 Poster: A snowHead
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| T Bar wrote: |
Things I found:
1) You need bigger salopettes, mine were about 10 years old and although decent quality a little tight and the Mojo threatened them and cause the zip a bit of stress, I bought a pair of cheap ones from Decathlon for the second holiday with more room and had less fear of a salopette failure.
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You also need salopettes that are smooth, nylon lined. The Velcro on the mojo sticks to fleece lined salopettes. 
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I have now used my mojo on two different weeks and have now sorted most of the issues out. I did have to use an allen key on one of the clamps as it had worn loose. Certainly less fatigue in my thighs at the end of each day. I agree about the Salopettes. The one issue I still have is to do with the suspender belt ( I know that is the wrong name for it). I find that the horizontal clip at the front does not stay in position over the webbing. If anyone understands what I am trying to describe , I would be grateful for any advice or comments.
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T bar - very interesting and supportive post. Amusement for friends and family (?) is something I am hoping to avoid, my husband is supportive although no doubt there will be a little ribaldry in the bedroom before going down to the ski room but as for the friends - I am hoping to amaze them with my new ability to stay out for several more runs than has been the case in the couple of years. I will report back when I return but this wont be until towards the end of April.
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So the broken clip on first use has been fixed quickly. However now over in Whistler and the left one has given up. Pulley in the hinge has disintegrated. Made of plastic. It will be replaced but not much use when you have spent a lot of money on these things only to get 3 days use from them out of 9. Grrrr
Not impressed with the quality and there is no on mountain service possible.
Handy when they are working though.
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| Jake43 wrote: |
So the broken clip on first use has been fixed quickly. However now over in Whistler and the left one has given up. Pulley in the hinge has disintegrated. Made of plastic. It will be replaced but not much use when you have spent a lot of money on these things only to get 3 days use from them out of 9. Grrrr
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I have had mine for 2+ years now, main issue has been the clip on the end of the pole that connects to the boot. I hear this has been replaced with a new design. is your a push fit, or do you pull a slide mechanism before connecting the bottom rod to the boot?
With regard the hinge (assume you mean the knee hinge where the spring is located), our small ski group has a total of 3 ski mojo between us. Two around are around 2 years old and suffered boot clip issue, now resolved. 1 @ 5+years old which had issues where rod connected to waste band - original design changed with the popper stud which as worked well. None of us have had and knee hinge issues so suspect you are just unlucky.
It is frustrating when it fails in resort, especially as there is unlikely to be any local solution. I now carry spared for the boot clips, but unlikely to have spared for knee hinge.
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@Steveee, the annoying thing about the new design for attaching to the boot is that hat stud us slightly smaller do need to change that as well. I remain overall pleased i have it but the engineering is rubbish
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Should have kept quiet! Clip holding bottom rod to main part of mojo disappeared today! No spares for that, means it has to be returned for repair 
Good news is the clip is not a key part of the mojo, I.e. just stops rod dropping out of sleeve so I can continue to use the mojo for last 2 days of holiday. Disappointed it failed after 2 seasons, but them my wife's is going strong after 6+ seasons and has the same type of clip.
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@Steveee, The clip was the one on the under crotch ones that attach to the MoJo top point. It was just a badly made clip as soon as any pressure was put on it the clip just fell apart. Managed to work with that though as not crucial.
The real problem is the hinge. There is a plastic washer that the steel rope slides on and one just disintegrated. So when in resort not a lot can be done. Could have worn jus the one but it was the worst knee where the joint failed so would not have been much use. So managed less skiing after they broke and suffering painful knees.
I am surprised they do not try and sell them in resorts as there must be a huge demand. Maybe I need to put a bid in for Whistler and see what deal they will do.
I did ask why it was plastic and not metal, but Martin said he had had trouble with metal causing grinding and swarf so made them from plastic and "has no trouble with them".
Really hoping I am just unlucky as I don't want to have to start taking 2 pairs just to get a ski break in.
Last edited by After all it is free  on Thu 16-03-17 18:14; edited 1 time in total
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| Eddy wrote: |
| I have now used my mojo on two different weeks and have now sorted most of the issues out. I did have to use an allen key on one of the clamps as it had worn loose. Certainly less fatigue in my thighs at the end of each day. I agree about the Salopettes. The one issue I still have is to do with the suspender belt ( I know that is the wrong name for it). I find that the horizontal clip at the front does not stay in position over the webbing. If anyone understands what I am trying to describe , I would be grateful for any advice or comments. |
I used Loctite on the clamps at they had always opened up at the end of each day and using the Allen key to tighten everything daily is a pain. Replaced boot clamps now I am convinced they work, with the through boot stud and Loctite so they stayed fastened. All fine apart from the complete blow out of the hinge.
The straps you are taking about will never stay on the webbing and don't give me any problems. The webbing does cover the clips which is where they could rub so ok with that. That was the clip that gave up the ghost on me first time on in anger.
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| holidayloverxx wrote: |
| @Steveee, the annoying thing about the new design for attaching to the boot is that hat stud us slightly smaller do need to change that as well. I remain overall pleased i have it but the engineering is rubbish |
Not sure the engineering is rubbish i.e. the design. But do agree that 2 trips and 2 breakages (one annoying the other catastrophic) is not a good record here too.
When I read your woes on here I did hope that you had just got a bad set - not so sure now. With no help out in resort and totally relying on them to ski a reasonable amount each day, I do worry that you need a full set of spares to "fix any problem" or just carry a second set 
Will try again next season as they will go in the loft when I get them back.
