we all really want to avoid.  Maybe your bad experience could at least do some good by helping others.

It's great that you're mended up!  You seem to have the right kind of philosophical attitude!

Well, if the frames are the same and the springs turn out to be interchangeable, I'll get both springs and see which I like better!

Thanks for the feedback Anthoul (and your videos are cool, by the way!).  But could you be any more specific about what the difference between "Average User" and "Extreme User" is?  My instinct would be to just get the "most extreme" ones I can possibly get, and then grow into them.  The only reason I'm even considering the type Rs is that they're advertised as being better for running.

So my questions are... Exactly WHY are the Rs better for running, and what is the kind of "extreme" stuff that the Xs can do that the Rs can't?  Is it a different spring/footplate/knee brace, or what?

And thanks for letting me know about the calf cuff.  I'm pretty much settled now that I'll buy one or the other S-Rex and just after-market the calf cuff!

Does anyone know the exact differences between the 7 Leagues S-Rex Type R and Type X?  Does the fact that the R is meant for running mean it has a pivoting footplate, and the X not?  They're the same price...

This is the exact decision I'm making right now, so I'm following this discussion with bated breath.  I was going to get the Poweriser 07s, but see that a lot of the really good jumpers use the 7 Leagues.

The main thing I liked about the Powerisers was the calf cuff, but 7 Leagues doesn't seem to sell one (the site I'm looking at is http://www.7leagueslondon.co.uk/shop/default.asp ).  Will the cuff they sell at getjumpingstilts.com fit the S-Rex models?

Also, can anyone tell me the difference between the S-Rex type T and type X?  Does one of them have a pivoting footpad and the other not?  And is the X even available yet?  The website says it's "Coming Soon."

I trust that guys like Sprog wouldn't be using the 7 Leagues if they weren't good, but there's not much information about the products on their site...

Hey, I loved that video; but did he ever follow up and make another one?  There was what looked like a link to one on the Jumping Stilts webpage, but it wouldn't load.  What gives?

That was the only one I've seen that... well... tells you how to just put the damn things on and get used to them.

He seems like a cool and funny dude.  I hope he keeps bocking and making videos about it.

Wow!  That was really inspiring!  I especially liked that you kept the bails and falls in, and showed the re-takes (the successes and the bails) in slow-mo!

Hey, thanks a lot for all those answers guys!  It sounds like I won't be retiring my bike, but I think I'll be able to get some great use out of them once I get used to them!

I don't know if any of  you guys are familiar with Tokyo, but I live about 3 miles from the Arakawa ("Rough River").  It's got this amazing bike path that is flat, and goes on for miles!  Also, almost the entire path is bordered by large, flat, well-mowed-and-aerated (ie, nice and soft) soccer fields, baseball diamonds, and park areas!  There are benches and shrubs to jump over, and a few trees to practice balancing on.

I didn't realize that the Poweriser Advanced didn't have pivoting footplates.  That's what I was going to buy, because of the nice calf cuffs.  The pivoting plates seem like they'd really help with running, though.

Thanks again!

Running looks the coolest to me, although I haven't gotten my bocks yet so I can't tell.

But how fast can you really run in bocks?  Also, does anyone here jog in them for long distances (by which I mean an hour or so), or is that just too tiring or uncomfortable?

I really hope to be able to use them to run around Tokyo, in the way that I currently use my bike.  I can average about 10mph on my bike in typical Tokyo crowding/traffic.  Certainly it looks like you could easily run that fast on struts, but I wonder whether you'd tire out fast.

Does anyone use them regularly for jogging/getting around?  If so, how fast can you go?   How long?  I envision it as being a lot like cross-country skiing, where you can get tired out at first but rapidly build up stamina and speed with some practice.  Is that correct?

The reason I ask is, in most of the videos I see, people are either A) doing incredible tricks like Sprog, or B)  trying to do tricks like Sprog, and falling on their asses.   Are they really useful as transportation???

Hi folks!  My name's Doug, and I'm an American living in Tokyo.  I just found out about bocking because a buddy of mine forwarded a website, but I was instantly hooked.  I'm planning to order a set of Poweriser Advanced stilts next week, but wanted to look through the comments sections, etc. to make sure they're the right choice.

The bindings are what really attracted me to that model ( http://www.getjumpingstilts.com/new-2007-power.html ), since they look a lot more comfortable than the metal bars on other types of stilts.

I weigh about 180, but figured I'd go for the heavier springs (198-265), both because they'll last longer, and because I may carry a light pack while I jump.  Also, I weigh 180 butt-naked, and I probably won't be bocking commando-style, so I figure the heavier springs are the right choice.

Anyway, I have read through a lot of the commentaries on this site, and watched a lot of videos, and they've been really helpful.  It seems like the more experienced bockers are very cool and helpful to the noobs!