Kickbike

A kickbike (bikeboard, footbike, pedicycle) is a type of kick scooter (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.[1] 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 racing.[2] (A kicksled 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.[3][4]

Use

Amish communities also use kickbikes in preference to bicycles,[5][6] for several reasons, including the safety and unaffordability of early bicycles, and the risk of gearing mechanisms as a source of vanity.[7] Kickbikes can be used for dryland mushing, also called "dog scootering."[8]

Sport

Some former world champions include Jan Vlasek and Alpo Kuusisto.[9]

  • Amish adult using kickbike, 20 July 2006
  • A man with kickbike in Kerava, Finland, 2008
  • A woman on the Diggler scooter being pulled by a dog, dry land mushing, 2009
  • Stuyvesant Cove Park, New York City, 2010
  • Travelling with kickbike, 2011
  • Tuscany, Italy, 2015

Sport

  • Offroad scootering
  • Award ceremony at the roller race in Leipzig-Marienbrunn 1952
  • 2009
  • Carbon scooter in Frankenhain 2010 (German EuroCup)
  • Footbike Colombia 2016
  • Kickbike for Mushing

See also

References

  1. ^ Crowder, Jordan (31 March 2019). "5 Reasons Why Kickbike Is The Best Low Impact Exercise". Medium.
  2. ^ Joling, Dan. "Kicksleds make inroads". The Lewiston Tribune.
  3. ^ McDougall, Christopher (28 April 2005). "The Power of One Foot Pushing". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Kickbike". Kickbike Finland.
  5. ^ "The Amish Scooter".
  6. ^ "Amish Scooter". Better Living Through Design. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  7. ^ Dhir, Gaurav (30 September 2021). "Why Can't The Amish Ride Bikes With Pedals - levination.com". Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  8. ^ "DON'T LEAVE YOUR DOG AT HOME—INTRODUCING DOG SCOOTERING/MUSHING". Archived from the original on October 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Czech team scoot entire 2013 Tour de France… Or should that be kick? + VIDEO". road.cc. 2 June 2013.
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