 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| johnnyh wrote: |
| www.skiallday.co.uk - any thoughts? |
yeh spend your money on getting fitter and ski all day without anything artificial strapped to your legs!!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Wanna buy some snake oil? 
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There was a long thread on these earlier this year, ISTR.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I get emails daily promising to increase my performance
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here's a thing... getting fit doesn't cost anything!
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Would have thought good for people in recovery, old or simply those on the third day of the week!
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| shoogly wrote: |
| here's a thing... getting fit doesn't cost anything! |
Apart from effort and dignity, of course.
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Saw them at the ski show last year. Ridiculous.
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Not really my bag, but surely, as someone in the medical profession, Kramer are there no benefits for those with possible knee, muscle or posture problems who would still love to be able to do more than just a few turns? Like me, I'm sure you also wish for good health to enable skiing until a ripe old, injury free age.... 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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I saw them at the ski show too, looked very cumbersome, and you have to disconnect the apparatus to sit down, which won't be easy if you've got all the connections under your ski gear! It looked a bit like sitting on one of those hunting stick stools, with a band of fabric (posture strap) behind the bottom that attaches to the downward struts, creating a spring loaded seat effect, that carries your weight. My first worry when I saw one, was what would happened with a side impact fall/contact, with all that iron-work down the leg? They said it would add extra protection, but there is little if no padding on the metal parts, so lots of bruising!
If lactic acid builds up in your muscles (causing them to ache/burn), that’s Mother Nature’s way of telling you to stop and take a rest - my feeling is that by wearing these, it could encourage overuse of tired muscles, as you perhaps won’t feel any damage, until you take the apparatus off! I could be wrong - might be the best thing since sliced bread, but it all seems a bit drastic for what to me is a recreational activity; bit like wearing pistons attached to my legs so that I can ride my bike longer! 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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They were at the chill factore demo last month. From what I saw the people that had knee problems ie poor or lack of cartilage (is that how you spell that) or arthritis loved it so there is definatly a place for it in my view.
Just my humble opinion.
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The Mojo is gash.
But it is a glimpse into the future.
By 2050, exoskeletons, to enhance endoskeletons, will be commonplace in developed countries.
They have many uses, from construction to sport to health.
They will be powered by nanomotors and connected to the Web 6.0.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Kramer wrote: |
| Saw them at the ski show last year. Ridiculous. |
Yes so did I and how pi$$ed off were the exhibitors, with everyone mocking there revolution in skiing. My 15 year old asked them "do you seriously expect anyone to go down to the boot room with those on Run Forest Run"
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I'm old, and I don't want any, thanks. But in a few years? When they have improved the design? You never know. If it made the difference between being able to ski and not being able to do so? Maybe. I dare say that the old diehards who first saw ski lifts thought they'd never catch on either.
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Poster: A snowHead
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pam w, well that's when you move on to a Snowbike - just sit there, smile, and wave to people as you effortlessly pass by
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I can't take it seriously 'cos of the name . All a bit too Austin Powers IMO.......
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Mentioned on p51 of December's DMS&S magazine as part of their "Faking it - a cheat's guide" feature.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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"I was left hungry for more. I couldn't help wondering what I might do with all this power and grip on the side of an Alp."
welove2ski.com
Hmmmm..I can't help wondering how much damage it would do to your thigh if/when you wipe out on ice at 50mph
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I dont think skiin would be much fun without the physical exertion anyhow..
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Oh dear oh dear oh dear...... skiing is a sport right? It's meant to take it out of you, I just love that lactate burn, bring it on. OK so I'm an endorphine junky but these things look to be the equivalent of strapping a 20hp motor to your push bike.
Sport is meant to exert the body! That's why it's fun........
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Any of you smug barstewards above got grade 4 arthritis of the knee?
Yeh, thought not 
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Frosty the Snowman, if that's who they were marketing at then fair shout. Anything to get people who aren't fully able to ski on the slopes is great, but they're aiming as a "cheat" device for able bodied skiiers.
"The original aim behind ski~mojo was to design a piece of ski equipment that would help prevent skiers getting out of breath and having thigh-burn"
Now that as a goal is in my opinion to take the endurance out of skiing. The strength out of the sport, would you be allowed these at the Olympics (if they work).... never. It's like putting a lift on the uphill Langlauf sections......
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"The original aim behind ski~mojo was to design a piece of ski equipment that would help prevent skiers getting out of breath and having thigh-burn"
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This piece of kit already exists......it's called a coffee stop. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Frosty the Snowman, Yes, and knee operated on, husband had 3 ops, best treatment - build up the muscles that support the knee joint, keep the joint active, know when to stop and swtich to Snowbiking!!!!!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| jonm wrote: |
| There was a long thread on these earlier this year, ISTR. |
Previous thread here 
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SKI Mojos work really well ! I am 79 years old and still ski for 3 - 6 weeks every Jan in Austria, Dolomites and France. I have been using them for many years and they really do work extremely well. They enable older people (you will get there someday maybe ! ) or skiers with dodgy knees etc. to ski literally all day with very much younger friends and family. When you get used to them they are not intrusive at all. The only thing - it is best to switch them off before getting on chairlifts for ease of maneuverability and to avoid floundering about like so many snowboarders on chairlifts do ! So to all those smug young, fashion conscious 'ski athletes' above I suggest you try them before making such ego boosting negative comments !
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You know it makes sense.
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Don't worry they're all 11 years older so may well need these now....
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@DECALLENDER,
Welcome to  , this is rather an old thread you have dug up, if you look elsewhere on this site you will discover there are a lot of fans now.
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