Convert your skateboard for use on ice, and make your own ice skateboard! This breif cartoon tutorial shows how you can build ice skates to put in place of the wheels on a skateboard.
Overall, not very many parts are needed to complete it and try out your skateboard on ice!
For avid cyclers out there feeling the blues during the winter, check out this product called the 4dsnowbike kit.
The 4dsnowbike kit attaches snow blades to the front and the back of a bike, making it able to go on snow. The back attachment leaves a space for the rear tire to touch the ground, so you can still use your pedals.
Is it hard to ride?
4dsnowbike says the following on their website, 4dsnowbike.com
"The 4dsnowbike does not take experience to ride, we have found it to be easier to ride than a standard bike. It’s almost like training wheels were put back on your bike!! We wont say it’s un-crashable, but you about have to be missing both arms not to be able to hang on for a ride! It is truly amazing on landings! With so much edge you have a great deal of grab time before the bike will go over on you."
Installing the 4dsnowbike kit
Video below shows how to install the 4dsnowbike kit.
Video of the 4dsnowbike in action
Where can you buy one
If you are interested in purchasing a 4dsnowbike kite you can purchase one at their website 4dsnowbike.com
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If you are more of a do-it-yourself kind of person, and would rather build your own snowskate, instead of forking out the cash for a brand new snowskate, here is a step-by-step tutorial that shows you what you'll need and how to build it.
If you have an old skateboard and can find a way to get an old or broken snowblade from somewhere, you're only a few parts and a short time away from having your own homemade snowskate.
Check out how to build your own snowskate.
So you have now seen two different kinds of snowskates. One that has four rails on the the bottom in place of where the wheels would be, and one that is a board with grooves on the bottom. Both those kinds of boards are called snowskates. The Burton Junkyard is often still called a snowskate, but it is actually a snowdeck.
The Burton Junkyard snowdeck is a traditional skateboard deck with a small ski attached underneath it. Do tricks on it like you would on a skateboard, and use it like you would a skateboard. Snowskates and snowdecks aren't meant to be treated like a snowboard. Hit rails with them, go off ramps, use them at snow parks, and have fun!
Fuse makes what they call a 4x4 kit. The kit includes four plastic rails specifically designed for the snow. To install, all you have to do is simply take your skateboard, take off the wheels, attach the runners, and whamo, you now have a snowskate.
The 4x4 kit comes with four rails that will fit any standard skate truck. Each rail has a built in adjustable spring system. It transforms any skateboard into a a sweet snow-skating snowskate.
Price: $79.95
Here's a pretty awesome video of it...
