I saw one of these ugly things today while riding and one of my friends told me what it was. After more research (I got curious) I read the description of the thing and how it's supposed to work. What I can't believe is the claim that it can go up hill.
As it seems that this weirdness is actually popular in the States, I'm curious if anyone here as tried it, and if they agree with the uphill and downhill capability claims. To me, it's just a glorified skate..Hill climbing really brings you full circle as you actually diminish the rocking and increase the tightness of your turns as the steepness of the hill's grade increases. It becomes almost like a series of rapid punching motions to force the front wheel around in order to gain a few more feet of pavement.
Whatever you do, take your time to graduate to steeper and steeper hills. In the end, the most challenging of hill climbs will be attainable giving you a full body workout rarely found in any other sport…if any at all.
