I have been using footbikes/kickbikes for the last 6 years - one of the best things with wheels that I have bought. I use it for daily commute, for training rides up to 100km and for touring . Hills are possible , there is nowhere to hide and you have to get the technique right. Definitely a good training tool.
The hills around me are about 6% grade/slope. I'm a pretty athletic sort, I usually ride a single speed bicycle and have no issues on even a 12% grade/slope. Do you suppose I'd be able to kickbike up a 6% grade/slope? It's such a different form of exercise I have no idea of judging how easy or difficult it would be.
@@mrben6573 15% should be doable - it will definitely raise HR into zone 4. You will need to learn hill techniques 1. shorter stride 2. shorter leg changeover - 2 strides left - change - 2 right so as to avoid lactic overload 3. learn skipping or dutch foot change - there are a couple of videos on this . If you cant find I will do one for you.
Thanks for sharing the results! They have been helpful in my research to potentially buy one. I bought a cheap scooter and I find it even more satisfying then my bike, so I've been excited to find out as much as possible about kickbikes. Especially finding out these small details like strengthening your hips and legs for your main sport and it also seeming almost like a fun rehab for your injury. So seems it might actually be more beneficial than a bike. Anyway, thanks for sharing all your input on it.
This is all the confirmation I need. I do running (barefoot/ minimal) and calisthenics. Also I ride to and from school with my 12 yo son which is a daily 28 km roundtrip. I do not get a lot out of these relatively slow cycling miles so I thought a kickbike may be great, it mimics running better than skating/ rollerblading and also I like that there is no sideways motion as is the case with skating. Safety is another concern. The lack of control of skates/ rollerblades to me is too unsafe for general traffic. There are enough used kickbikes for sale here in Holland and we have no hills on this particular route. Thanks for the information and good luck.
Are you still using it primarily for recovery z1/z2 workouts or do you use it for strength as well? If you had a bike would you still use this instead? I use the mountainbike for a lot of cross training but was thinking maybe something like this scooter would help strengthen my glutes and lower back since its more standing than a bike. I prefer getting out with my dog opposed to working out in the gym but I can't quite get the strength work I need from the bike alone
I use for the z1/z2 work, it is really good for a taper week or reverse taper after a hard event just to stay active, or if you just feel beat up. For strength, I started doing varying grades of uphill repeats. I don't have a bike, one of the reasons I got the kickbike is so I could "skooterjoring", drylands mushing with a dog, check it out videos it looks awesome. I just got a lab puppy, 10 months old, so I am about to introduce her to the sport. personally I'd rather run than ride a bike, I think the scooter helps with stabilizing your hips and core, and makes your feet lighter on the ground, but it won't make you super strong unless you try "hopping" it uphill.
I really want a KickBike. The issue is my area is all hills. Not mountains. But quite a few hills with a 6% grade/slope. I ride a single speed bicycle and none of these hills pose any issue for me at all, I'm in pretty good shape. But I have no way of knowing if I could kickbike up a 6% slope, kickbiking is entirely different than bicycling. I have seen literally zero videos on YT of people kickbiking up hill. In your personal opinion, is it doable? I understand it would be a workout, but is it inefficient and taxing to the point that it wouldn't be fun at all? It's the major thing keeping me from getting one.
Ben, thanks for watching. Since I've made these videos I've played with some "rolling" type terrain, I can approach the uphill with some speed but I will have to jump off as my my momentum is slowing and run the bike up to the crest of the hill and go down the other side, as you said it is inefficient because you can not pump your arms and is all leg, Great workout for your calves and legs, small choppy steps like a piston. If it is a longer uphill stretch you will smoke yourself and have to walk the bike and like you said no. In my opinion it is only doable if you have smaller rolling terrain where a person can get a recovery at the crest and downhill/flat section. A long uphill stretch would be hiking and pushing the kickbike.
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I have been using footbikes/kickbikes for the last 6 years - one of the best things with wheels that I have bought. I use it for daily commute, for training rides up to 100km and for touring . Hills are possible , there is nowhere to hide and you have to get the technique right. Definitely a good training tool.
