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Hi All
I am about to blow my savings and purchase the ski mojo as it has some rave reviews. I have arthritis in both my knees and need a bit of help on the slopes as I get tired quickly from the pain. I have only been skiing a couple of times but am only in my early thirties so hopefully have a few years left in me yet, as I love it.
What I was wondering was, if anyone has purchased the mojo would you recommend buying your own boots or is it fine just to use hire ones? It states on their website you can still use hire boots and clamp it on. I just want to try and get the most out of the mojo seeing as it is going to cost a fair whack and have a great skiing experience.
Thanks a lot
Mktr
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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 would suggest own boots as you can set up and fit at home.
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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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mktr, welcome to Snowheads. 
I'd agree with Frosty the Snowman. It's not the work of a moment to get the thing sorted to fit you, and figure out how to put it on. You don't want to be wasting your holiday time doing that. And the fixings are much more robust if screwed to the boot. Plus, getting your own boots is a good investment. I've just had a Mojo set up for me, by Edge and Wax - it took the guy, who is used to it, quite a while to fix the things to my boots.
The other thing that might help your knees (if you have any savings left) is to take some specialist lessons to ensure that your are skiing right; even a very small degree of "sitting back" will put huge strain on your knees. My knees complain the moment I lapse into the back seat a bit.
Where are you based?
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Hi, we must fit around 100 of these per year. pam w is right, it sometimes takes a while, as we need to make sure that it is all set correctly, and also because we go through the system with you and answer any questions! I have been wearing one for 3 years now, so personally I am a big believer in it.
Regarding the question, use your own boots; we can permanent mount the bracket (it IS actually removeable later) which prevents any movement of the bracket once it is set in the correct position. The system is fiddly only the first couple of times, but having one less thing to move about or get knocked (or lost off the boot over the summer months or in the boot room!) can only be a good thing.
Also, as we are boot fitters too, we are almost always finding when we come to fit to existing, old boots, that there is room for improvement in the choice of boot to ensure correct fit. There isnt much point, we believe, in having a mojo system if the foundations are rocky, ie if the boot fit is sloppy, this is going to reduce the effectiveness of the ski~mojo, and also might not be helping with any medical conditions. The feet need to be nice and stable even without a mojo system to prevent any aggrivation of an injury, so do factor this in when considering a ski~mojo and if you know your boots a are a little questionable.
We don't charge for fitting when we sell the mojo, which does take time to do. We do also offer a fitting/set-up service for those who have bought elsewhwere. All can be booked online on our website.
If anyone has any questions on the ski~mojo do feel free to contact us - although best not via here as we are so busy that I am not on here much - as we are the biggest retailer of them, have been involved in the development of them, and have personal experience of them here too. They really DO work, is all I can say from my personal experience.
Hope this helps
ScottyDog (Cartilage transplant surgery starts 19th Jan - Blog coming soon!)
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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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Thanks for the info guys and apologies for the delayed response. I am based in Nottingham so Horsham is a bit of a trek but think I will make the journey. I went for a practice ski the other day on a dry slope and struggled a bit so think it would make sense. I will give you a call Scottydog early next week to arrange a fitting day. Thanks a lot mktr
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I too am in my 30s and have arthiritis in both knees. On my first trip in the mountains last year my right knee swelled up the size of a melon and curtailed any further skiing. I suspect a big factor was skiing slopes that were too steep for my ability level and sitting back too much. I have since improved my technique and leg muscle tone and have felt no ill effects. I would echo the comments above, that it may be worth imroving your ski technique before investing in the Ski Mojo.
If my knee reacts the same way this year, I will definitely consider a Mojo, it's either that or switching to the darkside!
ScottyDogI'm intrigued by your cartilage transplant surgery. What does this entail? I've been reading that there are currently human trials taking place in to stem cell cartilage tissue transplants, which would prevent the need for knee replacements. Are you involved in this?
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justatheory, I've also had torn meniscus 1xR and 2xL - the latter now with a torn ACL. I was able to ski a great deal of Verbier last year wearing a mojo with the torn ACL/Menicus freshly injured. It was only when the hamstring sprain kicked in that I had to stop.
Cartilage/Meniscus are now OK and doing regular physio to keep/build strength. I skiied earlier this week, mostly on piste and the second day was a dream. I Frankly didn't notice any problem from the ACL which concurs with the advice from my physiotherapist. Would I consider skiing without a mojo? No. It supports my skiing and enhances my safety without interferring in the process at all. No down sides and I'd thouroughly recommend a ski mojo to anyone with knee injuries that compromise skiing or perhaps have arthritis etc.
I'd like to hear more about the transplat too please scottydog,
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my brother had one of the very first cartilage transplant or very similar type operations back in the early 90's they took cartilage out and cultured it in a test tube in copenhagen then re implanted it some months later along with bone grafts from the shin bone as he had worn away the back of his knee cap riding horses too much at a young age
he doesn't ski, but the difference in his day to day life is amazing, back then he was lucky to have a day without pain now he does pretty much anything he wants (including a lot more horse riding)
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my brother had one of the very first cartilage transplant or very similar type operations back in the early 90's they took cartilage out and cultured it in a test tube in copenhagen then re implanted it some months later along with bone grafts from the shin bone as he had worn away the back of his knee cap riding horses too much at a young age
he doesn't ski, but the difference in his day to day life is amazing, back then he was lucky to have a day without pain now he does pretty much anything he wants (including a lot more horse riding) |
CEM thanks for posting this, I just recently posted in another thread about my husband who has also worn out the back of his knee cap. Unfortunately for him his surgeon told him success rates were not good so wouldn't get nhs funding and private costs were around £20k  He's investigating options for second opinions.
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