A Bicycle on Skates Can Easily Handle Frozen Roads, Lakes, and Rivers

Taking your bicycle out for a spin on days when the roads are a small pie-eyed is a risky venture . But when wintertime ’s icy glaze finally covers the res publica , your equitation days are over . Or are they ? Not when yourbike has its own ice skate .

Developed in Buffalo , New York , home of some of the country ’s regretful wintertime weather , the frappe bike exchange the front tire with a dirigible alloy skate , while four extra steel underneath an committed base assistance keep the bicycle upright and balanced on slippy terrain .

The ice bike is rally like any other wheel using a pair of pedals which spin the back tire that ’s covered in tiny metal macho-man for added traction . But is being able-bodied to ride a bike all - class long worth $ 2,500 to you ? It ’s an impossible sell to anyone living in warmer climates , but those of us who find ourselves stuck indoors during the winter calendar month because of the ice and coke will relish any opportunity to get outdoors again . [ Hammacher Schlemmer ]

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