Kick scooter

A scooter or kick scooter or (especially in Switzerland) scooter, Trottinette or ( in southern Germany ) Radelrutsch (also in the construction of the Wipprollers ) is a muscle- powered, two-wheeled minicar with a ground-level footboard, on the move, a person standing can. It is propelled by pushing with one leg ( the Wipproller by gewichtsverlagernde rocking motion of a mechanical drive ) and can be wood, carbon fiber ( carbon fiber reinforced plastic) or metal ( aluminum, steel) to be built.

Models

A distinction must be mini folding scooter from larger scooters for everyday and sports area.

While mini folding scooter usually use hard tires as in -line skates, scooters generally have large pneumatic tire as the bike. In most cases, smaller rear wheels used in sports scooters. Thus, the typical wheel sizes in sports and everyday life area are eg 28/18 "or 26 /20" ( front / rear). The classic sports scooter "Kick Bike" was invented around 1990 by Hannu Vierrikko / FIN as a summer training device to kick-sled. For example, while in Holland the Tretrollerszene is comparatively large, the German racing scene has again learn more supply until 2007.

In the years 2000-2001 the mini folding scooter to fad for the urban individual and english scooter or kickboard was named (these are sometimes three wheels ). Previously they were in use only as children's toys.

Because of the one-lane construction driving a scooter is a good preparatory exercise to later learn cycling. Due to the ground it is largely harmless to children, which is why, unlike the bike also meets a single brake.

Micro Scooter

The mini folding scooter, also called Micro Scooter, was developed by the mentor Edmundo Duarte from an idea of his apprentices to the Sulzer training workshops in Winterthur in 1992. One of these models is now at the National Museum in Zurich. The Scooter ( Kick scooter ) was brought by the manufacturer Micro on the market in 1999.

Kickboards

Kickboards have unlike classic scooter three wheels and the handlebars is a round knob similar to the shift lever in the car. Simply put, the kickboard is a combination of a skateboard and scooter. Steering is by squeezing the sides of the knob and weight shift.

Wave Board / Wave Scooter

A wave board is replicated in its properties to those of a surfboard. Children should have the feeling of light and gravity on the road. Combines with an ergonomic shape that withstands any kind of fun, is the " street surfing " nothing in the way.

Sports

The compact, foldable scooter (also known as Stunt Scooter or " Freestyle Scooter " in the sports area ) is used for tricks like the BMX or the skateboard.

The large, pneumatic tires scooter ( round course race), marathons or season will be played in European or World Championships race as a criterion. In a season of roller is passed as a " baton ". In Marathon ( 42 km), average speed of 31 km / h can be achieved. The largest racing scene there in Holland, behind the Czech Republic, Italy and Finland. In Germany scooters are allowed in some marathons in the field of in-line skaters / bikers ride hand ( most are not officially listed in the tender ), eg Cologne Marathon, Karstadt marathon, marathon Europe, Damp - marathon etc. The scooter is an ideal endurance - training device that is placed between running and cycling. Even long journeys are possible with the scooter ( Alpo Kuusisto with 84:36 h at Paris-Brest- Paris, 1200 km with approximately 10,000 meters of altitude or Joachim Sternal at Alb extreme 190 km / 2800 hm in 10 hrs (8.5 hrs driving time, 80 km / h downhill) ). Popular of German scooter Cup (DTC ). The DTRV ( German Scooter Association ) was founded in March 2010.

The current 24-hour world record was set in July 2012 by Peter Groeneveld on a 400 m running track driven ( 545 km ).

The scooter World Cup 2012 in St. Wendel (Saarland) reached a new participant maximum. It was reported about 300 participants. The next World Championships there in 2014 in the Czech Republic (Pilsen) and 2016 in Australia. In the years between the World Championships European Championships will take place.

2013 Tour de France route went 6 strong Tretrollerfahrer. The project was called " Kick France 2013 '. You started the day before the racing professionals and also came a day before them on the Champs- Elysées. So they went in 3 weeks than 3400 km and 50,000 meters.

With the scooter, there are also dog sport race from VDSV (Association of German sled dog sports clubs eV ), called mushing.

Travel

Great bike scooters are suitable even for long-distance travel over several thousand kilometers.