Flybar 1200 | 
| Brand: Flybar
List Price: $400.00
Buy New: $299.00
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Rating:  47 reviews
Sales Rank: 4666
Color: Brushed Aluminum
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Size: 4 Feet-6 Feet
Shipping Weight (lbs): 15
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 17 x 40
MPN: 1200
Model: 1200
UPC: 025543012006
EAN: 0025543012006
ASIN: B0002IET16
Release Date: September 15, 2004
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| Features:
| • | Elevation potential of over 5 feet--dramatically greater than any pogo on the market | | • | Based on a one-of-a-kind, patented, fully adjustable elastomeric spring system | | • | Powered solely by leg strength and body weight--no pneumatic or artificial propulsion mechanisms | | • | Feels like bouncing on a trampoline--no high-impact jumping | | • | Appropriate for ages 14 and up--supports rider weight from 120 to 250 pounds |
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Amazon.com Review
Engaging the Thrusters
The patented Flybar 1200 spring system consists of 12 independent rubber thrusters. Each one is capable of storing up to 100 pounds of thrust when stretched to full extension (300%). Multiply that by 12 and that puts up to 1,200 pounds of thrust under you. (You didn't think the model number was coincidental, did you?) That's enough to get a 170-pound rider over 5 feet of elevation. Engaging thrusters is quick and easy and can be done with the outer shell on or off. Adjusting the number of thrusters will change the feel of the spring from soggy to stiff and can be used to limit the bouncing height of the Flybar for beginners. Adjustability is also how the Flybar is capable of accommodating such a wide range of rider weights. To start we recommend engaging one thruster for every 20 pounds of rider weight using a minimum of four at any time. 
Flight control: The Flybar 1200's internals can be adjusted for the bouncer's weight and desire for airtime. | To engage a thruster, just use the included tool (that niftily stows in the Flybar's protective top cap) to lift the T-shaped hanger up and into its cradle in the upper mount. Disengaging is just the opposite. The slots on the Flybar outer shell allow you to do this without taking the Flybar apart. In under 30 seconds the Flybar can be adjusted to the appropriate spring setting and passed from a 120-pound rider to a 250-pound rider. Powering the Pistons Another great feature of the Flybar 1200 is piston height adjustability. The piston is easily adjusted via two bolts and a safety pin. This also can be done from inside or outside the Flybar outer shell. Just learning how to use the Flybar? Set the piston to 11 inches; it will limit your bounce height and make it easier to balance on the footpegs. Well practiced and ready for some airtime? Set the piston to the full 18 inches, jump onto the footpegs, and enjoy the view. How It All Began
Since his first boyhood bounces on a pogo stick, pro skateboarder Andy Macdonald had a passion for the elevation, exhilaration, and pure fun that the pogo offered. Even though Andy went on to become the world's top-ranked skateboarder (a title he still holds today), he never lost the desire to revisit that rush he knew as a young boy on his pogo. However, no product substantial enough to support the weight, strength, and demands of a world-class athlete existed. So in the summer of 2000, Andy embarked on an effort to find a manufacturing partner that could deliver on his vision for this next-generation product. 
Pro skateboarder Andy Macdonald's boyhood dream leaps into reality. | Irwin Arginsky, president of SBI Enterprises, had shared that same vision and goal but for an even longer time. SBI Enterprises has been manufacturing pogo sticks since 1918 and developed a reputation as the industry leader. In fact, the company is the original holder of the Hansburg Pogo patents. Although SBI experienced steady success over the years, Mr. Arginsky continually searched for an opportunity to develop a product that would bring the "excitement of elevation" to a new level. It was this common quest for a product that could elevate adults as well as children to new levels and in new ways that ultimately led to the unlikely partnership between Andy Macdonald and SBI Enterprises. After countless meetings and false leads, Macdonald was about to abandon his quest, frustrated by the futility of his efforts to find a sporting goods manufacturer willing and able to develop this new product--until August 10, 2001. On that date, Macdonald spotted a story in The Wall Street Journal on the fad of newfangled pogos on the market, ones that included bells and whistles but lacked any new technology or capabilities. SBI's Irwin Arginsky was quoted in the article, making reference to a new technology that would revolutionize the concept of bouncing. Arginsky's goal: To create a new product category--not just a new fad. 
