I AM on the member map.  I just used my real name on it.  I'm Frank VanBokkelen (I know my last name is weird, it's Dutch).

Wait...  Van BOCKelen?  Hehe cool.  I wish it had a CK instead of KK. 
So...  anyone else ever had an encounter like that with a midget?

Mine have the bearings, but they wiggle just a bit at that joint.  There is some play between the top and bottom parts.  Is that supposed to happen?

Hampton, New Hampshire, USA.  I strongly doubt it's anywhere near you.

One of the first times I went out on my powerisers, I had a chance encounter with a midget lady of about 45.  Naturally, my stilts were of great interest to her.  I think I must have spent ten minutes telling her everything I knew about them.  I could only jump about 2.5 feet at the time, but she was nonetheless impressed, although I think she was more concerned with the gain in height.  I haven't seen her again after that, but there may soon be another bocker in my hometown.

Hi all.  I'm seventeen years old and I live in Hampton, New Hampshire, USA.  I'm a pretty new bocker and underexperienced for the time I've had mine due to the local weather and their nonexistant traction on ice.  I was reading through the mods section when I decided I HAD to join this.  I love tinkering, but I lack the skills and resources to do anything interesting.  For example, here's an idea that I can't really implement: the anti-chav mod.  It's a pointy metal spike protruding from the top of the hoof, pointing about 20 degrees above horizontal.  I think it would be a fine deterrent to any would-be thief like in the post, "Beware of 14-year-olds on miniscooters"