The hills around me are about 6% grade/slope. I'm a pretty athletic sort, I usually ride a single speed bicycle and have no issues on even a 12% grade/slope. Do you suppose I'd be able to kickbike up a 6% grade/slope? It's such a different form of exercise I have no idea of judging how easy or difficult it would be.
@@mrben6573 15% should be doable - it will definitely raise HR into zone 4. You will need to learn hill techniques 1. shorter stride 2. shorter leg changeover - 2 strides left - change - 2 right so as to avoid lactic overload 3. learn skipping or dutch foot change - there are a couple of videos on this . If you cant find I will do one for you.
Thank you, I just ordered one and really look forward to easing into using it.
Thanks for watching. Have fun playing on it!
Thanks for sharing the results! They have been helpful in my research to potentially buy one. I bought a cheap scooter and I find it even more satisfying then my bike, so I've been excited to find out as much as possible about kickbikes. Especially finding out these small details like strengthening your hips and legs for your main sport and it also seeming almost like a fun rehab for your injury. So seems it might actually be more beneficial than a bike. Anyway, thanks for sharing all your input on it.
Rash, thanks for watching I am glad you found it helpful. The kickbike is fun and a great cross-training tool.
This is all the confirmation I need. I do running (barefoot/ minimal) and calisthenics. Also I ride to and from school with my 12 yo son which is a daily 28 km roundtrip. I do not get a lot out of these relatively slow cycling miles so I thought a kickbike may be great, it mimics running better than skating/ rollerblading and also I like that there is no sideways motion as is the case with skating. Safety is another concern. The lack of control of skates/ rollerblades to me is too unsafe for general traffic. There are enough used kickbikes for sale here in Holland and we have no hills on this particular route.
Thanks for the information and good luck.
Sounds like a perfect set up if it is level ground. Have fun!
Are you still using it primarily for recovery z1/z2 workouts or do you use it for strength as well? If you had a bike would you still use this instead? I use the mountainbike for a lot of cross training but was thinking maybe something like this scooter would help strengthen my glutes and lower back since its more standing than a bike. I prefer getting out with my dog opposed to working out in the gym but I can't quite get the strength work I need from the bike alone
I use for the z1/z2 work, it is really good for a taper week or reverse taper after a hard event just to stay active, or if you just feel beat up. For strength, I started doing varying grades of uphill repeats. I don't have a bike, one of the reasons I got the kickbike is so I could "skooterjoring", drylands mushing with a dog, check it out videos it looks awesome. I just got a lab puppy, 10 months old, so I am about to introduce her to the sport. personally I'd rather run than ride a bike, I think the scooter helps with stabilizing your hips and core, and makes your feet lighter on the ground, but it won't make you super strong unless you try "hopping" it uphill.
I really want a KickBike. The issue is my area is all hills. Not mountains. But quite a few hills with a 6% grade/slope. I ride a single speed bicycle and none of these hills pose any issue for me at all, I'm in pretty good shape. But I have no way of knowing if I could kickbike up a 6% slope, kickbiking is entirely different than bicycling. I have seen literally zero videos on YT of people kickbiking up hill. In your personal opinion, is it doable? I understand it would be a workout, but is it inefficient and taxing to the point that it wouldn't be fun at all? It's the major thing keeping me from getting one.
Ben, thanks for watching. Since I've made these videos I've played with some "rolling" type terrain, I can approach the uphill with some speed but I will have to jump off as my my momentum is slowing and run the bike up to the crest of the hill and go down the other side, as you said it is inefficient because you can not pump your arms and is all leg, Great workout for your calves and legs, small choppy steps like a piston. If it is a longer uphill stretch you will smoke yourself and have to walk the bike and like you said no. In my opinion it is only doable if you have smaller rolling terrain where a person can get a recovery at the crest and downhill/flat section. A long uphill stretch would be hiking and pushing the kickbike.
They are awesome ,add a dog pulling even better !
A puppy is coming in the near future and I can’t wait to train her and try it out.