Men's Journal

The "Trusty" Steed Photo credit: slidescooter.com

By Martin Mulkeen

Got a scooter and an unquenchable thirst to risk your neck careening through the snow? Just replace its front wheel with a short snowboard, the back wheel with a low-pressure studded tire, and - voila! - your sensible urban transport is now a 35-hp snow beast. Braking requires dragging feet and sometimes crashing, but why slow down? Packages ranging from basic to race-worthy are available from RiminiMoto (from $650; slidescooters.com). And when the snow melts, simply pop the tire on again and your sissified hog will be back in action.

Check out a video of Slidescooter in action:

(Warning: this video includes incongruous, whiny male singing.)

This article originally appeared in the April 2009 issue of Men’s Journal.

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