READ THIS FIRST!! WHICH MODEL TO BUY

[XarnuSonci]

For those of you new to powerbocking I though I'd make this handy
chart for you to easily determine the proper model for you.  There
are 3 main companys making powerbocks catered to non professionals
 Poweriser(Korea, PoweriZer(China), and 7LeagueBoots(Austria).  PoweriZer
is just one brand name that company sells under they are also known as
Fly Jumper, Pro Jump, and Flying Locuts.  The chart below has all the models
I know of that are currently being sold, excluding profesional stilts, PowerSkips
and Velocity Stilts.

Listed is the manufacturer, model number, advertized weight limits,
and what I think are more realistic weight limits if you want to get
the most out of your powerbocks. You'll notice they're the same for 7's
not for the others, 7's seem to be the only brand that has correctly set
their weight ranges, but if you indend to go to the extreme on your bocks
moving a step up may be the way to go unless your at the very bottom of
the weight range.  And PoweriZer can be replaced by Fly Jumper, ProJump,
Flying Locuts, etc. I didn't want to list them all in the title.


Company                   Model #       Weight Limits      Best Bounce
Poweriser                  PR3050           30kg-50kg          20kg-40kg
                             (kids Frame)      66lbs-110lbs       44lbs-88lbs

Poweriser                   PR5070          50kg-70kg          40kg-60kg
                             (adult Frame)    110lbs-154lbs     88lbs-132lbs

Poweriser                  PR7090          70kg-90kg          60kg-80kg
                             (adult Frame)   154lbs-198lbs     132lbs-176lbs

Poweriser                 PR90120         90kg-120kg        80kg-110kg
                             (adult Frame)   198lbs-265lbs     176lbs-242kg

Flying Locusts               F30             20kg-30kg          10kg-20kg
                              (kids Frame)     44lbs-66lbs        22lbs-44lbs

Flying Locusts                F40             30kg-40kg          20kg-30kg
                              (kids Frame)     66lbs-88lbs        44lbs-66lbs

Flying Locusts               F50             40kg-50kg          30kg-40kg
                              (kids Frame)     88lbs-110lbs      66lbs-88lbs

Flying Locusts                F60            50kg-60kg          40kg-50kg
                             (kids Frame)     110lbs-132lbs    88lbs-110lbs

Flying Locusts                M60            50kg-60kg          40kg-50kg
                             (adult Frame)    110lbs-132lbs    88lbs-110lbs

Flying Locusts               M70            60kg-70kg          50kg-60kg
                             (adult Frame)    132lbs-154lbs    110lbs-132lbs

Flying Locusts                M80            70kg-80kg          60kg-70kg
                             (adult Frame)    154lbs-176lbs    132lbs-154lbs

Flying Locusts                 M90            80kg-90kg          70kg-80kg
                             (adult Frame)   176lbs-198lbs    154lbs-176lbs

Flying Locusts               M100          90kg-100kg        80kg-90kg
                             (adult Frame)    198lbs-220lbs    176lbs-198lbs

Flying Locusts               M110          100kg-110kg      90kg-100kg
                              (adult Frame)    220lbs-242lbs   198lbs-220lbs

Flying Locusts                M120          110kg-120kg      100kg-110kg
                             (adult Frame)    242lbs-265lbs    220lbs-242lbs

7LeaguesBoot               Thero           30kg-50kg          25kg-40kg
                             (kids Frame)      66lbs-110lbs       66lbs-110lbs

7LeaguesBoot          Raptor              50kg-70kg          40kg-60kg
                             (adult Frame)    110lbs-154lbs     110lbs-154lbs

7LeaguesBoot           T-Rex              70kg-90kg          60kg-80kg
                             (adult Frame)   154lbs-198lbs     154lbs-198lbs

7LeaguesBoot           S-Rex R           90kg-110kg         80kg-100kg
                             (adult Frame)   198lbs-265lbs     198lbs-265lbs

