From the childhood moment when a cop told us kids to take our skateboards and ?play on the grass?, I have wondered just what kind of skateboard could ever actually do that. There have been big-wheeled answers over the years, but none so gloriously ridiculous as Bryson Lovett?s Vertrax Skateboard concept.
At its heart, the Vertrax is a two-wheeled platform on which it looks almost impossible to balance. It?s like trying to stand on on single in-line skate, only with both feet. From there, things go downhill fast (presumably literally). A tank-style track loops around the wheels. This is meant to make traveling over rough terrain a little easier, but would do little more than get jammed with twigs and grass within seconds.
There are other oddities, too: Why put a tiny wheel-on-a-stick between board and track to stop the mechanism from jamming when a big rollerblade-wheel would be better and tougher? Still, we like the product-pitch for this powered skateboard. Lovett bills it as ?not awkward or dorky-looking [like a] Segway.? So true.
Vertrax Skateboard [Coroflot via Oh Gizmo!]
See Also:
Folding Skateboard Concept Looks Ready to Break
Rocket Board: The Propellor-Powered Skateboard
Gas-Powered Skates Seized By European Customs
Double Jeopardy: Home Made Powerskates
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