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Off Topic => General (OT) => Topic started by: M I K E on December 03, 2010, 12:44:46 PM

Title: Ski bikes
Post by: M I K E on December 03, 2010, 12:44:46 PM
I think ill make a "Ski bike"

http://www.instructables.com/id/Ski-Bike/#step1   <--- Like that :)

Has any of you never done one? What do you think? Does it work?
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: zokian on December 03, 2010, 01:08:49 PM
lol.. this is a funny idea.. if you do end up doing this get a picture and if possible a video of it in action..

Check youtube to see if it works
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: M I K E on December 03, 2010, 01:13:21 PM
Quote from: zokian on December 03, 2010, 01:08:49 PM
lol.. this is a funny idea.. if you do end up doing this get a picture and if possible a video of it in action..

Check youtube to see if it works

Thank you :D

I think ill post some pictures if i start the project..
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Dug on December 03, 2010, 05:04:29 PM
I will be following up on this :] We don't have snow in Egypt so yea lol
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: M I K E on December 03, 2010, 05:30:23 PM
Quote from: dug on December 03, 2010, 05:04:29 PM
I will be following up on this :] We don't have snow in Egypt so yea lol

Thankss :P

I got the frame done now, next i got to put the skies and some other things :)
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Yoho on December 04, 2010, 04:50:22 AM
We had about 7" of snow in England. :)
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Dug on December 04, 2010, 06:46:16 AM
I don't even have a 0.1'' of snow :[ so lucky you indeed.
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Sad Panda on December 06, 2010, 05:07:56 PM
I got about 4" on Friday and another 6" on Saturday. We have about 5" left since most of it melted.
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Yoho on December 09, 2010, 09:38:19 AM
Found this.

(http://thereifixedit.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/90958895-1832-4d7f-87ca-bd094ee9a4cf.jpg)
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Dug on December 09, 2010, 11:13:40 AM
Nice picture thou i would love it if it had a custom built engine on-board  i mean imagine going down the hill at 10mph...
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: M I K E on December 09, 2010, 03:42:59 PM
Quote from: dug on December 09, 2010, 11:13:40 AM
Nice picture thou i would love it if it had a custom built engine on-board  i mean imagine going down the hill at 10mph...

Actually it goes faster than normal skis..
Title: Re: Ski bikes
Post by: Sad Panda on December 09, 2010, 04:01:58 PM
It's probably because you can get more weight on the front end than with skis. Also, the added weight of the overall bike.