Ergocap® High Performance Crutch Rubber Tip - Rubber Replacement Foot Pad for Walking Canes - Stable Four Point, Engineered to Mimic The Joint Articulation of The Foot/Ankle (Universal-1 Crutch Tip)

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.

Okay they are a bit heavier but not so bad. These tips have added much better contact with the surface to give me added support and less chance of slips and missteps. Glad I got these. If I didn't need the extra support I would stay with the regular tips - but I do need that insurance of not slipping and falling. Recommended.

I love the concept and appreciate my cane not slipping on slick or damp floors, but the added height has made it difficult to make my cane the proper height.I’m hopeful I will adjust, but I am sad that its additional height isn’t the same amount as the adjustment notches are spaced.

These are awesome! I got them to put on my crutches as a more convenient option than the metal flip-down ones for ice/snow. They've provided excellent traction on ice, snow, in the rain, on wet floors, and still work on things like carpet and hardwood without any fiddling with switching something around or damaging the surfaces. They fit snugly but without much difficulty to install (protip: start putting it on partway by hand, then push it the rest of the way down by putting pressure on the cane/crutch with the cap on the ground for more mechanical advantage than trying to push it on all the way by hand). The /only/ issue I've had is it tends to snag/drag a little more than a "standard" cap when going across surfaces like very plush carpets or grass, but that's to be expected.

I've been on crutches for 5 months after a knee injury and with winter starting in Boston I started looking for new crutch tips that would give me more traction and stability in icy/snowy weather. I am having surgery soon so I am looking at at least 3 more month is using crutches. So far they have worked great. They fit on my standard issue hospital crutches fine - but it took some maneuvering and upper body strength to get them on. That being said they are on so snug I am not worried about them coming off. They added height to my crutches so I had to adjust the crutch settings - something I am glad I noticed before I got outside for a walk. The design does actually help you have a more "normal" walking position. Also, even on flat dry ground I can feel that the wider base helps a lot with stability. Finally, remember that for crutches you have to buy 2! Sounds silly but I had to put in a second order once I realized they only sell them singularly.