BRAKE:

Before you with the Skibiking begin should you the following points to consider.

Do control your material:

all screws pull tight
for ski control
foot ski and binding control
waxes your skis
put on the correct winter clothing
do not forget ski eyeglasses and sun glasses
Suncrem use

A warming up:

make your exercises around the entire body to warm up
you make the exercises with buckled foot skis
you do run into all possible directions toward the foot ski, thus get you a good equilibrium

Start – brake

The most important are each time
to be remained and control over the Skibike.

There are three brake - methods:

A) in sitting on the Skibob the foot skis nearly perpendicularly to place and with
the end of the foot skis on the snow press down
(only for an emergency)

B) from the Skibike easily to rise and with the foot ski a snow flight make.
Strongly with the internal edge the foot ski on the snow press down
(only for beginners at the beginning of instruction)

C) swing down with the entire Skibob and foot skis. If you want to brake to the left,
press the left hip with the Skibobseat, as well as, at the same time you press the
steering to the slope the left edge of the Skibobskis as well as the left edges the foot
skis on the snow. You press with the valley foot ski a little more strongly than with the
mountain foot ski. The torso always over the Snowbike central.

These methods should exercise you on a flat slops with a small speed.

A lot of fun!

The fall:

Before you try to use your skibob try falling off it on the slope. This is an important step, learning what to do in case of a fall.

There are two methods of falling off a skibob without injury:


I) Don`t let go of your skibob. Hold on to the handlebars and press your thighs against
the seat. This willl help you to stop quickly.

II) If you loose your grip on the handelbars during the fall it is possible that you will also
get your legs entangled in the skibob. In this case try to thow the skibob away from
yourself.

Changing direction:

Ski left at a controlled speed. Swing to the left
(using the technique from Lecture 1 on how to stop the bike)
Do not try to stop the skibike, but slide along in the same direction
Concentrate on the left hip, the foot skis, the thighs and keeping your weight cantered.

Repeat the same exercise to the right.

When you can change from one direction to the other at will try to turn
one way and then the other without stopping.

Try skiing to the left. Try not to stay in the slide movement for more than 1-2 seconds.
Then try to transfer your weight to the foot skis.

Try lifting your hips 1-2 cm above the seat. In this way you will find it easier to
turn your skibob in a different direction.

When you have finished the turn press your weight down into the seat again.

At each turn make sure that your hip is turned to the upper slope.
Put pressure onto the downhill ski-the inner side, this helps you to keep your
balance and gives you safety.

Once you have mastered these exercises ski down to the valley
without stopping using the method you have just learned.

This method allows you to ski on any slope in safety.

The skibiking:

Skibiking that is the next simple skibob lesson. This lesson should be accomplished on a flat slop.

Try ski to the left:


Left hip easily to the slope press
bend the steering easily to the left
the body weight is full on the skibob
press with the hands on the steering
thighs is in the proximity of the seat
the foot ski are parallel to the skibob and slide on the snow
you sit central over the skibike.

Depending upon desire for about 5 to 10 meters, you try the skibob easily too
relieve(put a little more weight on the foot ski and fewer weights on the seat),
afterwards you change the direction to the right, the right hip easily to the slope press

bend the steering easily to the right
the body weight is central over the skibob
press with the hands on the steering
for thighs are in the proximity of the seat
the foot ski are parallel to the skibob and slide on the snow
you sit central over the Skibike.

CARVING:

Carving is a technic which let you feel the complete freedom of snow and it is the further
developement of lection number 4 skibob riding.

In order to accomplish this technic successfully you need slightly increased speed.

Ride straight ahead in order to achieve the appropriate speed, but do not
forget: always stay in control of the skibob and your speed.

Make a bow to the left: bend your left hip with the skibob seat to the side of the mountain
bend the handlebar to the left side of the mountain
the upper body is in a central position over the snowbike
press your hands onto the handlebar so that the pressure, which is produced with your hands
and bottom, holds the balance of the skibob
the thighs are near the seat
dthe foot skis do not have to touch the snow. If you are able to carve without the need that the footskis are touching the snow i am really proud of you. Because this means that you have already achieved good riding skills.

Carving means nearly touching the ground with the handlebar and nearly touching the chest with the knee on the mountain side. Carving is a particular ride solely on the edges in both directions. You can choose various radiuses. The smaller the radius, the quicker you have to change the riding direction. When you can control the carving technic you will be able to cross the mounten in a 90 degree corner.

In most cases, a good skibob rider, achieves a lift by changing the direction.

Jumping:

To handle jumps gives you unforgetful pleasures like carving. Jumping possibilities, as well as length and heights are different with every single jump. But every jump has something in common - Skibob rider and the skibob itself have to be in unity.

Jumping methods:


I) Sitting on the skibob, foot skis on the snow:

It means that the rider and the skibob are boosting up into the air together.

II) To stay on the foot ski:

This means that the rider jumps up with the help of the legs simultaniously draging along the skibob with the hands, in order to achieve contact with bottom - thighs and seat.

III) To stay on the foot back with the foot skis:

At the point of jumping up into the air the foot ski stays on the foot back.
On the verge of jumping you have to press both legs onto the footback and
pull up the skibob with your hands.