Roller buggy
Roller Buggy is a pushchair with a pedal function that can be expanded into a scooter or longboard . By integrating a stand board, the buggy can be used like a kick scooter and controlled by shifting weight.
Technical details
A roller buggy is a skateboard- oriented, muscle-powered vehicle . The multifunctional stroller is made of aluminum and plastic and includes a chassis with a running board and an insertable, adaptable child seat. At the push of a button, the footboard can be folded out and extended to the length of a longboard. The wheels also follow the principle of the skateboard and enable the driver to steer the scooter buggy by shifting weight. The buggy is also equipped with a hydraulic brake, which can be operated by a lever on the handle. It can be folded flat for transport or storage. A scooter buggy weighs approximately 20 kg, is 90 cm long, 60 cm wide and 90 cm high.
history
The idea for the scooter buggy goes back to the Vienna- based product designer Valentin Vodev . With the development of the scooter buggy, he wanted to create an environmentally friendly alternative to the car and offer parents an opportunity to be active in sports even with their children. After testing different models and doing a market analysis, he created a 3D model and a prototype was built. The first multifunctional buggy with pedal function was completed in 2005 under the product name "Roller Buggy".
In 2007, Vodev's Roller Buggy won the bronze award at the 11th International Bicycle Design Competition in Taipei , Taiwan and was a Well Tech Award finalist at the Salone del Mobile 2011 in Milan.
On October 27, 2010 the scooter buggy was published as picture of the day in the British newspaper "The Telegraph".
Furthermore, the stroller manufacturer Quinny began to be interested in the idea in 2012 and commissioned a Dutch design studio with the experimental development of a stroller with a pedal function.
Application and security
Roller buggies can mainly be used in areas with little traffic or in parklands. The child seat is suitable for passengers from 18 months to four years who are secured with a seatbelt. Nevertheless, speeds of max. 15 km / h must never be exceeded.
Legally, in Austria you are in a gray area on most lanes and most sidewalks.
The wide front track allows a certain amount of cornering even when braking.
Pushing a 3-wheeled stroller (stroller with fixed or sprung straight steered front wheel) with inline skates is a similar form of transport.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Raser", Luna Magazin, Luna Media Cologne, Issue No. 10, 2007, p. 24, ISSN 1860-3696
- ^ "Austrian Design", Blueprint. The Magazine for leading Architects and Designers, Wilmington Media, No. 249, 2006, p. 81, ISSN 0268-4926
- ^ Daily Mail: For the mummy in a hurry: The pram that transforms into a scooter , December 29, 2010.
- ↑ Catherine Osborne: "Scoot'n Stroll", Azure, Toronto, Azure Publishing, October 2007, p. 46, ISSN 0829-982X
- ↑ Daren Quick: Roller Buggy - the baby stroller / scooter hybrid for kids on the fast track , from May 19, 2010.
- ↑ The Telegraph: Picture of the day: October 27, 2010 , October 27, 2010.
- ↑ The sun: Scooter pram for mums in a hurry , from December 30, 2010
- ↑ Laura Sweet: It's a Scooter! It's a stroller! It's the roller buggy! , dated May 21, 2010.
- ↑ 11th international bicycle design competition award, 3rd prize 2006. Accessed August 3, 2015.
- ^ Well Tech Award 2011
- ^ The Telegraph: Picture of the day: October 27, 2010
- ^ Greg Allen: The Longboard Stroller, AKA The Quinny Jett Concept Daddytypes , June 1, 2013.
- ↑ Catherine Osborne: "Scoot'n Stroll", Azure, Toronto, Azure Publishing, October 2007, p. 46, ISSN 0829-982X