Mountain ski-bike
12-11-08, 12:11 AM
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Mountain ski-bike
Anybody else see this? It's a bunch of MTBs retrofitted with skis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4VwaD7rd4
It's called a Ktrak.
EDIT: Ok yeah, it's been on the forums before. Anyway it's cool!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP4VwaD7rd4
It's called a Ktrak.
EDIT: Ok yeah, it's been on the forums before. Anyway it's cool!
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12-11-08, 12:53 AM
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Landings jumps looks tough...
12-11-08, 10:39 AM
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that looks awesome. I'm not sure if it was the same company's equipment, but there was a feature in the on-flight Southwest Airlines magazine about the same thing.
Uphill is sure to be a gut wrenching experience, but why not? If you're not at a ski-resort, there are still plenty of groomed mountain roads out west.
Creative and cool.
Uphill is sure to be a gut wrenching experience, but why not? If you're not at a ski-resort, there are still plenty of groomed mountain roads out west.
Creative and cool.
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ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz . . . .
Winter X-Bike looks much more fun:
I have all the pieces assembled for my 'home-brew' version; just got to get busy in the shop fabbing the ski mounts.
Winter X-Bike looks much more fun:
I have all the pieces assembled for my 'home-brew' version; just got to get busy in the shop fabbing the ski mounts.
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12-11-08, 12:31 PM
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Nice that Mt.Hood allows them on trail.
The X-track (the treaded snowbike) actually probably safer than skiing for most people (at least out west in powder). You'd have a hard time getting a twisting injury on your leg, and I seriously doubt you'd be able to go fast enough to really be in danger from hurting yourself on a tree. I doubt even more you'd feel safe enough to go really fast.
East coast is another matter. You would have to be suicidal to try that on blue hill (in Boston) or any of the other ice mountain type resorts out there.
The X-track (the treaded snowbike) actually probably safer than skiing for most people (at least out west in powder). You'd have a hard time getting a twisting injury on your leg, and I seriously doubt you'd be able to go fast enough to really be in danger from hurting yourself on a tree. I doubt even more you'd feel safe enough to go really fast.
East coast is another matter. You would have to be suicidal to try that on blue hill (in Boston) or any of the other ice mountain type resorts out there.
12-11-08, 12:55 PM
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To the east's credit, people out west don't appreciate that conditions on the east coast can be pretty good, they just often aren't.
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Where are the brakes? 
