Flybar Foam Master Pogo Stick For Kids Boys & Girls Ages 9 & Up, 80 to 160 Lbs - Fun Quality Pogostick By The Original Pogo Stick Company

I bought this stick and a blue one for my kids for Christmas. The product is great. The spring is stiff enough to get some really good jumps, but not so stiff that it collapses under a heavier jumper. The little pad at the bottom is still good to go and hasn't crumbled.Now for the bad. No matter how honest you think your child is, he or she will lie their butts off when questioned about the number of jumps they completed. It will result into an argument between the children and end up in a fiercely debated re-jump where the child who claimed he did 10 million jumps must now prove that he can string together more than 20 at a time. The older child will then sit there and count in a very condescending tone of voice (which is hilarious to watch) as the jumping child eventually dissolves into tears and accuses the counting child of skipping numbers.Its a mess. Get yourself a clicker counter and a strong margarita (or beverage of your choice) and good luck!

These work well for lower range pricing of pogo sticks. I teach elementary PE and I have several of these models for my older elementary student's (even as low as 2nd graders who are more experienced use them). These compared to the lower weight version provide more bounce for more advanced kids or my heavier kids. I'm 6' 0" and 180 lbs. and these actually allow me to demonstrate (with minimal bottoming out). I've had advanced students weighing as little as 60 lbs. using these pogo sticks just fine and they can actually sky fairly high (a foot high or so :) ).

My 9yr old (98lb) son bought this with his own money, that he had been saving. The 3rd time he used it, the cotter pin at the base of the spring/shaft FLEW out about 10 ft! Thankfully, the projectile pin didn't hit any of the other kids, playing close by!Needless to say, the entire spring mechanism bottomed out mid-jump, causing the shaft housing to crack, leaving the pogo stick beyond repair. We had read through the reviews before purchasing and when we recieved ours, this pogo stick seemed very sturdy and looked like it was going to hold up for a very long time. Unfortunately, not! I'm hoping ours was an isolated incident. Now, he wants a replacement and I'm not so sure that I'm trusting enough of this product, to let him try another one.

I purchased this pogo stick for my 9-year-old child who had been asking for one for a while. The pogo stick arrived quickly-within a couple of days of ordering. The box was dented slightly, but there didn't appear to be any damage to the product. The pogo stick is ready to go right out of the box... no assembly required, which as a busy parent... I appreciate very much! I took a couple of jumps on it and realized that Whoa!!... my center of gravity and balance has changed a bit from when I was a kid! It feels like once you've ridden a pogo stick, you'll always remember how- kind of like that "riding a bike" thing. But... it took me a little longer to adapt to the feeling of the pogo stick than what I remember from my childhood. Partly, that might be because this pogo stick is definitely a higher quality "toy" (really more a piece of exercise equipment) than what I had as a kid. This is a good thing! The stick is heavy, feels like it is mostly metal with no obviously flimsy/breakable parts. It is squeeky when used- but I think that is expected with pogo sticks.One thing that I really appreciated was a tip written in the instruction book that said that the pogo stick is going to be especially "tight" (ie- it takes a lot of weight/effort to get it to bounce) for the first few uses. Apparently this is because they make sure the spring is good and tight so that it doesn't just loosen up over time and start to bottom-out. It was helpful that they put this disclaimer in, though putting it into the product description might have been more helpful as knowing that ahead of time might have steered me towards a different model that would be a little easier for my 9-year-old to operate. When they say a weight range of 80-160 pounds... it really means closer to the upper end of that weight range. My little one is barely over the 80lb mark, and will have to wait a year or two probably to be able to have enough strength to get the spring to compress when jumping. Still, the product is so well made that I plan to keep it and perhaps my husband and I can use it a bit to loosen the spring up some more so that our child will be able to use it sooner.

This is the 2.0 version which is more sturdy and solid than the previous one. It can carry the weight of a man adult and bounce forever without breaking. HOWEVER, it is not bouncy enough for the little ones because of its solid components. So for an 9 year old and younger get the first generation for easier bounce. For big or heavy kids get this one.Lastly, don’t get the grey color one. It really looks like a medical device.

There is a hard piece of plastic under the handles on the main portion of the pogo stick that my son kept bumping into and scraping on. This was not his first pogo stick. In fact, he had a smaller version of the same brand that was awesome. They put foam on some parts but not the part that bangs against the jumpers body. Poor design feature. Unfortunately he does not use it much because it hurts to use. He loved his old one and we couldn't get him off it. Bounces great though and right size for his age.

I have two rough and tumble boys. These seem like they will hold up to their destructive ways. My soon to be 9 year old is 69 lbs one of the tallist kids in his class. and although it was a stiff start, and it’s a bit high for him (the handle bars come to his chest) he has been hopping a bunch in our basement (too cold and icey outside) my 11 year old is just at the lower end of weight for this at 80 lbs. Handle bars come just above his waist. They will likely be bouncing all over the neighborhood on these in the spring and summer. Perfect for my energetic boys on days I don’t want to try to keep up with them on their mountain bikes or trick bikes at the park.Update...have held up for a few years just fine. ..

This I purchased for a last minute birthday present for my 10 year old daughter.Good quality and sturdy. Easy to master and she has had hours of fun with it.Only downside was the rubber foot on the end. This came off on the first day and on inspection it seemed to be attached with only a small amount of glue. I got some extra strong rubber to metal adhesive from a local hardware shop and reattached it. It's now on solid and I have no concerns of it coming off again.

This is a great buy and product. I got this for my 10 year old and she loves it! She's always outside now bouncing away. It's a really strong build and once you get going you can bounce really high. Everyone seems to love this and I am so glad we bought it. Would recommend this to anyone - it's worth it! Also, as a note, I would suggest that if you are thinking about buying this product that you buy it soon to when you saw it as the prices keep going up - we bought it at £35 which was a bargain and it is now £93!!!Thank-you and I hope this helped.

I ordered the pogo stick for my son who had used one from the same company whilst holidaying in France. He was really excited however after the second bounce the plastic footplate broke off. We returned the item and haven’t replaced it.

I'm not sure how stiff a pogo stick is supposed to be, but this was extremely stiff and very hard for my 9 year old and daughter and myself. My husband had better luck and he was on it for a bit hoping it would loosen up but it didn't.... It can be a good challenge I guess but don't buy unless you're strong enough for it or your kids are!

I bought this for Christmas for my 8 yr old daughter and so far, after a month of use, it is in one piece, with no sign of wear and keeping my 8 year old very happy.The spring was a little stiff to start with, but soon loosened up to match her weight. I did have ago on it my self to help loosen it....but I really am too heavy, so I didn't push it....but it seems none the worse for my efforts.