Review on Upgrade Your Crutch With Ergocap® High Performance Rubber Tip For Greater Stability And Joint Articulation by Marcus Powell

I paid a little extra for one-day delivery because I wanted to replace the tip on my Exerstrider, just before a trip. I use it not as an exerciser but as a walking stick to assist my problems maintaining my balance due to a physical problem. It arrived very quickly as promised. Although it would not stay on my 1/2 inch diameter Exerstrider, I was able to add it to a 3/4 inch cane and take that instead. The Ergocap made a huge difference in helping me maintain my balance while traveling, partly because of the extra weight it added to the bottom of my cane, and partly because of the increased surface contact with sidewalks and asphalt parking lot surface irregularities. My only criticism is that the tip slipped off once at the airport and was almost lost. I am going to have to glue it in place. Perhaps a snugger fit should be available. But I highly recommend it!7/20/15 - I am editing this review to upgrade my rating from 4 stars to 5 stars. Now that I have had several days to use this tip on my cane, I am ***extremely satisfied*** with the extra sense of confidence it has given me in dealing with my balance problems, due both to its heft and the clever angled wings which provide more surface than standard cane tips when placing the cane at an angle rather than perpendicular to the walking surface. I had previously knocked off one star due to the slightly loose fit, but I resolved that by wrapping the cane tip with some black plastic electrical tape so that the Ergocap now fits really snug, making the original criticism too trivial to warrant down-rating. In fact, I am going to order another one to put on my Exerstrider, now that the designer of that product sent me instructions as to how to adapt its 1/2 in. diameter to accept the Ergocap.7/28/15 After another week of usage in travel, including getting around six trips through airports, in and out of small boats, around docks and through museums, etc. I would like to add that I observed that there are three (3) ways in which I find this model - the Ergocap® **High Performance** model - to provide me with greater safety - 1) The hefty weight increases the likelihood that I will place the cane down perpendicular to the walking surface, rather than at an angle, without having to concentrate on doing so; 2) The main center surface is much larger than that of a standard issue cane tip and provides greater gripping surface; 3) The four angled wings extending out from the tips' main center surface insure that, even if I inadvertently place my cane down at an angle while walking, I am given much more surface against the floor or pavement than occurs when putting a standard tip down at an angle.