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Kickbike Worldwide
Links to Kickbike Worldwide distributors
Kickbike America
US Kickbike Distributor
Coast to Coast - on a Kickbike
Sue Widemark's article covering Jim Delzer's record setting kickbike journey from Long Beach, Washington to Long Beach, New York
Unusual Human Powered Vehicles
R.C. Gilmore's exhaustive and wonderful HPV links webpage
Kickbike City Cruiser Review
UK newspaper review - "excellent aerobic buttock trimmer"
Kickbikes for Cross-training
Article on runner Matt Carpenter and Kickbike workouts
Kickbike Teams Success
Kickbike team competes against mountain bikes
Yahoo! Groups : KickbikeUSA
The absolute greatest Kickbiking discussion group online!
Yahoo! Groups : kickbiking
Yahoo discussion group for generic kick bikes, scooters, and Trikkes
Mt. Diablo Challenge
Gary Kanuch climbed Mt. Diablo during the 2001 Mountain Challenge Race
Kickbike Safari -96
Kickbike Safari from Helsinki, Finland to Venice, Italy
Eastern Alps Kickbiking
Kickbiking tour of the Eastern Alps - 1998
Olympic Kickbike Journey
4,000 km on a Kickbike from the Netherlands to Athens
Subaru Primal Quest
Lake Tahoe Subaru Primal Quest with Kickbikes instead of bicycles
Kickbike World Record
Dan Nielsen kickbiked across the US in 21 days, 9 hours, 57 minutes (2,378 miles)
Recherche Google: racing scooter
Earliest Kickbike post (1993)
Kickbike X-Country Challenge 2002
Great photo album from the 2002 X-Country Challenge. The website is in Finish, but the pictures translate in any language.
Kicking Style
Excellent animation on the Finish site showing one effective kicking style.
Q&A
Very useful Q&A with the Kickbike gurus on kicking style, what shoes to use, and cross-training.
Vietnam Kickbike Tour
Rudy van Bork's travelogue documenting his attempt to kickbike Vietnam
Homemade kickbike
Guy Bouchard (Quebec) posted a description and photo of his homemade kickbike on his website.
Kickbiking for Fun & Fitness
FunFitness website (Australia) features an informative article on the benefits of incorporating kickbiking into your exercise program.
KANcycling
Don Todt's site covering cycling in Japan - includes a number of cycling routes, helpful information, and useful links.
TokyoCycling.Com
Good resource if you're interested in mountain biking in the Japan's Kanto region.
Damon Rinard's Bicycle Tech Site
Fantastic source of information on frames, testing, aerodynamics, and even a home made carbon fiber frame construction "how-to".
Japanese Bicycle History Research Club
Lots of old photos, drawings, and a long article covering bicycles in Japan
IKSA- International Kicksled and Scooter Association
The world organization for scooter, kicksled, and kickbike sports.
Kickbiking PodCast
PodCasts and downloadable MP3 files featuring interviews with some of the key Kickbiking movers and shakers worldwide

We were out near Narita Airport last weekend to visit some friends, and on the way back to our home they drove us through the Inba marsh area. We stopped to see a huge rice paddy that's become the annual winter home to over 700 swans.

The local farmers started feeding the swans, just three at the time, about 14 years ago, and every year more and more swans visit the area. A lot of people in the area volunteer their time to manage the sightseer traffic, feed the swans, and explain the whole thing to visitors.

The views in the area are fantastic, including both Mount Tsukuba and Mount Fuji on very clear days, and some pretty dramatic sunsets.

There's a long cycling road through the area that starts close to Toride and connects with other cycling paths at one point or another. There is also a traditional Dutch windmill complete with an annual tulip festival. Go in one direction and you can travel all the way out to Narita. Follow the trails in another direction and you end up connecting with the Hanamigawa trail back over to Tokyo Bay.

The cycling road is perfect for kickbiking as well as cycling and inline skating. The Tokyo Inline Skating Guide (English) lists several skating adventures they've taken in the area along with some great photos.

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~inline/m-inba03.htm (English)

http://tokyoilsguide.hp.infoseek.co.jp/inba03.htm (English)

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~inline/m-inba07.htm (English)

http://www2u.biglobe.ne.jp/~inline/m-inba08.htm (English)