Ice Biking, your new winter sport?
In need of some winter training but sick of indoor riding? Roads to icy to ride, but don’t know how to skate? Well, fear not, the city of Calgary in Canada has just launched “Ice Biking”.
What is ice biking you ask? Ice bikes are bikes which have had the front wheel replaced by an ice skate, the rear wheel surrounded by more skates and all built onto a wide surrounding body to ensure stability. The idea is simple, pedal the bike as per normal and enjoy all the fun of ice skating even if your not an avid skater.
Having been inspired by ice bikes in Switzerland, the City of Calgary set about bringing ice biking to Canada and now have a fleet of ten bikes for hire.
While not quite a city bike scheme, the City of Calgary has set up a hire scheme for the bikes and a 1.5km track to cycle / skate around. For CAN$12 you can Ice Bike for 30mins or CAN$20 will get you 60mins.
For more information visit Calgary.ca
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