I have only had this trampoline for a few days, but I really like it so far, no complaints.
Its pretty easy to put together, but, I was not having a good day, brain/wise, so maybe there will be others that have the same kind of day.
To start with, lay the round trampoline part down on the floor with the folding side facing up, it helps to have another person to help you. Using your foot, force the sides to lay flat, its not hard at all, but it would be if you tried doing it with your hands.
Another thing that I wished that I had paid more attention to was to make sure that you have the places that the handlebar attached to done correctly, make sure that you have the bar directly on a HOLE made specifically for the bars.
Pre/fit the bars together first, that way you can place the bars where it needs to be, that way it shows you where it goes a lot better than guessing, like I did.
Dont tighten any of the screws together right off, make sure you have them all in the correct places before you tighten. Thats always a good idea for any project, but especially this.
Tighten all of the screws when you are sure you have it all figured out, you will thank yourself later.
The directions do not tell you which rubber feet are for which application, the smaller round ones were already on mine, so I left them on, its on carpet, and I am pretty sure that the larger, flatter rubber feet are for a tile floor.
I will say that I leave my trampoline sit where its at, its mentioned (somewhere) that you can unscrew the legs so you can store it underneath a bed or something, I would advise not doing that very often, the metal, although I feel its strong enough as it is, wont stand up to multiple screwing it on and unscrewing it off.
Overall, I am happy enough with how well its made, at least so far, and Im happy with the way it actually helps me feel afterwards.
I am a 69 year old retired male, 5/11 at 200 pounds, I was in good health until recently when my left hip prevented me from exercising. It would tire out from being on a treadmill for only 5 minutes. I usually would stay on for 30 minutes. I needed to find something that would help me exercise but not bother my hip, this does exactly what I had hoped it would. (The up and down motion does not bother me a all)
At first, I would hop just a few times, but my feet not leaving the trampoline, just springing up and down just a little bit. I did that about 50 times.
Later that day, I did it again, but went onto do 100, the next day I did 100 all at once, and I did that for 400 hops, all of these were with me hopping up OFF of the trampoline, which is a really good improvement.
This is now my standard workout, that is, until I get more spring in me. (I may end up doing 400 hops several times a day though)
The handlebar, which I wondered if I would like it, it really comes in handy, I hold onto it and stabilizes me really well, I thought it was going to be something that I would remove later on, but, I will definitely keep it on. Not just that, but while hopping, it actually gives my biceps a good workout, that was an unexpected surprise, I mean, after doing 400 hops I was panting from the hops, AND the bicep workout!
I only go into all of this in case someone is in my shoes, if you find it hard to exercise because of your body not working like normal, these are cheap enough to at least try and use it. Just start off doing a little at a time, then add more hops to your workout, a little at a time and soon, hopefully, I will be hopping like cry, I dont find it boring at all, like my wifes low impact elliptical trainer, I just have never liked that, but, it is a good workout.
As time goes on I hope to get a lot better at this, and also do more tricks, no back/flips are in my immediate future, but something a little more than just a hop.
(My main goal is to get back on my other workout machines so I can stay fit and not have any hip problems, now, Ill be using this as an added workout)
Im REALLY happy with my decision to buy this, hopefully it helps me get back to where I was before my hip started doing its stuff. Either that, or I am officially an old man now.
Fairly Impressed with it.
I have only had this trampoline for a few days, but I really like it so far, no complaints. Its pretty easy to put together, but, I was not having a good day, brain/wise, so maybe there will be others that have the same kind of day. To start with, lay the round trampoline part down on the floor with the folding side facing up, it helps to have another person to help you. Using your foot, force the sides to lay flat, its not hard at all, but it would be if you tried doing it with your hands. Another thing that I wished that I had paid more attention to was to make sure that you have the places that the handlebar attached to done correctly, make sure that you have the bar directly on a HOLE made specifically for the bars. Pre/fit the bars together first, that way you can place the bars where it needs to be, that way it shows you where it goes a lot better than guessing, like I did. Dont tighten any of the screws together right off, make sure you have them all in the correct places before you tighten. Thats always a good idea for any project, but especially this. Tighten all of the screws when you are sure you have it all figured out, you will thank yourself later. The directions do not tell you which rubber feet are for which application, the smaller round ones were already on mine, so I left them on, its on carpet, and I am pretty sure that the larger, flatter rubber feet are for a tile floor. I will say that I leave my trampoline sit where its at, its mentioned (somewhere) that you can unscrew the legs so you can store it underneath a bed or something, I would advise not doing that very often, the metal, although I feel its strong enough as it is, wont stand up to multiple screwing it on and unscrewing it off. Overall, I am happy enough with how well its made, at least so far, and Im happy with the way it actually helps me feel afterwards. I am a 69 year old retired male, 5/11 at 200 pounds, I was in good health until recently when my left hip prevented me from exercising. It would tire out from being on a treadmill for only 5 minutes. I usually would stay on for 30 minutes. I needed to find something that would help me exercise but not bother my hip, this does exactly what I had hoped it would. (The up and down motion does not bother me a all) At first, I would hop just a few times, but my feet not leaving the trampoline, just springing up and down just a little bit. I did that about 50 times. Later that day, I did it again, but went onto do 100, the next day I did 100 all at once, and I did that for 400 hops, all of these were with me hopping up OFF of the trampoline, which is a really good improvement. This is now my standard workout, that is, until I get more spring in me. (I may end up doing 400 hops several times a day though) The handlebar, which I wondered if I would like it, it really comes in handy, I hold onto it and stabilizes me really well, I thought it was going to be something that I would remove later on, but, I will definitely keep it on. Not just that, but while hopping, it actually gives my biceps a good workout, that was an unexpected surprise, I mean, after doing 400 hops I was panting from the hops, AND the bicep workout! I only go into all of this in case someone is in my shoes, if you find it hard to exercise because of your body not working like normal, these are cheap enough to at least try and use it. Just start off doing a little at a time, then add more hops to your workout, a little at a time and soon, hopefully, I will be hopping like cry, I dont find it boring at all, like my wifes low impact elliptical trainer, I just have never liked that, but, it is a good workout. As time goes on I hope to get a lot better at this, and also do more tricks, no back/flips are in my immediate future, but something a little more than just a hop. (My main goal is to get back on my other workout machines so I can stay fit and not have any hip problems, now, Ill be using this as an added workout) Im REALLY happy with my decision to buy this, hopefully it helps me get back to where I was before my hip started doing its stuff. Either that, or I am officially an old man now.