Online - January 12, 2005

Super Fly

Flybar Pogo Stick

The setting: The ‘hood. Circa 1980. Suzy Nelson’s backyard trampoline.

“I challenge you!” Suzy squeals with a menacing swagger. “Let the games begin!” you counter with a fearless somersault (a taste of the ass whooping to come).

Sadly, you’re an adult now, and the fourth-grade tramp bounce-off is no longer an option. (It just looks weird in a suit.)

Flybar promises to bring back those childhood highs. A pogo stick that doubles as a personal trampoline, it may be the coolest thing since, well, the roaring ’80s. The brainchild of Bruce Middleton, Irwin Arginsky, and World Cup champ and pro skateboarder Andy Macdonald, Flybar is a patented elastomer-spring system capable of catapulting you to heights over five feet. Scared? Don’t be. When done in a helmet, Flybar is totally safe. Plus, it delivers serious fitness benefits. And it’s way more fun than what the grown-ups are doing.

Suzy won’t know what hit her.

Available online at amazon.com. For more information, go to flybar.com.