This
looks just awesome.
The HangBoard·
is the snow sport revolution! The HangBoard· (PATENTS
PENDING CANADA, U.S. & FOREIGN) combines the three
well established sports of snowboarding, hang gliding
and mountain biking. With other snow sports, the rider's
perspective is vertical. HangBoarding brings a horizontal
perspective to the slopes. Absolutely nothing compares
to the feeling of "flying" head
first over the snow while suspended only a foot in the
air!.
HangBoards are the perfect cross trainer for skiing and
snowboarding. Each of these develop the lower part of
the body, while HangBoarding develops the upper body.
By adding HangBoarding to your winter sports regimen,
you get more complete body conditioning.
Credtis: hangboard.ca
A HangBoard
is a device used in the snow sport of hangboarding.
It bolts to a
standard snowboard in place of bindings, and the pilot
· wearing a harness · hangs from a T-shaped
bar. Arms push against handlebars in the front, and feet
clamp into rudders at the back. Most control occurs by
weight shifting, but pilots can also achieve directional
control by using the foot rudders. Applied simultaneously,
the rudders function as brakes. The HangBoard frame is
made of aircraft aluminum, weighs less than 11 kg without
the snowboard, and measures 160 cm long, 32 cm high when
folded up, and 47 cm wide.
HangBoard pilots ride the ski lifts and descend the mountains
like skiers and snowboarders. When loading onto a ski
lift, the chair catches the upper part of the HangBoard,
which then rests on the seat beside the pilot. A tether
ensures the board cannot escape the lift. When departing
the lift, the pilot holds onto the HangBoard's upper frame.
HangBoard development began in 2001, invented by Canadian
Don Arney. Others involved in the development process
were Canadian designer Peter Brooke and American designer
Charles Buchwald, and Canadian snowboard and mountain
biking champion Everest MacDonald... |
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