So Many Ride-ables

[MuniOrBust]

I'm seeing a lot of ride-able toys (for lack of a better word) advertised in the past few years.
I thought it might be cool to list the different variations.

First we have the skateboard, which has changed over the years, but it still the fundamentally the same thing. A board with trucks and 4 wheels.
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Scooters have been popular too.
When I was a kid we had this kind of scooter:
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And then it must have been about 10 years ago when Razor scooters hit the market:
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I remember seeing this "Powerwing" design sometime after Razor scooters became a craze.
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Razor appears to be the current leader in producing ride-able toys with different wheel configurations.

Just recently we got my son a Razor Ripstick, which is like two boards connected by a twistable spring loaded bar and each with a caster. If you like to carve on a snowboard, you'll probably enjoy this one.
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Then Razor put a caster on the back of a scooter to make a caster scooter:
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Now they've brought us the Sole Skate. I guess it's like a 3 wheel skateboard. Is that back wheel a caster? Does it have a typical skateboard truck?
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I don't know when the skatebike first came to market, but I don't think it was ever a big craze. I gather that most of us had never seen one before seeing it in these forums.
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Are there other ride-ables worth mentioning?
What's gonna be the next configuration to sweep the world?

[SmellyGeekBoy]

How about street luge?

http://www.auldovertheroad.com/lugephotos/lugephotopage21/hh2kluge05.jpg

Awesome idea for a thread by the way. I'm eager to see where this one will go.

Also - caster scooter!? That thing would quickly lead to a world of pain if I attempted to ride it! :eek:

[maestro8]

Power slides. 'Nuff said.

Edit: this one's missing the e-brake, the necessary component of the power slide. You catch my "drift"?

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/BIG_Wheel_%283327257572%29.jpg/800px-BIG_Wheel_%283327257572%29.jpg

[Into the blue]

Gotta love those trikes.

Travis Pastrana tricycle backflip

[Into the blue]

Ooor maybe not.

The Shining tricycle scene

[unireed]

OMG gotta get me another bigwheel. do they come in adult sizes?

[EoinC]

Body Roller suits...
YouTube- WINTER TEST (mixer intrepide) with Jean Yves Blondeau ® BUGGY ROLLIN aka Rollerman

[EoinC]

Orbit Wheels...
YouTube- OrbitWheel

[MuniOrBust]

OMG gotta get me another bigwheel. do they come in adult sizes?
The Huffy Green machine is for ages 6 to adult.
Up to 180 lbs. I bought one way before my son could ride it and was doing spin outs all over the driveway. Unlike to the ones from the 70's, this is made of steel and has a regular bike tire on the front. It can take a lot of abuse.
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[MuniOrBust]

Flowboards look like fun to me, but probably more fun on a slight downhill will a smooth surface.
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[MuniOrBust]

Awesome! Back in my skateboarding days, a buddy of mine bought one of these snakeboards at a local shop. I remember it being very difficult for anyone to learn.
The two platforms pivot independently.

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Skip to 1:00 to see him ride

[johnfoss]

I like the Orbit Wheels. Very simple!

The Huffy Green machine is for ages 6 to adult.
Unlike to the ones from the 70's, this is made of steel and has a regular bike tire on the front.It looks like an update of the (steel) X-15 from the 60s. It had a single stick to steer it, like the rocket plane of the same name. This tilted the two rear wheels. You pedaled the front wheel. It was usurped by the Big Wheel in the 70s, which was probably a lot cheaper to make. But it took a few years before they added the hand brake that allowed for the skids.

I found a link!
http://www.recumbents.com/x-15.htm

[thestig]

i want a roller suit so bad !

[Naomi]

And there are these:

1) Vtriker

Vtriker Amazing NEW Quality Scooter move your legs & away you GO Age 7+: Amazon.co.uk: Toys & Games

This is a three wheeled scooter, with two platforms rather than one, and which can be propelled without the feet ever touching the ground. Easy to ride, but seemed a bit limited when I rode one.

2) A scooter on which the platform is a treadle, connected to the rear wheel by wires. You ride it using a rocking motion to provide the power. Not sure what it is called but has a label on it "POWA".

3) and most fun: freeline skates, also called drift skates.

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTEwNjc3Mzk2.html

You ride them very much like a skateboard, but it is much, much harder to begin with. A little bit like stand-on roller blades, but with the TWO wheels pointing sideways with respect to your feet and direction of motion. Great fun if you can avoid doing the splits.


Finally, does anyone know of a web site where I can buy genuine tyres for a skatebike. I have tried various wheels from a skate board supply shop, but none I have tried seem to allow the device to work properly.


Nao

[Naomi]

My apologies. I had intended to type that you ride freelines very much like a snakeboard, NOT a skateboard.


