Toboggan
A toboggan , also known as toboggan for short , is a piece of winter sports equipment for tobogganing that consists of two runners and a frame .
It is used to slide down a slope or a toboggan run after it has been pulled into a higher position by muscle power or with the help of a lift . Since toboggans need less snow than skis , they are also widespread in areas with less snowfall.
The toboggan was developed as a recreational device from the pulling sledge for transporting hay and wood - the modern sports device is the luge . A luge is ridden lying down, while a touring luge is ridden while sitting.
A toboggan is traditionally made of ash or beech wood with iron-clad runners, although newer ones are also made of plastics . It usually offers space for 1–2 people and has a cord that can be pulled over flat stretches. In contrast to the Davos sledge, the toboggan has inclined iron-shod runners. The runners of the Davos sledge lie flat on the ground, while those of the toboggan only rest on one edge. The runners of the toboggan are slightly arched in the longitudinal direction, in combination with the sliding construction of the toboggan this enables the driver to do this only by shifting weight and footwork on the toboggan (press the soles of the feet against the front arch of the frame: press right for left curve and press left for right curve) to control this; the driver of a Davos sledge, on the other hand, has to press his feet against the ground in order to navigate the sled (press left for left curve and right for right curve). The toboggan is also much faster than the Davos sledge.
Web links
See also
- Skeleton , Schibob
- As an alternative to tobogganing, there have also been air-cushion sleds (airboards) since 2001 .