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A kickbike (bikeboard, footbike, pedicycle) is a type of
The modern kickbike was developed in the early 1990s by Hannu Vierikko who was active at the time in
File:Amish - Modern meets not so Modern by Ardyiii.jpg, Amish adult using kickbike, 20 July 2006
File:Kickbike in Kerava H4253 C.jpg, A man with kickbike in
File:Offroad scootering 3642149944 a0cdc694e8 o.jpg, Offroad scootering
File:Fotothek df roe-neg 0006305 022 Siegerehrung beim Rollerrennen in Leipzig-Marienbrunn.jpg, Award ceremony at the roller race in Leipzig-Marienbrunn 1952
File:Tretroller-Staffel 2009.jpg, 2009
File:Carbontretroller28-28.jpg, Carbon scooter in Frankenhain 2010 (German EuroCup)
2016-11-02-PHOTO-00000007.jpg, Footbike Colombia 2016
File:Patinette de cross.jpg, Kickbike for
A kickbike (bikeboard, footbike, pedicycle) is a type of kick scooter
A kick scooter (also referred to as a push-scooter or scooter) is a Human-powered land vehicle, human-powered street vehicle with a mwod:handlebar#:~:text=: a straight or bent bar,usually used in plural, handlebar, deck, and wheels propelled by ...
(also referred to as a push-scooter or scooter) and is a human-powered street vehicle with a handlebar, deck, and wheels propelled by a rider pushing off the ground. The kickbike often has a large standard size bicycle front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel, which allows for a much faster ride.
History
The modern kickbike was developed in the early 1990s by Hannu Vierikko who was active at the time in kicksled
The kicksled or spark is a small sled consisting of a chair mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners that extend backward to about twice the chair's length. The sled is propelled by kicking ( or in the Scandinavian languages) the ground by foo ...
racing. (A kicksled
The kicksled or spark is a small sled consisting of a chair mounted on a pair of flexible metal runners that extend backward to about twice the chair's length. The sled is propelled by kicking ( or in the Scandinavian languages) the ground by foo ...
is a type of human powered sled that is in common use in Scandinavia.) In 1994 Vierikko founded Kickbike Worldwide in Finland to produce and market kickbikes.
Use
Amish
The Amish (, also or ; ; ), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, church fellowships with Swiss people, Swiss and Alsace, Alsatian origins. As they ...
communities also use kickbikes in preference to bicycles, for several reasons, including the safety and unaffordability of early bicycles, and the risk of gear
A gear or gearwheel is a rotating machine part typically used to transmit rotational motion and/or torque by means of a series of teeth that engage with compatible teeth of another gear or other part. The teeth can be integral saliences or ...
ing mechanisms as a source of vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness compared to others. Prior to the 14th century, it did not have such narcissistic undertones, and merely meant ''futility''. The related term vainglory is now often seen as ...
. Kickbikes can be used for dryland mushing
Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most com ...
, also called "dog scootering."
Sport
Some former world champions include Jan Vlasek and Alpo Kuusisto.Gallery
Kerava
Kerava (; ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Kerava is situated in the centre of the Uusimaa region. The population of Kerava is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality ...
, Finland, 2008
File:Dog scootering top 3298312031 3f2be1ce7a o.jpg, A woman on the Diggler scooter being pulled by a dog, dry land mushing
Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most com ...
, 2009
File:Kickbike SCP jeh.jpg, Stuyvesant Cove Park, New York City, 2010
File:Travelling with kickbike.JPG, Travelling with kickbike, 2011
File:2015 Toscana.jpg, Tuscany, Italy, 2015
Sport
Mushing
Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most com ...
See also
*Balance bicycle
A balance bike (or run bike) is a bicycle without pedals that learners propel by pushing their feet against the ground. By allowing children to focus on developing their sense of balance and coordination before introducing pedalling, balance bike ...
References
External links
* https://kickbike.com/