Winter Cycling - Cycling in Antartica (BBC article)

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paul2432
01-04-12, 11:05 AM
Interesting read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16345232

Paul

alan s
01-04-12, 01:36 PM
Not sure why you'd post this in the Winter Cycling forum . . . it's summer there.:D
sauze
01-04-12, 03:00 PM
just read the article, very neat, makes me want to give the north pole a try ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/magazine/12/polar_bike/img/polar_bike624x370.jpg

2_i
01-04-12, 03:35 PM
I wonder about the exposed low-hanging RD. Slipping within some ice rubble can easily kill the cage and then how to fix it given restrictions on hand exposure under such conditions? I thought one could come up with a less vulnerable transmission.
paul2432
01-05-12, 12:06 PM
I just learned that this bike is nothing new. According to Simon Rakower on the Icebike e-mail list, this bike has been around for 20 years.

Paul
2_i
01-05-12, 12:32 PM
You can buy it (http://www.fortunehanebrink.com/specs/sales2/) for 3K.
New to the Road
01-06-12, 12:35 AM
i've done some research on riding to the south pole, and to me it seems like this bike would be the last thing you want. a pugsley or moonlander would be much better
erig007
10-18-12, 05:38 PM
Interesting read.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16345232

Paul


she stole my idea :D
:giver:

Something is missing on the bike..

Where is the mount for a ulock in case polar bears try to steal her bike?