The best way to simulate how a pitch will perform is to run an artificial carpet through the Lisport testing machine. The more cycles it can achieve, the better the quality.
12.000 Lisport cycles equate to approximately 8 years of normal wear, 30.000 cycles equal approximately 15 years and any system that can survive above 40.000 cycles is considered to be very impressive indeed.
We took up the challenge and tested our top-of-the-range Profoot MXSi 60 to 100.000 cycles.
We measured it's performance at various different stages and even after 100,000 cycles, the Profoot MXSi 60 more than exceeded our expectations and continued to conform to FIFA 1 star and FIFA 2 star requirements!