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KICKBIKE WORLDWIDE OY
Mikkolantie 1 A
FI – 00640 HELSINKI
Tel. +358 (0)9 388 3013
www.kickbike.fi
Kicking ABC
Kicking ABC
Although it is easy to ride a Kickbike, it is worthwhile keeping certain basic
guidelines in mind when taking your first kicks. Correct technique saves energy
and enables you to achieve your best possible speed.
Take long kicks, let it roll. On flat terrain long kicks are more efficient than short
fast ones. Concentrate on free and easy kicks and keep your weight on the
standing foot. Don't lean on your kicking leg or your hands. Keep your standing
leg straight between kicks.
Changing Legs
In order to prevent kicking from becoming monotonous and your muscles from
getting fatigued early, learn to change the kicking leg frequently. Changing leg is
the only new thing to learn if you already know how to ride an ordinary bike.
1. Start with standing with your right foot on the footboard.
2. Turn your right foot aside keeping your weight on the heel.
3. Step with the toes of your left foot to the released space.
4. Raise your right foot from the footboard.
5. Turn your whole left foot onto the footboard.
When you are ready to change again, do the same steps the other way around.
Practice changing your leg so that you don't have to look at your feet all the time
in the traffic.
A suitable change frequency is about 5 kicks per foot. A simple guideline is:
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Hard effort -> more frequent change
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Less effort -> less frequent change
Relax. Enjoy Kickbiking. Don't try to force yourself into a certain style or speed.
You can balance like on an ordinary bike. The feeling is only a little different,
because you don't have a saddle.
