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Xraycer: The Summer Sled

MaxMillion

Xraycer

Xraycer is the ultimate mountain wheeler for adults and the lightest, most intuitive and portable summer sled ever created. The Xraycer is built as a toy for adults based on the idea of driving downhill without restrictions, bringing an extra element of fun to a beautiful mountain hike.

Design Team

Xraycer Team

The design has been optimized to match most user requirements based on the ergonomic knowledge collected from winter sleds combined with established skateboard and snowboard technology. Inventing a safe and joyful ride was our main intention.

Building all kinds of ridable prototypes over the past 2 years brought us to the final design. On-road testing helped us design a high performing that can withstand up to 220 pounds. We started out prototyping with a paper chassis and reinforced the parts with Fiberglass to strengthen the chassis. Wooden prototype structures led us to investigating building the Xraycer from carbon fiber often used in aircrafts, but finally we decided to build the chassis in rotational molded HDPE; the material is light, affordable and durable.

Intuitive steering through weight shifting makes the Xraycer a unique and easy ride. Safe brakes are activated by the center brake handlebar bringing you to a smooth stop. While most sleds only work in snowy winters and end up sleeping in basements most times of the year, we decided it's time for a change. Existing forest roads, closed roads or any other hill can be used for this new type of fun sport—the sky is the limit.

We are currently seeking funding for production of the Xraycer through Kickstarter; visit our project campaign and support us here.

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Carlos Jimenez

3 years ago

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I want to buy one where can I go to by one

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  Dear Carlos, currently we are looking for a manufacturing company. visit www.xraycer.com from time to time. best regards max Kolb
  
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george sewell

3 years ago

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slightly strange , i mountain bike allot (allso a mountain bike guide when not being a designer) and i kite land board.
the main thing i see as a problem is on most hikes you are on footpaths whitch in the uk atleast i doupt you would be allowed to use this , only on bridle ways like a bike or mountain board... allso most tracks would be just to rough to make any progress with little wheels like that and no form of propulsion other than gravity. so you could onely use it in fairly specific places like forest gravel roads where you would probably be able to go much fster that that kind of brake would cope with so may be a tad exiting ... just seems a bit of trange concept . ah well kinda new atleast and looks nice.

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  Dear George,
  The Xraycer is mainly designed for forest roads that are used in winter for tobogganing. we have hundreds of them here in germany that nobody uses.
  Well, what else can i tell you,...the concept works perfect...thanks for your compliments.
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