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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 Columbia 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 street vehicle with a handlebar, deck, and wheels propelled by a rider pushing off the ground with their leg. Today the most common scooters are made of aluminum, ...
(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 (''sparka'' or ''sparke'' in the Scandinavian lan ...
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 (''sparka'' or ''sparke'' in the Scandinavian lan ...
is a type of human powered sled that is in common use in Scandanavia.) In 1994 Vierikko founded Kickbike Worldwide in Finland to produce and market kickbikes.
Use
Amish
The Amish (; pdc, Amisch; german: link=no, Amische), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptist Christian church fellowships with Swiss German and Alsatian origins. They are closely related to Mennonite churches ...
communities also use kickbikes in preference to bicycles since bicycles involve gear
A gear is a rotating circular machine part having cut teeth or, in the case of a cogwheel or gearwheel, inserted teeth (called ''cogs''), which mesh with another (compatible) toothed part to transmit (convert) torque and speed. The basic pr ...
ing mechanics and can be seen as a source of vanity
Vanity is the excessive belief in one's own abilities or attractiveness 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 an archaic s ...
. 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 commonly ...
, also called "dog scootering."
Sport
Some former world champions include Jan Vlasek and Alpo Kuusisto.Gallery
Kerava
Kerava (; sv, Kervo) is a town and municipality within the Uusimaa region of Finland. The municipalities of Vantaa, Sipoo and Tuusula are adjacent to Kerava, which is part of the Helsinki metropolitan area.
The town has a population of () an ...
, 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 commonly ...
, 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 commonly ...
See also
*Balance bicycle
A balance bicycle, run bike or no pedal bike or dandy horse is a training bicycle that helps children learn balance and steering. It has no foot pedals, no drivetrain, no chain, no gears, no gear shifters, no derailleurs, and no freewheel.
Desi ...
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