Just got the scooter. The knee pad is too firm and causes quite a bit of pain on my upper shin bone. Any good answers?
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I folded up a hand towel and placed it inside the pad. Rotated the towel every several days to keep it fluffed up.
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I bought the sheepskin cover then I got some padding from Walmart to put under the sheepskin Cover.
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It is several inches thick so either you need to lower your seat height (some vehicles with power seats) or your headroom will decrease :-) Also you need to adjust to keep centered on the cushion. No great, but better than leg cramps!
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I think they are concerned about movement but I just had my wife stick her knee in it and lean in while I cranked on the strap for our padded chairs (put a towel the boster to save the cushion). Our kids put their kids in them on padded chairs, and it works for us as well. Disclaimer is that the manufacturers liabity is off the hook if the chair malfunctions, so tighten it down. Hard.
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when i purchased my knee walker, the options included purchasing a basket . I did not, thinking I could find a bicycle basket. didn't find one at the local chain stores, maybe you need to try a bike store. the online company still sells the basket, along with a cover for the "seat" - suggest you consider that - knee and shin get very tender after several weeks.
247463
We had a similar problem. I don't know about a cushioned pillow. My husband put his knee on the last 1/3 of the pad so that his wound (between his knee and ankle) did not touch the pad of the scooter. You could try that or put a folded towel of it to act as a cushion.
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I had no problems on any of the surfaces listed above, a note though please remember with any knee walker your weight must be centered always or you run the risk of slipping off this walker , and be sure when going down slopes you are holding onto the break because it will take off. This was definately an armpit saver the crutches killed me!!!
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I had that same problem. Find a long, narrow pillow and use Velcro to attach it to the pad. I found the self-stick Velcro, so just wrapped it around the pillow and the pad. It worked. But you can tie a ribbon around it or string to keep it on the seat. I loved my knee walker - saved me from being trapped at home and gave me mobility so that I could go shopping and just sit on the chair when I was tired. My granddaughter used to sit on the front of the seat and hang on to the bars to take a ride too. Good luck!
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It has been awhile since my accident, but the low top came somewhere on my upper shin, I am 5'6''. Worked well on stabilizing a broken dancer bone. I also liked it because you could adjust the tightness with the press air bladder. Good luck and heal fast.
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It's not bad, you will obviously always feel some vibration of course, since the tires are solid rather than pneumatic. I haven't ridden a xootr but I think the Go Ped is probably heavier.
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Well from a 3rd party point of view ( I am NOT the person using this device, it's was purchased for my father) the seat is comfortable. Then again I'm an active 33 year old female. He is a 68 year old man and he says the seat is not that comfortable. He had a cast on and he did end up making a soar on his knee directly above where the cast ends and the knee laid on the cushion. I took a little while to heal since he had to keep using the knee walker to get around. The wheels are a good size, they are not too thin either. I holds my father's weight (200lbs) with no problem.
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The bike is pretty rigid. I usually just go out of the saddle when I ride over known bumps. This lets my legs absorb most of the shock.
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He could enjoy it very much but he must wear protective helmet and elbow and knee pads because the scooter spins around without knowing when it will, and you may fall off. It is low to the ground so you will not fall far,but it does go very fast. My grandson loves his. He is 11. Years old.
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The bike store that we take it to said to keep it around 20 lbs - no matter what it says on the side of the tire. FYI-we love our knee scooter but watch out for thorns. We went to an event held in a dry field and shortly after being there, realized the knee scooter had 2 flats! Had the bike store put in heavy duty tire tubes so we should be okay now! Hope you enjoy yours half as much as we do ours!
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Bought this scooter for my daughter. Her response is: Stretch back by semi-sitting back on scooter. I didn't have any back issues but anytime I could I stretched my back and good leg. I hope this helps.
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I did not encounter this issue on my Canondale Synapse. What i DID however find and you should be aware of is that when "standing" and pedaling it interferes greatly by rubbing against your knees and just making it awkward. I took mine off since I do a lot of hilly rides.
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I agree with the other answers. Depends on where the wounds are. Sounds like something under the knee might work better. You should talk to a physical therapist or your doctor for advice.
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Same thing here! The wheel in front split...I contacted Amazon and they immediately responded. I've since sent the scooter back and have gotten a refund. It came from Next Sport thru Amazon