Body blading

Body blading (also known as buggy rollin') is an extreme sport that involves descending down a slope while wearing a flexible aerodynamic plastic roller suit that has wheels on the feet, knees, torso, and arms. This suit was created by Jean-Yves Blondeau, and he is one of the premier^{[clarification needed]} body bladers. Body blading is similar to roller blading, and in fact a body blader often starts out using the rollers on their feet in the same fashion as roller blades in order to gain initial speed, but then the rider generally assumes a position lying on the stomach facing down the hill. A body blader is capable of reaching very high^{[clarification needed]} speeds. Maneuverability is achieved by moving the body into various positions to change direction.

References

External links

• Official website
• Jean-Yves Blondeau at YouTube
• Article and discussion on Gizmodo.com - Buggy Rollin': Brain Damage on the Go! [1]
• VIDEO: Body Blading Suit vs. 600cc Motorcycle - Close Race on Techeblog.com: [2]

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