Treen (old, no longer valid)

Product

Steerable inline skate

Description

Two front wheels in-line, two steerable wheels at the rear.

Rear brake.

Standard upper interface.

Common ILS wheels.

Key Features

Frame length 250 mm.

Design speed 14 km/h.

Sideways lean angle 0 to 45 degrees.

This inline skate represents a wholly new skate principle.

The skater is shaping freely his track. The enormous sideways lean angle of up to 45 degrees allows for an efficient acceleration.

The lean-steering mechanism produces a rectifying effect which is felt by the skater as if he or she stands stably upright.

The rectifying effect depends on the speed. Technically speaking, the steering mechanism has a built-in parameter that defines the speed at which full stability is attained. This speed is called 'design speed'. Most fun and ease of movement is experienced at a velocity near that speed.

Today, Treen has a design speed of 14 km/h (to be designed ad libitum). A mechanism with a higher design speed of about 30 (fitness, speed) or even 40 km/h (marathon) including the asymmetrically steering feature may be part of a future design project.

Asymmetric steering means that the outer leg performs a wider curve than the inner leg.

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