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@Jake43, when i say engineering i mean the quality of materials and build...But there are also issues with the design that really should have been obvious at the start
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@FionaG,
D rings...no advice. Same for me. Design flaw IMHO
Bandages...no advice. I wear mine over long johns and they do slip a bit.
Engaging hinges...i have to do the same with my wonky knee. The straight leg engages fine. My mojo was fitted and its the best they could do...i also wear it over a pretty chunky brace so that probably doesn't help
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You know it makes sense.
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If the mojo is not engaging then it can, well my model can, be adjusted so that it engages with more of a bent knee than a straight leg.
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@Frosty the Snowman, mine has veen adjusted as much as possible. Its the brace really
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Poster: A snowHead
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Totally convinced by this product. We fitted it ourselves (hubby and me) on a "painting by numbers" basis ie very much one step at a time, the video on YouTube was not really very helpful. We skiied in Whistler for 3 days while I got used to the Mojo and adjusted the rods a bit and now we are heli skiing and I have just stayed out all day for the first time in 5 years. So much less puffed, using so much less energy and having no issues with the Mojo in operation and even when I finally fell over (joining the group waiting for the heli to take us back at the end of the day) because I was basically pooped it was relatively easy to get up and get myself together again. I am a convert!
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Lots of useful information on this thread. I was fortunate to manage to ski without using a Mojo this year. I found out that the shop I rented skis from in Tignes was offering a Mojo for rent. A good way to try out the device before committing to buying.
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| intermediate wrote: |
| Lots of useful information on this thread. I was fortunate to manage to ski without using a Mojo this year. I found out that the shop I rented skis from in Tignes was offering a Mojo for rent. A good way to try out the device before committing to buying. |
A great idea but they do not seem to have many sales places/agents near a ski resort yet.
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@intermediate, which shop?
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@holidayloverxx, Duch Sports in Tignes 2100 (Le Lac) had a mojo for hire. Shop is on Rue de la Poste, quite close to Palafour lift. I think they said it was 40 euros to rent for one day, including individual fitting and adjustment. They advised about 15 minutes to fit. I regret not trying it now. We found staff in the shop very helpful with our ski rental.
I think it would be useful to have a directory of places that rent out ski mojos.
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I'm told Surefoot in Courchevel 1850 have them and rent them out.
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A friend looked at these and wound up trying a new piece of kit called Againer .... in St Anton in January .... he rented for the week and then bought it and has skied 3 weeks this year using it.
It's like an exoskeleton frame ..... looks a bit weird and certainly gets noticed (he wishes he was on commission !) .... he thinks it's superb.
www.againer-ski.com
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@PBJ, €799
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The Againer seems to do the same job as the Mojo and is apparently much more expensive! The Againer also seems to be much more complicated to assemble and requires gas in its spring mechanism I wonder how this works and how it gets replaced when it runs out also how would airlines feel about gas refills.
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Marcus thinks it's money well spent !
Simple to put on and the gas is just air pumped in so no issues there AFAIK
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I bought ski-mojos for my wife and they have been a great buy.
That said she has a love/hate relationship with them (needs them but dislikes all the straps and faff). The againer looks a lot simpler and neater. If it is as effective in use but easier to put on and wear then I would consider the price premium reasonable.
@PBJ, did your friend compare them in use to mojos before he bought?
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| intermediate wrote: |
| ...I think it would be useful to have a directory of places that rent out ski mojos. |
There are some details on the Ski~Mojo France site: http://www.ski-mojo.fr/testit/
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You know it makes sense.
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Ive not had a problem with any parts breaking on mine. But i have made a slight modification, Ive put some tape on one leg of them so I can more easily tell port from starboard. I did manage to have pair on wrong once. Id like it more if there was less velcro around my bits.
I was considering letting my son attach them to motocross boots, it could be interesting.
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Just spotted that Martin has finally introduced spares on the skimojo website.
One of the complaints many of us have had is the way the harness clip twists. There is a new design, but this is £48, you also need to buy new top rods but these are not listed  I've emailed him to ask when these will be available and whether the new posture belt replaces the plastic D ring.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Steveee, good to know. Keep updating please
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No positive reply from Martin on the above questions, so I assume the answer is no, but there are a few more spares listed under the mk3, including the cam lever and associated bracket.
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Just bought some spares from new spares site and got reply from Martin saying he’d just packed them. Super service.
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Interesting experiment today. I forgot to put my mojos on this morning. Skied hard and fast... for me...keeping up with the boys and including the black world cup run at Schladming for the first time. Conditions were lovely, no bumps and nice and grippy as temps kept at 0. My dodgy knee is a bit achey but my left knee is fine. When i started using them i didn't have the leg strength that i do now. I may not bother with them on similar days
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@holidayloverxx, 
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The Velcro on one of the calf straps is coming away on mine
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Ski Mojo posted for repair and arrived with Martin on 27th Feb. It would have been back on 2nd Mar but because of bad weather, arrived todat, 5th Mar. Quick turnaround. I'm testing it in Tignes from 10th Mar 
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@holidayloverxx, do you think using the mojo has helped or have you just become fitter due to injury recovery, training etc.?
I have a hole in my MCL and and I am thinking about using a mojo for the rest of season whilst it recovers. I also have OA in both knees.
Just wondering if you thought using it improved your issues?
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@lynnecha, i am much fitter due to training. That said i forgot to put them on in january to no ill effect and i skied hard to keep up with the boys. That was the Thursday so i didnt bother on the Friday. Again no problems...but i paid for it for the following 2 weeks. Creaky achey knees. I am wearing them this week
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FAQ
That means it needs to be returned for repair.
