stilt shoe bolding advice!

[Mini Ellis]

Hey eveyone,
Those of you who know me will also know that im short...which = issues!
i have tried using flipflops on my stilts but when i do anything my heels come over the plastic back footrest and its dodgy to say the least!

I am going to get some trainers to bolt on with a platform underneath but i need some help (Jason and Carlos! cough)
of not only bolting a shoe to the plastic footplate but a platform too.

any ideas?

Thanks
Love
Mini Ellis xxx

[dark-castles2]

You tryed running shoes? the heel raises up loads, and the support on the back of a running shoe is more than enough.
They are also fairly cheep so easy to bolt to footplate.

Hope that kinda helps
DC

[Mini Ellis]

yes i was thinking of something like that,
but i also need an extra 2inches or so height to clear the metal spike at the back above the spring.
but i will give it a look
thank you =]

Mini Ellis xxxx

[dark-castles2]

Hmmm... i would have thought your legs cleared that easy... you got Knee bar or Calf Cuffs?

DC

[Mini Ellis]

knee bar,
and no they dont clear it easy cos im short : P
most people have trouble

[dark-castles2]

never really had that problem so cant advise :p ask Jason he probably know

DC

[Jason]

I had the problem with my heels lifting up and over the heel support when I first made the moving footplate

I cured this by replacing the heel support with a bit of angle ally (about 2" high)

Have you thought about raising the plastic footplate as a whole

You can buy box section ally on e-bay so if you get couple of bits the same width and length as the ally support undr the footplate you could bolt them to the support and them bolt the footplate on top

Jason 

[adamessex]

would your knee bars be to low if you fitted them upside down?
or try someone elses calf cuffs as low as the go cause they seem to go lower

[Hilly-of-the-Marshes]

would your knee bars be to low if you fitted them upside down?

that wont work, cos you still get hit in the back of the leg by the top of the spring

[adamessex]

true although i'm 6' 1" and still hit myself in the back of the leg with the springs thats why i've padded mine