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BusyRaeNOTBusty
BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
edited February 19 in Social Groups
http://www.92fifty.com/elevated-legs

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They've been showing up all over facebook in association with mountain bikers...

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  • dolcezza72
    dolcezza72 Posts: 171 Member
    is this product for circulation/edema (swelling) in legs?

    Heather
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    I've seen quite a few pro's on the cyclocross circuit use them. I have yet to try them.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Yeah, it's like an air massage, supposedly. $800 or something.
  • dolcezza72
    dolcezza72 Posts: 171 Member
    my grandma had these and I gave them to good will a couple years ago! darn it!
  • matsprt1984
    matsprt1984 Posts: 181 Member
    They sound like a new competitor in the leg compression recovery market. NormaTec and Recovery System both make compression boots. Maybe another manufacturer is not a bad thing. These systems are expensive.
  • Lard_Vader
    Lard_Vader Posts: 138 Member
    WTF? I've never heard of these, nor do I think the average cyclist would need such a thing. Certainly not worth the money IMO.
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    I had those when I had my surgery. Seems just a tad excessive for regular use.
  • ihadabadidea
    ihadabadidea Posts: 50 Member
    Looks a lot like the lymphadema pump my mom had, albeit much, much cheaper. Granted, if you're using one of these, you aren't in danger of having severe nerve damage if the pumping action isn't precise.

    Medically, these are used as a replacement for massage: The chambers fill and deflate in succession, squeezing the legs and pumping fluid out of them. Personally, I'd opt for the other, much cheaper tool she'd use to reduce fluid: The Stick.
  • dolcezza72
    dolcezza72 Posts: 171 Member
    I would take a sexy guy massaging my legs and feeding me grapes over the squeezers..... But the squeezers are a close second ;)
  • JediCounsil
    JediCounsil Posts: 49 Member
    I have an old pic of Levi Leipheimer with these on. For the life of me I could not figure out what they were. So the pro's have been experimenting with these for a while now.
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    I would take a sexy guy massaging my legs and feeding me grapes over the squeezers..... But the squeezers are a close second ;)

    Where can I sign up for the sexy guy massage?
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