7LeaguesBoot           S-Rex X           90kg-120kg         80kg-110kg
                             (adult Frame)   198lbs-265lbs     198lbs-265lbs       


This list may not be final, but it is accurate to the best of my knowlege
and I will update it with any changes as they are reported to me.
I intentionally left out PowerSkips and Velocity Stilts because they are
out of the price range of the majority of the users here. 
If you really want the sizing info on them its available here.
Velocities use Powerskip springs so the selection is the same for them.
I don't know how acurate the weight ranges are for everyday use, but i
for extreme use they're still a little high, ie swebounce and hemoves use
640's but i think they're both below 70kg, but not by much.

-XarnuSonci

I have updated this chart with some new names for PoweriZer and the info for 7's
and  a link to info about powerskips/velocities.  Been meaning to do this for a while but
just got around to it. -XS

updated to add s-rex R and s-rex X -XS

[Bill C.]

Wow.  Nice job!  If you don't mind, I'd like to add this reference information to the PowerBock Resources website too.

Bill C.

[Sid]

Awesome! I'm quite happy with my PoweriZer/Flying Jumper.

[XarnuSonci]

Ok fixed the formatting.

Bill C and others feel free to use this elsewhere as long as I retain credit for the work.

[Bill C.]

Absolutely, XarnuSonci.  Great resource.  Thanks!

Bill C.

[jake]

please note that the M60 is an adult frame and there is also available F60 which is on a kids frame

[XarnuSonci]

thanks jake, I looked around somemore and found the M60 and F60 on powerizer.co.uk the weight limits there were a little off from what i found elsewhere so i'll check that out.

ok so i checked out powerizer.info, which as far as i know is the manufacturer  found the M60 and F60 as you said, I also found there is an F30, so i added that.  I also found that powerizer.co.uk added 5kg to all the weight limits listed on their site, i don't know why, it seems like a bad move on their part.

further corrections or comments are welcome, again this list is in no way official I have compiled it from various websites and my opinons(for the last colum), it is just my attempt to ease the selection process for new powerbockers.

[XarnuSonci]

bump, if someone(hint hint, Matt/Dom) could make this sticky that'd be nice

[aussie]

So where do the Powerskips from china fit in?  I dont know much about any of the brands yet, but am told their springs are carbon fibre with glass fibre (or something to that effect anyway!).

Is this the standard thing?

Also their weight range is either 50-70, or 70-90... The others mentioned have different models eack 10K increment.

My head hurts.....   

[aussie]

Oops - I take back the part about the weight ranges!   
The brand and spring questions are still free if someone can shed some light for me...

Also, would being at the top or the bottom of your weight range type give you more bounce?

[chuck]

go for a size over your weight range for best bounce

[XarnuSonci]

So where do the Powerskips from china fit in?  I dont know much about any of the brands yet, but am told their springs are carbon fibre with glass fibre (or something to that effect anyway!).

Is this the standard thing?

Powerskips are the original jumping stilt made in germany, they are very expensive and mainly for professional preformers.  Powerisers,Fly Jumpers, PoweriZers, and all the other brands close to those names are knock offs that cost between $350-$500 depending on the store.  Read around the fourm for more info on the different brands, there is a lot of confliting info out there so nobody's got 100% of the story.

[Matt]

bump, if someone(hint hint, Matt/Dom) could make this sticky that'd be nice

I just made this sticky. By the way lux is also a mod now to help out with dealing with spam etc.

[aussie]

Thanks, but what about the spring material? 
Does that vary much?  Surely that would have to be a main factor in performance?

I mean, I'm sure they'd probably all do the job ok, I just dont wanna get a pair that don't BOUNCE well enough. 
I want HIGH!!  lol 

[Great Balls O' FIRE]

the poweriser/poweriZer/Flyjumper springs would probably be fine to start out with...when they break, you can then get a pair of powerskips, wich are supposed to be a bit better, but do cost more...i dont think that it would really be worth it to  buy powerskips to start with, because they are more than a thousand dollars more...