And the treadle scooter is: http://www.asseenontv.com/prod-pages/rock_n_roll_scooter-1PWEB-burgundy.html


Nao

[Hazmat]

Take your pick. :D
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/04/09/tandem-bike.jpg

http://illusion.scene360.com/wp-content/themes/sahara-10/submissions/bike.jpg

http://www.inewidea.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/image0032.jpg

http://community.adn.com/sites/community.adn.com/files/images/OddBike.preview.jpg

http://www.metzbicyclemuseum.com/sitebuilder/images/bike25a-427x385.jpg

[MuniOrBust]

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I must have seen the commercials for the Roller Racer a thousand times as a kid.
YouTube- Roller Racer 1987
LOL... at 0:15, amusement parks!

[MuniOrBust]

Cyco-cycle (http://www.cycocyclecrazyfun.com/)
Notice the unicycle seat.
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[AnimalCage]

‪Magic Wheel‬‏ - YouTube

I don't believe these are in production anymore. Has anyone ever seen one or tried it?

[johnfoss]

And then it must have been about 10 years ago when Razor scooters hit the market:Probably more like 1998 or so.
Just recently we got my son a Razor Ripstick, which is like two boards connected by a twistable spring loaded bar and each with a caster. I first saw one of those at a sporting goods store in Washington in 2002.
I don't know when the skatebike first came to market, but I don't think it was ever a big craze. I gather that most of us had never seen one before seeing it in these forums.Most people who have been around these forums for a while have seen these things pop up here quite a bit. I first saw one in 1983, but they probably "peaked" in the late 80s when they were being featured/advertised (the Le Run) on MTV.
Flowboards look like fun to me, but probably more fun on a slight downhill will a smooth surface.I also saw one of those in that store in Washington in 2002.

2) A scooter on which the platform is a treadle, connected to the rear wheel by wires. You ride it using a rocking motion to provide the power. Not sure what it is called but has a label on it "POWA".Also saw one of those in that store in WA. That was a pretty cool store. They had enough space to play with all of those. It was on the single day between the 2002 NAUCC and Unicon 11. I ended up buying... a Razor.... pogo stick! Air powered, so you can pump it to the desired rider weight. And it folds up. Found a link (http://www.overstock.com/Sports-Toys/Razor-Airgo-Pogo-Stick/1737344/product.html): $39.99 (if you act fast)? I paid $99.99 in 2002...

Looking for skatebike tires? You might find the right sizes by searching for scooter tires, depending what size you need. I think most of the ones I've seen were 16" though. You might have to by a whole skatebike to get an original tire though...
I don't believe these {Magic Wheel} are in production anymore. Has anyone ever seen one or tried it?Somebody had one at a big bike ride event i was at in 2008 (with a dozen or so other unicyclists). This was the Strawberry Fields Forever ride, metric and full centuries, out of Watsonville. The Magic Wheel is like a heavy, cool-looking BC wheel with a training wheel. Easier than a BC wheel, but still pretty challenging. Did I mention it was heavy? I can't remember if it was one of the unicyclists who brought it. Also I'm surprised at myself for having no pictures of it! I took a few pictures on the ride (http://unicycling.smugmug.com/gallery/5829256_vCzGi#361468697_9qagh), but it was a RTL training ride and I was working hard to keep up with the Beau Hooverses and the Chuck Edwallses.

[ally1776]

I don't know if these would be considers rideable but what the heck, Heelys

http://www.kateskates.co.uk/productimages/HeelysFizzBlackPink.jpg

[Dane M]

You can remove the frame and everything from a bmx bike, just have the front handlebars, the front wheel, and pegs to stand on. It looks pretty hard.

[johnfoss]

I don't know if these would be considers rideable but what the heck, HeelysWhere's your other heel?

[ally1776]

Where's your other heel?

Good one John!:)

[EwokChieftain]

I like racing kick scooters... they are very beautiful machines.

[pinefresh]

Michael Jackson rode a skate bike, so you probably should too.

‪Max Skate Bike‬‏ - YouTube

[TopHatPlus]

Haha kind of expected snake boards to be in here haha, they kind of died.... It was disappointing but in the early 2000's it was re incarnated at street boarding. Exact same concept but they lost the bar and changed the platforms. They are now 9 ply plywood decks with some pretty intense bindings >_<

heres a video of me and some friends early last year

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=412355276758

and i picture of me early into our "skatepark" progression

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150258717735377&set=a.10150258016710377.469341.10150090452380377&type=1&theater

Its a LOT of fun, i am going o make a new video ad some point this year.

[Dane M]

Don't forget carveboards, freeboarding, and mountain boards.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzygauYTmn4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEAhI2mYUtM&feature=channel_video_title