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Ski Mojos

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:31:08 GMT

Fast approaching the end of my sixth decade, but still doing my very best to keep up with my ski buddies (all of whom are around two decades younger), I am contemplating these Ski Mojo gadgets.

Although I always start out with the very best of intentions around November-ish to begin some sort of exercise programme, I inevitably fail to follow it through, with the result that, in the latter half of my second ski week, I struggle with thigh burn, complaining knees and wilting stamina.

These fiendish (semi-robotic?) devices would seem to be the answer to a congenitally lazy, reluctantly ageing old ski-goat like me, dontcha think?

Now, whilst my recent travels through your forum pages would appear to indicate that the majority of J2Skiers are considerably younger than myself, I would hope that there might be one or two similarly endurance-challenged folk out there that have been driven to giving these contraptions a try.

There is a fairly glowing review from the Gadget Show available, but I would like to hear some unsolicited testimonials from real J2Skiers, preferably of the new Mk11 version if possible.

So, do tell. Are they going to be the best GBP325-worth of skiing gear I could buy (at my age)?

Getting all my gear ready for heading off on 1st week on Saturday :lol:, but I would seriously consider the Mojo for my next jaunt to Val Thorens in March. :?:

Re:Ski Mojos

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:07:41 GMT

There have been two threads that offer an insight.

The first was an "old gits" thread, where some of the respondents were in their 80s and 90s. My oldest ski adversary was 94, and skiing very nicely. There was also a wonderful video posted on here of a 110 year old US skier. I suggest that you and OldAndy are operating under false pretences and misleading names! On that macro-scale, you are only a squint above those in their mid 40s to 50s.

The second was a J2 thread about mojos, but being too young, I can't find it. :oops:

Lots of info and videos on google.

Re:Ski Mojos

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:24:55 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:There have been two threads that offer an insight.

The first was an "old gits" thread, where some of the respondents were in their 80s and 90s. My oldest ski adversary was 94, and skiing very nicely. There was also a wonderful video posted on here of a 110 year old US skier. I suggest that you and OldAndy are operating under false pretences and misleading names! On that macro-scale, you are only a squint above those in their mid 40s to 50s.

The second was a J2 thread about mojos, but being too young, I can't find it. :oops:

Lots of info and videos on google.

Thanks DaveMac, it's heartening to know that I'm not alone on my wintry park bench. Without some interventional assistance tho', I doubt very much if I'll be skiing in my 90's (should I be lucky enough to attain that venerable stage!). I sure as heck won't be at the daft juvenile antics that I'm still cajoled to undertake.

I did do a wee search for a thread on the Ski Mojo as I know these doo-dahs have been about for a few years, but didnt turn up anything.

Perhaps my fellow ski-codgers have quaffed their cocoa and trundled off to their respective scratchers?

Ski Mojos

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:25:59 GMT

Numpty1 wrote:

There is a fairly glowing review from the Gadget Show available, but I would like to hear some unsolicited testimonials from real J2Skiers, preferably of the new Mk11 version if possible.

Re:Ski Mojos

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:47:33 GMT

Numpt,

I struggle with thigh burn, complaining knees and wilting stamina.

Thigh burn is an issue that I would classify as lactic acid build up. This would normally start to kick in after about 2 minutes continuous skiing. The influence is a general fitness issue. However, it is also a technique issue ~ can you relax the muscles during the turn? If so, this extends the time that you can continuously ski. I apologise if this seems a simplified approach, I take cognisance that you are an experienced skier, but you have posed the question.

Wilting stamina is, I think is tied up with the same issue. Trencher raises a good point ~ does your equipment set-up minimise your ski effort?

"Complaining knees" is too vague. Most skiers that I know have that to a varying degree, I have "managed" a knee issue for 20 years. Two people I know are skiing all winter on replacement knees.

Do your knees swell significantly at the end of each ski day? Do you feel " electric shocks" on each side of the knee? Need some specifics.

We also need a full time J2ski doctor/physio/surgeon......

Ski Mojos

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:02:09 GMT

I, like Dave can't speak directly to your question, but would like to offer a couple of points that you may of course have already considered. The first is your set up - boots/bindings, having these set up perfectly can much reduce the work you have to do to ski. This generally means having your own skis so the ramp of the bindings can be taken into consideration. The other point is that some of the latest skis (within two years) have some energy saving designs that make it much less work. Tip and tail rocker, and progressive side cuts are two features that are transforming skis once again. Having said that there are days when I could do with "getting my mojo on" as it were.

Mmm, new skis ..........I wonder ......

I dunno Trencher, I speculated on a new pair of boots last year, (and, boy did I need 'em!), after getting about 20yrs out of my old Salamon70SXs :!:. I stopped buying skis many yrs ago too as I reckoned I wasn't getting sufficent use out of them to justify the expense, plus (and probably more importantly), due to the idiotic escapades that we invariably undertake, my treatment of skis is less than considerate and I could render a decent pair as scrap in no time!

Re:Ski Mojos

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:14:43 GMT

Dave Mac wrote:Numpt,

I struggle with thigh burn, complaining knees and wilting stamina.

Thigh burn is an issue that I would classify as lactic acid build up. This would normally start to kick in after about 2 minutes continuous skiing. The influence is a general fitness issue. However, it is also a technique issue ~ can you relax the muscles during the turn? If so, this extends the time that you can continuously ski. I apologise if this seems a simplified approach, I take cognisance that you are an experienced skier, but you have posed the question.

Wilting stamina is, I think is tied up with the same issue. Trencher raises a good point ~ does your equipment set-up minimise your ski effort?

