Umm, what are these?

[MCTom]

Very photoshopped, and I like how the two on adult stilts both have webbing straps on too, are they suggesting their knee loops aren't good enough even in their own advertising?

[Sprog]

Also, the background is in focus as awell as the foreground :/

[Locky]

I think you guys are being a bit harsh here. So what if the pic is photoshopped. You think pro photographers dont do it too?

I think its a nice, fresh site and its great to see a site not use all the same (mostly stolen) photos.

You ever think the girls were cut out of the original pic because the background was crappy or maybe there were a bunch of other kids in the background who's faces cant be used on the website?

I like it, I hope everything on there is real and would look forward to trying a pair.

[Mr Frank]

I checked out this Aircotec company they keep on referring to, and sent them an email inquiring about Funrisers.  I figure they have less to gain by lying than the Funriser company themselves, so I'll see what they have to say, if anything.  The email went as follows:

link removed due to request from patent holder

They attribute many of the important parts of their jumping stilts to your company.  This is all very interesting.

The market for jumping stilts is very deceptive, with every brand claiming to be superior and two crappy brands, one of which is very shady and often disguises their stilts as higher-quality brands in the hopes of attracting customers.   I would have dismissed Funrisers as another incarnation of the shady brand, but they have some parts unlike any other brand currently on the market.  Naturally, we at www.PoweriserPages.com are intrigued and suspicious of these Funrisers, and I'm very interested in anything you have to say about them.  Particularly, are they associated with Poweriser, Powerskip, 7leagueboots, Flying Locust, or Skyrunner?  Or are they a stand-alone company, aside from their obvious association with Aircotec?  Importantly, do you know if they pay royalties to Powerskip or Alexander Boeck?

Also, just an engineering bit, it would surprise me greatly if the bearings they claim you make can hold up to the shock and abuse that the joints go through.  Even the really high-end brands use bushings because they are tougher.

Someone who knows German should try asking some of the same questions to the Funriser guys.

[Theibault]

But guys! You missed the best part of these.  "Endorphins are drugs !"  I'm sold, how about you all?

[Mr Frank]

They are, in fact, real.  At least that much is true.



Springs a little soft?

[Athoul]

Thats only the normal model though.
I want to see a video or photo of the pro model

[Trip Master]

I agree with Locky the site looks quiet fresh.. Its a shame because i doubt it will be online very long, my contacts have told me that they are not authorised to sell this product by the patent holder. Illegal sellers in Germany don't normally last more than a couple of weeks when the legal process starts to happen. 

[Mr Frank]

Their bocks look interesting, I do hope that they come to an agreement rather than get forced to shut down.

[Trip Master]

Their bocks look interesting, I do hope that they come to an agreement rather than get forced to shut down.

Well i've seen it before a few times in the stilt business. People see this product and think its a golden ticket for the future. I know of a few individuals who spent thousands of pounds importing stilts without looking into the patent agreement and got really burned, i'm talking third degree here. About a month ago a company that deals in bankrupt stock offered me 500 pairs of Skyrunners that were already in the UK for £45 a pair through contact info from my site, they had no idea they were illegal to sell.. I told them and my guess is they are doing the rounds now at the car boot sales.. The Funrisers actually look like they have some good features, i've got nothing against them but if the patant agreement isn't in place its Goodnight Sweetheart.

[ElectricStapler]

 I don't think the patent needs to shut them down, the price they're selling them for will do just that. 480-492 euros for the advanced.

[Big Bad Bounce Boy]

they look like poweriZers or Striders as there known now but changes me thinks its another flying locust brand

[XarnuSonci]

the contact address is in austria, not germany, so no patent issue till they try to sell elsewhere with out a license.

other than that there are a few significant design changes, and if they can actually get ball bearings to work they've got potential, gotta get with the times and ditch the plastic bindings though.

[Mr Frank]

I checked out this Aircotec company they keep on referring to, and sent them an email inquiring about Funrisers.  I figure they have less to gain by lying than the Funriser company themselves, so I'll see what they have to say, if anything.  The email went as follows:

link removed due to request from patent holder

They attribute many of the important parts of their jumping stilts to your company.  This is all very interesting...

Err, why was my link removed?  Beyond the obvious fact that the patent holder does not approve, was their an intelligent reason or do the Boecks just not want anyone to know about www.funriser.com?  I couldn't imagine posting a link in a forum as a violation of their patent.

[XarnuSonci]

boeks ask matt to take stuff down, and he does, we don't want to support anyone who's selling bocks illegally, even if they show up with possible new designs.  If they're smart enough to come up with new bocking tech, they should be smart enough to sell it legally.