Skiing and sledding down a mountain? Amateur hour. Try rolling through on a wooden bike. Say hello to the Velogemel, a snow bike local to the Swiss town of Grindelwald. Named for the Swiss words for bike (“velo”) and sled (“gemel”), the mighty Velogemel allows you to ride down a slope while sitting upright, as if you were cycling. The wooden vehicle has been crafted exclusively in the small town for over 100 years. And despite the introduction of modern machinery, the simple and unique production principles still remain the same.

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    33 Comments

    1. I don't understand why this costs 590 CHF its really typical for swiss people to expect too high prices. No wonder lots of people here buy most stuff in Germany.

    2. with a production cost of maximum 50$, here we have another great big story about a "great invention" with at least 10x profit. Now i understand why you can sell a rock in box and other wonderful inventions on ebay. :))

    3. Looks like a good device but sitting on a thin slab of wood would cut your arse in half. A better seat wouldn't hurt in fact it would stop it from hurting. I would install a simple bicycle seat and save my arse.

    4. $592 FOR 11 pieces of wood is out of this world. How hard is it to cut and shape wood? Im gonna go build me one out of the scraps i got in my junk shed.

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