Many people credit a Mr. J. Stevens, an American, for the invention of the Skibob, as in 1892, he obtained a patent for an "Ice Velocopide" - a Bicycle with skis fitted in place of the wheels. However, this was only a patent, and did not result in the starting of a new sport.

The true origins of modern Skibobbing were in the late 1940's, when a German Engineer, Georg. Gfäller invented and obtained a patent for a "single track steerable sledge", and an Austrian Engineer, Engelbert Brenter invented and obtained a patent for a "Sit Ski". When both designs were combined, the result was a Skibob.

During the 1950's and 1960's, the sport grew in popularity, and the Skibob became a common method of winter transport for those living in the Austrian and Swiss Alps.

Skibikes went through many differnet designs and broke off into two categories....leisure bikes and racing bikes. In 1990 Dr Bernt Brenter developed the new wave of leisure bikes that were designed for comfort and had both front and rear active suspension.

The new Brenter Snowbike is pictured below. To see where you can hire these worldwide click here.

At the same time there were two other manufacturers producing racing skibike products.

These were Flachsmann . These bikes are designed for performance and durability for Skibike Racing

and Stalmach . Stalmach has also branched out into the Leisure Industry with a great selection of Snowbike products to suit all needs.