Product Review - Titanium Crutches
I finally walked on a pair of titanium crutches Saturday. The forearm crutches were manufactured by Superlite crutches. Full disclosure: I sell Superlite crutches. I met a client at Starbucks this past Saturday because she is considering the Right Grip crutch handles. She is an amputee and even more active than me. She told me that on hikes, her hands and wrists develop some serious pain including numbness. She told me that her wrists give out before her leg does! She is going to try the Right Grip handles for a week-and I’ll report back to you.
Getting back to those titanium crutches-I was impressed!! I have about six different pairs of custom crutches made out of aluminum alloy. Besides the fact that they are very light I also like the fact that they come with custom colors. I had pretty much made up my mind that since the Titanium crutches did not come in colors that they would not be for me. Additionally, my crutches have a 1″ diameter-not too big, not too small. Again, my concern was that the titanium crutches would not look manly enough! I admit it-I was dead wrong on all accounts!!
The titanium crutches are lighter, good looking and they did not make me look any less manly. Matter of fact, I’m going to have to add a pair to the stable. The custom titanium crutches do not come with adjustments. Because titanium can be difficult to work with-the crutches are cut to your exact height. Those are my comments and reviews: If you would like to add anything from your experiences please let me know.
In the very near future I will be reviewing the Advantage crutch bags and the Performance Gel crutch grips.
Steve Mertz