Enjoy the view! | Macdonald quickly contacted Arginsky, who eagerly offered to share the beta prototype of a patented elastomeric spring system that was mobile like a pogo and could clear heights of over 5 feet, with a bounce that felt like a trampoline. After testing the system in a secret meeting with Arginsky in the shadow of the 2001 Gravity Games, Macdonald was convinced this was the real deal. A partnership was born as the two businessmen and visionaries agreed to collaborate in developing and marketing the product known today as the Flybar 1200 model. But there was much work to be done. With the market flooded at the time with pogo sticks that made promises they could not deliver, this team knew their product had to withstand the skeptics and truly earn respect. For three years, SBI and its development team of engineers, designers, and manufacturing experts collaborated with Macdonald to translate the patented system into a product capable of mass production and that met the exacting demands of Macdonald and Arginsky. After investing more than a million dollars and innumerable labor-hours, testing multiple prototypes, and resisting temptations to rush to market, the Flybar 1200--the first of several models planned for production--is now available.
Product Description
The Flybar 1200 is a mobile exercise and stunt bar that enables riders to clear heights over five feet by bouncing on a rubber-like (i.e., elastometric) spring system that feels similar to a trampoline.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 42 more reviews...
 Camp tested, Camper Approved September 2, 2004
Woodward West Camp Guy (Tehachapi, CA)
135 out of 148 found this review helpful
We had 3 Flybars at our action sports & gymnastics summer camp (www.woodwardwest.com) this summer. They stirred up quite an interest in everyone who saw them. Everyone, every age and size, had a great time bouncing on them. Most people's first reaction was that this can't possibly be a pogo stick, or that it can't possibly be able to handle "me," but all were soon amazed to find that not only did it work, but they could get as crazy as they wanted.
Our campers are all inline skaters, skateboarders, freestyle bikers, and gymnasts. They naturally try to do tricks on anything you put them on, but the Flybar seems to be a natural extension to some of the tricks these kids (and adults) are already doing. No-handers, no-footers, nothings, x-ups, and barspins (although on the flybar this has to be done no-footed as well) all seem to be pretty stock the first time one of our campers starts playing around on the Flybar.
Anyone who's ever had fun playing around on a traditional pogo stick, child or adult, can have a great time playing on a Flybar!
 Got Medical Insurance? January 4, 2005
James Grissom (Seattle WA, USA)
118 out of 153 found this review helpful
I won the Flybar in a radio station drawing back in July 2004....
Being a 40+ year old fatman I gave the pogo stick to my 12 and 14 year old sons who are a couple of skateboard Gods. I supervised them at all times they were on it and only let them jump with the minimal settings for their weight while they learned to control it. They both became very good at riding it within a couple weeks and loved jumping on it, they used it so much that the tip began to split from all the impacts it had with the concrete and asphalt where they jumped. After contacting the company about the tips, the owner himself sent me some new ones, along with some other Flybar flash.
About two weeks later I got to spend MANY hours in the Emergency room at the Trauma Center here in Seattle while I listened to my 14 year old son scream in pain as 4 doctors pulled on his leg to try and set the massive Open Fracture (Bones Protruding From The Skin) of his left Tibia and Fibula (Lower Leg) that he received when the Flybar slipped out from under him as he landed on it.
It is now 2005....
My son is off his crutches now but still walks with a cane for support and is always in pain by the end of the day. The $3500 worth of Titanium implants will come out soon then he can continue his quest back to becoming a normal boy again. The hardest part for him is being 15 now and 6'3 and 220 pounds, very athletic.... He knows he will probably never play the sports he loves so much again due to the severity of his catastrophic injury.
Hindsight being 20/20 .... I should have sold the Flybar at auction as soon as I won it.
03/14/2005
Two weeks ago there were 28 reviews of the flybar, now there are only 22. Isn't it amazing the ONLY reviews that got deleted were from people who have maimed themselves on the Flybar?
