The other night I rode my bike down to
a nearby beach and park with a sizable parking lot. Here I was able to
pogo stick a little while before returning home and starting my homework.
Before I left, I added quite a bit of air to my pogo stick to see how much of a
difference it would make in my bounce height. I noticed that, at least
for me, there's a point at which my legs aren't strong enough to make me go any
higher. It just makes it harder to push down and doesn’t seem to spring
back as much. So, it seems that at a significantly increased psi, you get tired
a lot faster, and end up going not as high or any higher than you would at a
psi more agreeable to your leg strength. That certainly wont be the case for everyone,
but since I’m not really in shape and I’m not very strong, I get tired pretty
easily. For me, I like to keep it in the range of to where I’m getting lots of
height, and compressing the piston just to the point before bottoming out. Below is a picture of me at the park.
from my personal collection
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