The lack of chains and gears means that Kickbikes are not only easy and natural to use, but are extremely reliable and very, very simple to maintain. The absence of greasy bits or bits which snag means that you do not have to protect your clothes or wear any special gear. You can comfortably ride a Kickbike in a suit or dress around town without fear of spoiling either. You can expect many years of good service from your Kickbike and basic spares are readily available from your local bike shop or from us.

Riding Kickbikes is one of the most effective ways to attain and keep cardiovascular fitness and general muscle tone - a very enjoyable way to keep your figure trim and get around at the same time. Riding Kickbikes uses a large range of muscle groups in the legs and buttocks, lower abdominals, arms and shoulders - even during light exercise. You will find, because the work is distributed over a large number of muscles, that although you feel invigorated by the exercise, you will rarely have any specific aches or strains, unlike cycling or running. There are also no saddle injuries! See the Sport & Fitness section for more information.

An increasing number of triathletes, cyclists and runners use Kickbikes as a central part of their high-level training as well as participating in footbiking as a sport in its own right. Kickbikes are the best, most flexible, low cost personal training machines available. High intensity training on Kickbikes results in excellent cardiovascular and aerobic fitness and generates muscle stamina in large groups of muscles. Because of the very low foot impact and flexible riding position, intensive workouts carry a very low risk of sports injury. Kicking utilises similar muscle groups in the legs and buttocks (calves, hamstrings and glutes) to those used in running; whilst the standing leg uses similar muscles to cycling (calves and quads). Legs are swapped every 3-6 kicks depending on the gradient. Lifting the legs forward during kicking works lower abdominals and because you can freely change position when riding, it keeps the lower back open and arms and shoulders in use all the time. It is dynamic muscle training of the best kind. Furthermore, you can fit quite intensive sessions into short periods of time to fit in with your existing training programmes or your busy working day.

For owners of Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes or other dogs which need to work to keep fit, pulling footbikes (scooters) in the absence of snow has become a fast-growing sport and recreation. The X-Country Kickbike is one of the best scooters for dog scootering with its wide high grip tyres, suspension forks and disc brake adapted to off-road use. See the section on Dog Scootering for information, pictures and links.