Rare Breed: Meet Four-Wheel Rollerskis

Rare Breed: Meet Four-Wheel Rollerskis

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Modern rollerskis come in such a vast variety of length, platform material, wheel sizes & intended use, that it would be easier to say what do they all actually have in common: two wheels attached to a frame. True? Well, not quite. There is a very rare breed called “four wheel rollerskis” - a longer platform with four wheels arranged (mostly) in a single line. In different times different manufacturers were or still are producing these exotic marvels. The reasoning behind complex and expensive creature is as follow: longer frame of four-wheeler mimics the feel of long skis better and provides what the Germans aptly call Geradeauslauf-Führung  ( directional stability) Here they are. Rolec, Switzerland Rolec's website lists Björn Daehlie Nathalie Santer, Giachem Guidon and other titans of the past…
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