Sporting device

A sports item (1), comprising a carrier (3) for a coupling device (25) for accommodating a user and comprising at least one distributing device (2) for at least one of loads or forces to be transmitted to the sports item (1), said at least one distributing device (2) connects the carrier (3) to the sports item (1) via a joint arrangement having at least two pivoting arms (4, 5;

• 6, 7), which are oriented in a longitudinal direction of the sports item (1) and are spaced laterally apart from each other, the pivoting arms (4, 5;
• 6, 7) are pivotably mounted on both sides, in each case via a pivot axle serving as a joint (8, 9;
• 10, 11), with one arm end mounted on a holder (15) held on the sports item (1) and with another arm end mounted on the carrier (3), the carrier (3) is movable from a starting position, counter to a restoring force of at least one elastic restoring element, to a balancing position in which the carrier is brought closer to the sports item (1), said at least one restoring element is an elastically deformable spring element or damping element (12;
• 13) which is held at a first end on the carrier (3) and at a second end on the sports item (1), and the pivoting arms (4, 5;
• 6, 7) arranged on both sides of the holder (15) and on the carrier (3) are connected to the holder (15) and on the carrier (3) via a common plug-in axle, and the pivot axle of at least one of the joints (8, 9;
• 10, 11) of the joint arrangement is varied in position by an eccentric.