recursive
01-31-08, 05:47 PM
It kind of sucked. I thought it would be awesome. I saw some open water, and decided to call it quits.
That is all.
That is all.
Great Lakes - I rode on Lake Monona tonight.
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CastIron
01-31-08, 06:48 PM
If you HTFU you can just skip across the open water at high speed.
Psimet2001
01-31-08, 07:17 PM
He's got a point.
:D
:D
aham23
01-31-08, 07:38 PM
It kind of sucked. I thought it would be awesome. I saw some open water, and decided to call it quits.
That is all.
smarter then you look........................?
:D
later.
That is all.
smarter then you look........................?
:D
later.
Severian
01-31-08, 09:44 PM
Nah... the trick is to rip around monona bay around noon and scare the ice-fishermen. now THAT'S entertainment.
jbmadtown
02-01-08, 09:13 AM
Open water, wow- that's surprising. And scary.
I thought about pulling a sled of hot coffee and brandy to sell to the ice fisherman on Monona Bay. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of an exciting opportunity!
I thought about pulling a sled of hot coffee and brandy to sell to the ice fisherman on Monona Bay. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of an exciting opportunity!
recursive
02-01-08, 09:43 AM
Open water, wow- that's surprising. And scary.
I thought about pulling a sled of hot coffee and brandy to sell to the ice fisherman on Monona Bay. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of an exciting opportunity!
The ice seemed very solid almost everywhere, although with plenty of wheel grabbing rifts.
The open water I saw was near the yahara outlet, or whatever the name of that little channel across the isthmus. Anyway, the riding surface was much bumpier and crappier than I thought it would be, so I took the water as a sign. Maybe it would freeze smoother under different conditions.
I thought about pulling a sled of hot coffee and brandy to sell to the ice fisherman on Monona Bay. Here's your chance to get in on the ground floor of an exciting opportunity!
The ice seemed very solid almost everywhere, although with plenty of wheel grabbing rifts.
The open water I saw was near the yahara outlet, or whatever the name of that little channel across the isthmus. Anyway, the riding surface was much bumpier and crappier than I thought it would be, so I took the water as a sign. Maybe it would freeze smoother under different conditions.
Wiswell
02-01-08, 10:45 AM
The open water is partially caused by the fact the MGE dumps out its warm water into Lake Monona.
How about riding to Picnic Point and riding from there back to shore on Lake Mendota? The University Bay part of the left (west) of Picnic Point tends to be a bit smoother. And pretty solid.
What we need is a bike built like a snowmobile but with cranks to power the belt (good resistance training!). Maybe on the utility bike forum...
Go to this website to see what lakes are smooth:
www.iceboat.org
How about riding to Picnic Point and riding from there back to shore on Lake Mendota? The University Bay part of the left (west) of Picnic Point tends to be a bit smoother. And pretty solid.
What we need is a bike built like a snowmobile but with cranks to power the belt (good resistance training!). Maybe on the utility bike forum...
Go to this website to see what lakes are smooth:
www.iceboat.org
testtube
02-01-08, 11:00 AM
What we need is a bike built like a snowmobile but with cranks to power the belt (good resistance training!). Maybe on the utility bike forum...
or http://www.engadget.com/tag/Ktrak/
could be fun...
or http://www.engadget.com/tag/Ktrak/
could be fun...