Rollerblade inventor rolls out SkyRower and SkyBike The Minnesota man who invented rollerblades just rolled out a new invention. He let people take a test ride Saturday on the SkyRide. See the video… The man responsible for Rollerblades is taking his latest invention to the sky. CNN’s Brooke Baldwin reports. See the video… St. Louis Park native Scott Olson might be onto the latest trend in exercise and fitness. Olson, who brought the world Rollerbade in-line skates nearly 20 years ago, has now introduced SkyRide, an elevated monorail rowing and biking machine. The rider can pedal or row the capsule at his or her own speed. Read more and watch the video… Scott Olson, the inventor of Rollerblades, is proposing a human-powered transport system for the country’s major tourist areas and, perhaps, Abu Dhabi’s clean-technology hub Masdar City. Read more… Why can’t getting around be as safe and comfortable as sitting in a car, and yet be something of a workout too? Scott Olson, the athletic Minnesota inventor of Rollerblades and the Rowbike, has come up with yet another way to do just that, and his company has a presence at the internationally attended World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi this week to promote the idea and help ween the UAE off fossil fuels with his SkyRide Technology. Read more… To find Scott Olson these days, you have to go out to the middle of nowhere. Forty miles west of Minneapolis in Waconia, one dirt road leads to another. At the end is a grove of trees and a nearly hidden but imposing metal gate that requires a pass code for entry. The gate yawns dramatically, revealing another dirt road canopied by trees. Read more and watch the video… Three decades after Scott Olson invented Rollerblades, he’s offering up his vision for the future of fitness, including the SkyRide: an elevated monorail rowing and biking machine. Thirty years ago, Scott Olson saw the future of fitness on wheels. Now, the inventor of the Rollerblade in-line skate sees fitness taking flight. Read more and watch the video… ABU DHABI // The inventor of Rollerblades is proposing a human-powered transportation system for the country’s major tourist hubs and eventually in the clean-technology hub Masdar City. Read more…
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