Free Sledding

1. malcreant
   February 2nd, 2008 at 8:34 am

   Yeah... That should be just about as popular and enduring as kneeboarding.

   "They" want you to believe that wakeboarding killed kneeboarding (too 80's-ish) but the truth is that knees aren't meant to be folded under the body to act as shock absorbers. At least mine weren't.

   Imagine jumping of a cliff and landing on your folded knees... ouch.

   OTOH, this probably open up huge woods and backcountry opportunities for paraplegics. (seriously)

2. artbot
   February 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 pm

   You are close, #1. But you have it the other way around. This is nothing more than people with healthy legs (presumably) adopting a technique/gear used by paraplegics for almost 30 years. I recall seeing things like this when I skied a lot back in the early 80s. Sometimes they would sit with legs extended, a la kayaking. Depends on the level of leg/hip use they have.

3. Tomull
   February 16th, 2009 at 1:21 pm

   I think you guys are both right. You can't absorb much of a landing with folded knees...certainly can't go as big as you could on a snowboard or skis. Don't let that complete your judgement. Sledding is one of the most fun things i've done in my life. It's a completely different concept compared to snowboard, but that doesn't mean it's not fun or that you have to choose one or the other. If you're gonna hit a jump on a sled, you just need a good, soft landing. Try it, then let me know what you think. My knees are fine.

4. snoweaters
   August 15th, 2009 at 9:31 pm

   ive been free sledding for quite awhile and to tell the truth my knees are fine the sleds have thick knee pads and as long as you dont land on a flat icy surface you'll be fine

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