Perplexing isn't it...
flybar performance review August 21, 2004
joe (chicago)
76 out of 81 found this review helpful
Okay, so I have been jumping on the flybar for a few months now, and in fact I demo it for the company that makes it, also called flybar. I am not going to lie to you and tell you that you'll be throwing backflips in a day on a flybar, although I wouldn't doubt the potential. Its very possible though, that you'll be flying several feet up in air. In case you're wondering how many several is, I can consistently clear five feet from the ground and the bottom of the flybar, and have a on few occasions cleared six feet. So if you want an adrenaline rush a flybar might not be a bad way to get it. And yes, you do have to work for it, but some people also realize that to get five or six feet of air off a halfpipe you're going to have to work at that too. That is a good thing though, the flybar doesn't just throw you in the air. How high you jump solely depends on your leg strength and effort. Since the flybar has so many tension settings you can go six inches in the air or six feet, all depending on what you want. And because the flybar doesn't just throw you ten feet up in the air, people aren't going to be cracking their heads open on it. You should always wear proper safety gear, but most people that have the ability to go five feet in the air have the athleticism to handle themselves coming back down. Just like anything, it is only dangerous if you want it to be. Aside from all of that, this product is a true invention, unlike anything else you've ever tried. You see it and I bet you think pogo stick, but jump on it and it feels like a trampoline. You get a nice smooth jump, unlike the pogo sticks with normal springs in them, which most people over 13 can bottom out every time they jump on it. You won't get that with a flybar, because you can adjust it any way you want. It is incredibly durable, and very good exercise. There is tons of potential for landing huge tricks on a flybar, or just to get big air. When you're going four, five, even six feet in the air, the hangtime is incredible. So bottom line, if you're lazy and don't like exercise, then don't get a flybar, but apparently there are a few of us that aren't. And if you like the feeling of flying and just hanging up in the air forever, then the flybar might not be such a bad idea. If you want more info check out flybar.com (for pics and vids) or for more independent reviews and media check out what they have to say on xpogo.com. peace
The flybar is awesome!! August 16, 2004
rally230 (SLC, Utah)
56 out of 61 found this review helpful
This thing is amazing!! We have been stuck to it for days.
I received a flybar a few days ago as a radio station promo giveaway. As were taking it out of the box a crowd quickly formed at the outdoor shopping mall we were at. I let just about everyone who wanted give it a try. We had about thirty guys hanging out in a circle all waiting for a turn. It's easily adjustable depending on your weight. You can increase the tension in about five seconds for the larger guys and loosen it up for the kiddies.
It gives you a huge adrenaline rush to be that high staring down at the sidewalk. I was sure someone was going to get smashed up. Even with thirty first timers nobody got hurt, not even a little. It's pretty amazing how high you can go. Our highest bounce was by a tall, skinny 24 year old that was about 120lbs. So far a few guys have really mastered the high jump. We haven't reached six feet yet but it won't be long. Some people are just naturals and could land spin tricks and no handers right off the bat.
Soon I will have to give this away to someone, as the radio station officially owns it. We will really miss it. Everyone was asking where they could get one so I'm sure we sold a few for you at the gateway mall in SLC, Utah. If you sell like twenty or thirty all from downtown SLC you'll know why. Thanks!! Rally230
Boinging into second childhood August 29, 2005
Bruce M. Mackenzie (St. Louis, MO)
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
It was Christmas of 1956 when I received my first pogo stick. After presents, I went outside to join about ten other neighborhood kids who had just gotten their first sticks. What a sight-- all of us, tremendously animated, hopping around the cul-de-sac.
That memory brought me to the FlyBar1200. Dare I purchase such a thing? Wouldn't I look ridiculous? Aren't I too old? I know, I'll ask my wife to get it for my birthday, she'll say 'no way,' and that'll be the end of it. One more fantasy, like the Harley, safely down the tubes!
It came and the UPS man was eaten up with curiousity--what is this? an atomic powered pogo stick?
I've had it for about a month now, and every day go a little longer, a little higher--nowhere close to 5 feet yet! But what a blast. And it does give my ticker a pretty good workout, to say nothing of shoulders, legs, thighs!
The only thing missing? Nine 60-somethings to go boinging around the neighborhood with!
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