| If fun and adventure is the name of your game | | | | and excitement as surfing only in opposite |
| then the Trikke scooter is the recreational vehicle | | | | circumstances - surfing when you want to get |
| for you. Its innovative design allows you to | | | | wet, and Trikke-ing when you want to stay dry. |
| recapture the addictive feeling of skiing, | | | | Millions of people globally accept bicycles as their |
| snowboarding and surfing at speeds (for master | | | | transportation of choice for commuting. It is a |
| Trikkers) of up to 19 mph. For enthusiasts of | | | | very good low impact aerobic exercise that can |
| those wind-eating, life-embracing sports, the | | | | also tone your leg and thigh muscles. However, |
| Trikke offers an ideal alternative for staying in | | | | for people who want a fun core exercise |
| shape while having maximum fun when you are | | | | workout in addition, the Trikke is a better option. |
| otherwise unable to ski, surf, rollerblade, run or | | | | You can even use the Trikke scooter alternately |
| ride a bike. Here's why... | | | | with your bicycle to tone different muscle groups. |
| Skiing and Trikke-ing are similar in many ways. | | | | Moreover, when it's raining out, if you have the |
| Both involve a "slaloming" motion, i.e. moving in a | | | | space, you can use your Trikke as an indoor |
| winding or zigzag fashion. And they require a | | | | exercise machine because of its superior |
| continuous and coordinated body movement that | | | | maneuverability. Driving your Trikke scooter |
| grants a full aerobic workout, using almost every | | | | around objects inside your office, home or garage |
| muscle in the body. Both Trikke-ing and skiing | | | | can prove to be a lot of fun: your own little mini |
| require wide-open groomed spaces, concentrated | | | | Trikke obstacle course. |
| effort and persistent practice. And once you get | | | | Once you've mastered the basics of Trikke-ing, |
| down the basics of carving, Trikke-ing and skiing | | | | you can start using it for long distance travel. |
| both provide a life-affirming, nearly addicting | | | | Riders who regularly use their Trikkes 2-3x/week |
| feeling of exhilaration. | | | | will attain a distance of 8-15 miles per cruise. It's |
| The problem is that, as revitalizing and fulfilling as | | | | easy to commute part way on your Trikke |
| skiing is, it is limited to the presence of snow. | | | | scooter, if you choose. Because it's light weight |
| Hence, you can ski only in the appropriate | | | | and portable, you can just fold up your Trikke |
| conditions, which may require waiting for months | | | | and carry it onto the bus, subway train or even |
| or traveling to a mountainous ski resort. Your | | | | inside many buildings with no problems. |
| Trikke scooter allows you to practice the same | | | | Many people, especially teens, find rollerblading an |
| slaloming technique on the smooth pavement of | | | | exciting recreational passtime not only because of |
| your neighborhood. Since it is easier to learn, you | | | | the speed they can attain, but because of the |
| can start practicing different techniques of carving | | | | freedom of movement it offers. Are you aware |
| on your Trikke scooter to control your speed and | | | | that free-styling is also one of the main features |
| gain endurance. Once you master the moves, you | | | | of your Trikke? If you love performing tricks on |
| can apply what you've learned on the Trikke to | | | | your skates and skateboard, you can further |
| your next ski run. | | | | demonstrate your agility, skill and versatility by |
| Surfing is a surface water sport that involves | | | | performing tricks on your Trikke. With its |
| riding on the crest or along the tunnel of a wave | | | | extreme maneuverability, the Trikke's |
| on a surfboard. Similar to riding the Trikke | | | | movements are limited only by your own skills. So |
| scooter, surfing also requires movement of your | | | | when local Trikke exhibition games are staged, |
| body to balance your surfboard on the wave. And | | | | you don't have to be a mere spectator; you can |
| both Trikke-ing and surfing give you a full-body, | | | | be an active participant in the event. |
| low impact workout while having enormous fun in | | | | Furthermore, if you're recovering from an injury |
| the sun. Obviously though, in order to catch good | | | | from rollerblading or skateboarding, you don't have |
| waves, you can only surf in specific locations at | | | | to stay at home and let your body dissolve into |
| certain times of the day. Some places even have | | | | mush, you can still go Trikke-ing with little concern |
| certain seasons for optimum surfing. So if you | | | | for safety. As Emporia State University associate |
| don't live by the sea or cannot perform your | | | | professor Mike Butler attested while they were |
| beloved surfing for any reason, you can always | | | | studying the effects of Trikke on the body used |
| experience the exhilaration of riding a wave by | | | | as an exercise device, "... for someone |
| carving with your Trikke. To accelerate your | | | | rehabilitating from a back injury or a knee injury, |
| Trikke, you will be using the same muscles | | | | it (the Trikke) can be ideal." |
| required to balance on your surfboard, only with | | | | Cross training with your Trikke scooter will allow |
| your Trikke scooter you will be doing it on the | | | | you to stay in shape while having fun even when |
| more easily accessible surface: your neighborhood | | | | you can't run, surf, ski, rollerblade or ride a bike. |
| pavement. The Trikke offers the same workout | | | | |