Ski-Bike (New Video)

[Motopecane]

Not too long ago my friend sent me a link on face book about this bike kit you could buy to make your bike really snow worthy. What it did was replaced your front wheel with a ski and then had a bolt on apparatus for the back that turned it into a caterpillar belt typed thing much like a snowmobile. Now that is cool and everything but it was around $800.00. I thought to myself, I have this walmart full suspension bike and a set of old skis. And of course I have lots of random bike parts so I decided to make my own. I will save you the trouble of explaining everything and just give you the pictures. If you want to know anything about it feel free to ask. I am thinking about adding a rear hitch to tow a sled!

 

[Graylock]

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Looks cool sitting there :wink:

Graylock

 

[KJV]

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thats cool. the only problem i have riding in snow
is turning. how do the skis handle ?

 

[Motopecane]

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because the ski has two metal blades, one on each side it steers very well in snow and ice.

 

[skillsthebarber]

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"I want my 2 dollars"

 

[tartosuc]

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cool

i'Ve build several snowbikes over the years, one advise.:
add a bungee cord between the ends of your ski and the fork..it will keep it more stable and if you hit a bump the ski wont lift up on your face or dig too much into deep snow.

 

[X-RAY]

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i love ingenuity like this! great job! my son was showin me a bike on youtube with a snowplow on it. if you had the track, i think you could out do that guy. a local bar beside a pond has snowmobile races on the pond in the summer. how fast can your bike go?

 

[XC204]

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X-ray the bike snowplow guy is my buddy Dave Peterson we help him plow the bike path that we ride all winter to work here in the Fox Valley. This is the build and some photos I took of him plowing.
http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/pbar/organiza ... _Plow.html

 

[LarzBahrs]

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Awesome! Now if you can make it for two!

 

[Motopecane]

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"I want my 2 dollars"

I don't understand...

As far as how fast it goes...well it's how fat the rider can make it go. I want to gear it lower so I can take on hills or even put the indexed freewheel back together so I can shift :shock:

 

[Beau]

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Sweet car!

 

[kngtmat]

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:lol: I want my 2 dollors is from the movie Better Off Dead.

Nice, must be fun to have in the snow when you can't ride with two wheels.

 

[Motopecane]

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so my friend put together a video of our day sledding yesterday and you will get to see me use the bike down hill. It was pretty scary but awesome at the same time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSrhpmVZFn4

 

[aka_locojoe]

Good video. That does look scary. Wonder how it would be on a longer lesser incline hill.

 

[Ratfink1962]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Cool bike though... you gonna try to make a rear track?

 

[zach_oh_mi]

Dude thats freaking awesome.

 

[Motopecane]

thanks it's a blast whizzing by all of the people walking in the snow and right after I pass them I hear something like "dude check that out" or "whoa awesome".

I don't think I am going to tackle the task of making a track for the rear the studded tire works great. Maybe next year. haha...

 

[NBP MotorSporrts]

"I WANT MY TWO DOLLARS!!!"
That was a great movie

 

[Beau]

I have built a ski bike with two skis on it. On in front, one out back. I had springs to keep the skis level when I was in the air. It's a LOT of fun at the local sled hills.

 

[Motopecane]

I have built a ski bike with two skis on it. On in front, one out back. I had springs to keep the skis level when I was in the air. It's a LOT of fun at the local sled hills.

I have seen those and they looked like a lot of fun but my object here was to have a decent way to get around in the snow. Not even a little snow can stop an avid bike rider!