 Poster: A snowHead
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... which is a useless description of the machine we tried up on the Ventoux yesterday. I've cleverly forgotten the brand name. No motor, no pedals, momentum maintained/increased by a carving, very skier-like movement, feet placed on footrests over the two back wheels. The handlebar moves with you following the inclination of the body through left and right turns, independent of the wheeled part of the structure which stays in contact with the ground. The kids took to it straight away. Great fun if you've got a nice tarmacked area, reasonably wide so you can get long carved turns in, with an incline.
Apparently "popular" in the US for a couple of years? Just appeared in Europe, the model we tried retailing at 200 euros. I'll find out the name, but good aerobic training, combined with skiing action, balance etc benefits. And fun!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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... Great fun if you've got a nice tarmacked area, reasonably wide so you can get long carved turns in, with an incline.
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 carving up tarmac??
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Watch someone coming down the hill putting in nice wide turns, the body movement/position is so close to the "real thing".
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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mesk1, thanks! That's the one. What was the Epic verdict?
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PG, My interpretation was 'fun' but with questions over things such as developing banking rather than angulation skills.
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I see they have a dealer in the Netherlands  . it looks dangerous to me.
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tried and tested,its excellent and good for the muscle groups relating to skiing
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But requires rather a lot of space. No use in Hyde park on a Saturday!
Trikke made the original but you can pick up kid's sized ones online for about €30 these days. All made by the same folks in China.
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