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Specification Comparative Chart
This chart is courtesy of ReboundAIR 2009 ™
Al Carter's Exclusive Half-Fold ReboundAIR™
Patents Pending:
no design duplicates exist
Half-Fold Needak brand & common design copies
Half-Folding
Urban
Rebounder
Jump King and Sporting Goods Store Brands*
Lifetime All-Component Warranty
Included. ReboundAIR™Lifetime Warranty covers ALL components, plus Wear and Tear Replacement (if ever needed) for the life of your ReboundAIR™
Not included
Needak warranty: 2 years on the springs, leg tips, and spring cover. 5 years on the mat, cleats and spring pins. Lifetime only on the frame.
Not included.
Urban warranty:
1 year replaced parts + shipping / handling
Perhaps a 90 day warranty. Most, warranty not included. *If you weigh more than 100 pounds, save your money!
Hinges
ReboundAIR™: Continuous with frame, internally bolted,
small hinge radius, new round design, safe, indestructible.
Needak and their design copies: Externally welded.
( Bulky, jaw-like, may injure fingers, commonly pinches carpet or tears spring cover. Outdated design from 1985. )Al Carter brought this "first generation" hinge back from Hong Kong and the engineers he was working with at that time.
Urban also has a Needak-type, externally welded hinge. Outdated jaw design from the mid 80's.
Store Brands:
N/A
Frame Paint
Baked on enamel coat
Spray Painted
Spray Painted
Spray
Permatron Mat
Y
produced by the very talented Ten Cate Nicolon Co., Pendergrass, GA, USA
(The manager is Al Carter's personal friend and a Certified Reboundologist™)
New "X within the Box" addition to industrial strength stitch rows.
Superior mat retention over long life expectancy
Y
Industrial strength stitch rows
N
Our 180 lb test user stretched the mat within the first week.
Questionable stitch row integrity: We observed mat perimeter has tendency to slide out of circumference bands over time.
N
High Resilience, Soft Bounce Springs according to composition and pre-load tests by BYU, Dept. of Engineering and Geneva Steel Corp
Y
36 high caliber wide-belly springs,
20 coils per spring, even distribution of stress, uniform shape, no weak bends in the shape of the spring
Y
36 springs,
20 coils per spring, sharp bend at ends creating weak points in shape
(Life-Tec's unit, under mild product testing, depressed too far resulting in abrupt "bottoming out". Our 160 lb participant could hit the floor at will.)
Y
36 springs,
bounce started out very resilient and enjoyable...
N
Low grade, small diameter coils vary, unacceptable rate of failure
The Bounce
1 G-Force = pressure of your body weight
3 G-Force = weight x 3, measured at the instantaneous bottom of the bounce just as momentum changes direction
ReboundAIR™:
High resilience, responsive, just the right amount of softness in the rebound-reaction while jumping, jogging and following the latest Rebound Aerobics routines. ("dynamic weight-and-loading accommodation at a 3 G-Force)
At the same time, perfect firmness while stepping onto or simply standing on the mat. ("static weight-and-loading accommodation at 1 G")
Your body will look forward to the ReboundAIR™. 10 years down the road, your body will still look forward to "The Bounce"... and the same balanced resilience will still be there on a ReboundAIR™.
Needak:
Responsive bounce on the Needak. Another nice ride on the Cellerciser.
However, the ideal balance between dynamic resilience and static firmness is yet to be achieved.
Urban:
Excellent first impression on the Urban jumping surface!
We noticed a decrease in resilience as the mat began to sag around the stitch perimeter and after the 36 springs slightly stretched over time.
Springs could not return to "original conformation", or shape & coil tightness after 10 to 14 days.
Sporting Goods Brand:
Tightness, initial undue firmness during the bounce. Later, once the springs stretch/break and the mat sags/frays, "bottoming out" typically occurs.
Can be quite noisy!
Safe Spring-to-Mat Connection
4 out of 5 feet prefer the The ReboundAIR™ This photo is courtesy of
ReboundAIR 2009 ™
This photo is courtesy of
ReboundAIR 2009 ™
Out-dated "Bullhorn" design
Out-dated "Bullhorn" design-- rough cut open ends
Double-Sided Mat Circumference Bands
Y
Industrial Permatron bond stitch rows. 9 rows of circumference stitching.
New "X within the Box" pattern over top of stitch rows, preventing the possibility of mat circumference "sliding out" over time which creates a chronic sag in competitor mat designs.
Y
8 rows
outdated stitch and pattern methods
(ReboundAIR™ is in the process of testing)
N
Variable number of rows. Single sided band
Spring Cover
ReboundAIR™: Leather-like, superior thickness, superior appearance, black
Needak and their design copies: Plastic-like, thin nylon, black, tears are common
(Life-Tec's spring cover, under mild product testing, had an unacceptable rate of failure. We removed it for the remaining tests.)
Leather-like Vinyl that seems to be too thin on the home use Urban model; tears are common
Plastic-like, assorted colors
Leg Length
10"
9"
9"
7" or shorter
Spring Loaded Folding Legs
Y
Y
Y
N
Quarter-Fold portable model
Y
The Ultimate Rebound™, a revolutionary new composite Quarter Fold model, custom fitted to an airport dolly
N
N
N
Spring Cover designed to allow folding without tearing
Y
N
Spring cover tears, common complaint
N
Spring cover tears, common complaint
N/A
Rubber Leg Tips
ReboundAIR™:
Y
Widest diameter (larger surface area), longest length along leg, concave shape at bottom for increased longevity
Needak and their design copies:
Y
Medium diameter, 1" shorter along leg, 33% less rubber, flat shape at bottom, difficult to remove for stabilizing bar attachment
(ReboundAIR™ is in the process of testing)
N
Plastic tips.
Endorsed by Al Carter, the Pioneer and Innovator of the World Rebound Exercise Industry
Y
N
N
N
Accessories:
Carrying Case
Stabilizing Bar
Weights
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Support Educational Materials
Unlimited.
This is the source, the official site, the "Voice of the Rebound Exercise Industry." Al Carter has been lecturing since his first book in 1977, "Rebound to Better Health".
On-going exercise program development and equipment testing.
Some.
Needak sends our Immune System Video, one of Al Carter's lectures, with every rebounder.
Effectively borrowed, copied and utilized for the health and wellness of many!
None
Same-Day Shipping
Y
Only 4 to 6 business days to destination via UPS, fast, guaranteed mint arrival condition
N
Often required to order through a distributor, additional third party steps in the shipping process, unregulated and variable shipping outcomes
N
Often required to order through a distributor, additional third party steps in the shipping process, unregulated and variable shipping outcomes
N/A
purchase at local store
Retail Price, Standard
ReboundAIR: $229.95
$199.95 for limited time
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Needak:
$199.95
N/A
$29 to $69
Retail Price,
Half-Fold Model
$259.95
$229.95 for limited time
check the products page for current discounts and gifts with purchase
$249.95
Life-Tec and Life-Tec Half-Fold copies sell at around
$150
Varies $99 to $149.
N/A
Retail Price, Quarter-Fold Model
$369.95
$299.95 for limited time
check the products page for current discounts and gifts with purchase
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