"Complaining knees" is too vague. Most skiers that I know have that to a varying degree, I have "managed" a knee issue for 20 years. Two people I know are skiing all winter on replacement knees.

Do your knees swell significantly at the end of each ski day? Do you feel " electric shocks" on each side of the knee? Need some specifics.

We also need a full time J2ski doctor/physio/surgeon......

Dave, these young whipper-snappers of ski-buddies treat every run as a downhill race! Yes, I reckon it is a lactic-acid build-up, but I think it's just an unexercised mucles problem. The knees just get sore on continual sideways flexing - there's no real swelling to speak of - and by Weds or Thurs I'm using wee foamy knee-support jobbies. I don't really know that they help that much, it's poss more a psychological crutch.

It would nice to try a lovely shiny new pair of skis just to see if it would do the job. Knowing absolutely nothing about current models, what would you suggest for a mid-range pair for a rickety would-be Herminator?

A J2Ski doctorphysio is a grand idea. Surely there's one out there just itching to give us his two-penn'orth.

Re:Ski Mojos

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:14:21 GMT

Not sure if you went for the new boots last year, but if not, start with some new ski boots, it will improve your control of new shaped skis and produce less fatigue in your legs.

Re:Ski Mojos

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:03:27 GMT

bandit wrote:Not sure if you went for the new boots last year, but if not, start with some new ski boots, it will improve your control of new shaped skis and produce less fatigue in your legs.

I did indeed Bandit. A nice pair of Salamon Custom jobbies that fairly cosset my dainty plates. I spent a couple of hrs in the shop fine tuning - many thanks to the guys in the Climate shop - and they sure do represent an improvement over my antique pair that drew much amusement from French ski-techs wherever we went.

I dont think there's any easy way to engender strength in one's limbs other than regular exercise. Many years ago, when I could've been arsed, I found a simple program of squats was sufficient to give my spindly wee legs the power to last a full hard week. Ah, but the years have not been kind to this inveterate couch spud (actually more of a sofa asparagus), and everything creaks a lot more than it did 20 yrs ago. Just thought that Mojos might be a reasonably affordable, non-have-to-get-off-your-backside-and-break-sweat solution?

Re:Ski Mojos

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:35:52 GMT

Ah, Numpt, while I give great credence to your wonderful, and poetic use of the English language, I am not certain that you have entirely grasped the essence of skiing as being a physical sport...... :twisted:

It is a duty of the aged, to whup the ass off the YWs, we were all YWs once!

This week I have received two emails, one from a recently retired world cup downhiller, the other from a top Tirol skier, both proposing skiing and a drink meet-ups.

I have a feeling that I am about to get my ass whupped ~ big style! I may lay great emphasis on the drink aspect!

Re:Ski Mojos

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:59:15 GMT

Well Dave M, I shall await reports of such meets with great interest.

With regard to my refusal to acknowledge the inherent physicality of the sport, I can only say in my defence that I choose to make the art of skiing that little bit more difficult by employing a unique, but totally individual crap technique that saps any strength that my sinews might have had.

I endeavour to amuse the YWs to such an extent that they let me scoot off in front of them in order to fully un-appreciate my lamentably laughable legwork.

Re:Ski Mojos

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:03:01 GMT

.......and it now be midnight and not a thing packed for the morning.

really must get a wriggle on ......have yet to shave me legs for that super smooth racing ......o, wait .....no, that's swimming

Re:Ski Mojos

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:17:16 GMT

Dave Mac wrote: I suggest that you and OldAndy are operating under false pretences and misleading names!

Yes .....
But .....
Although barely out of puberty myself, when I first looked at this site for snow forecasts and was reading a few posts the general age seemed quite low.
I now realise that this impression was based on content of posts and form rather than any correlation to age in geological terms.
:mrgreen:
And at the time I was feeling positively ancient!

Re:Ski Mojos

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 08:45:29 GMT

I think I am the youngest on here :wink:

Re:Ski Mojos

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:56:45 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I think I am the youngest on here :wink:

Now that doesn't surprise me !
:roll:

Re:Ski Mojos

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:27:44 GMT

OldAndy wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I think I am the youngest on here :wink:

Now that doesn't surprise me !
:roll:

They say youth is wasted on the young, (or was that France is wasted on the French).

Re:Ski Mojos

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:18:44 GMT

Trencher wrote:

OldAndy wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:I think I am the youngest on here :wink:

Now that doesn't surprise me !
:roll:

They say youth is wasted on the young, (or was that France is wasted on the French).

Ahhh- but who is the oldest among us :?:

Best way to bring those WS to heel is to decline any invitations from WS Chalet Members for their Piste Blast arounds with a preference to just 'Potter' about at your own pace and then when you see them below you on the hill procede to come at them hard and fast, Using them as human slalom poles and leaving them waaayy behind, eating your snow.lol

Sorted

Re:Ski Mojos

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:43:42 GMT

Hi Numpty. I know others think that due to Skiing being a physical sport one should 'expect' thigh burn, especially as one ages BUT WHY when there is a solution. My husband (now 50) uses Ski Mojos, and WONT now ski without them. He had knee surgery some years ago and felt that he needed more support, however others he's met who uses them often do cos of age and other issues. He loves them, BUT they do take a day or two of getting used to. They are a godsend. You bend into the right position to ski and they help you to come up again, keeping you in the right position. They don't interfere with walking/sitting on lifts etc, as you just disengage them with a quick push of a button. Noone knows you are wearing them so they don't look ridiculous. If you buy them, take time to get them to fit properly. It takes a few mins longer in the mornings to put them on etc, but then there's no stopping you. Email me directly if you want more info... my screen name at yahoo co uk. Good luck.