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Title: Snow bike
Post by: Munnyella on January 18, 2013, 05:05 PM
Couldn't find the last thread, so here we go again..

Just getting dark now, so only had a quick go down our gentle sloping road, early signs look good, gonna break a limb in the morning!!!

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/vv320/munnyella/IMG_0167.jpg)

the bungy is to keep the front `skid' up if I get air!!!

I've put ribs on the bottoms of the decks to aid striaghty liney ness, which the last one didn't have. I'm hoping the front suspension forks absorb some of the bumps on the tufty hill near us!!


MM
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: ED209 on January 18, 2013, 05:13 PM
if you are going to hurt yourself why not hurt yourself doing something stupid  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Munnyella on January 18, 2013, 05:16 PM
if you are going to hurt yourself why not hurt yourself doing something stupid  :daumenhoch:

Quite right, off out to make a skid patch now, then pub for a few hours, then play on said patch!!!

See you in the next life/ A&E

MM
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: leehunt1 on January 18, 2013, 05:16 PM
Love it..! :daumenhoch:
 do you put your feet on the rear pegs.. ?
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: keviboy on January 18, 2013, 05:18 PM
Its gonna end in tears!
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Taipan on January 18, 2013, 05:25 PM
To the Infirmary and beyond!  :daumenhoch: :2funny:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Clean on January 18, 2013, 05:26 PM
To the Infirmary and beyond!  :daumenhoch: :2funny:

 :LolLolLolLol:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: GavinDavis on January 18, 2013, 05:33 PM
That thing is cool!!  Get a vid of you riding it and post it up for all to see  :)
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: harris on January 18, 2013, 05:34 PM
on it already
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/IMG_3355.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/d87/harris15570/IMG_3362.jpg)
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: griff on January 18, 2013, 05:38 PM
great work lads - better than a sledge :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: gary67 on January 18, 2013, 05:46 PM
Nice STA Dan  :daumenhoch: :daumenhoch: :LolLolLolLol:

Put it on their FB site dude.I'm gonna send cong a pic if you dont mind mate!
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: The Burner King on January 18, 2013, 10:42 PM
Nice one  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: harris on January 18, 2013, 10:58 PM
put loads on gary in my pictures
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Jaan on January 18, 2013, 11:22 PM
Can't beat some good old fashioned eccentricity - brilliant  :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: griff on January 19, 2013, 12:57 AM
Dan - is the crank fixed?
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: harris on January 19, 2013, 06:26 AM
no mate,built the ski trucks at that height so if you need to stop your heel just digs in the snow to stop you
heel brake haha
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: griff on January 19, 2013, 11:44 AM
no mate,built the ski trucks at that height so if you need to stop your heel just digs in the snow to stop you
heel brake haha

Ingenious  :4_17_5:
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Betty on January 19, 2013, 01:40 PM
Still waiting for it to snow proper....

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m48/markw33/19-1-12.jpg)

Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: harris on January 19, 2013, 01:47 PM
are yours weighted betty
after 2 years of trial and error the tucks are built offset
when you pick the bike the skis tip up afront n rear for when you manual or jump
or they dig in and over you go.
spent 3 hours out the other day never fell of once,my mate built some like yours and nearly broke his face.
 
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Betty on January 19, 2013, 02:20 PM
They're not weighted Danny, just tightened up tight so they won't flap about, still at prototype stage  :daumenhoch:

Snows disappearing rapidly ere so i've not had chance to try it  :(
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: ED209 on January 19, 2013, 03:00 PM
Yours look much too slick Dan! are you ready to mass produce  :)

how does it ride? do you feel like you are on a bike? or totally different?
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: harris on January 19, 2013, 03:12 PM
ive sold over 40 pairs of trucks some mtb some bmx
its ppp perfect no issues just have fun
nose manuals are scarry.
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: GavinDavis on January 19, 2013, 10:48 PM
I'd love to have a go on one of these!  They look awesome!

So I take it, some people are running them solid with no movement and others running bushes and free to pivot?
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: harris on January 19, 2013, 11:02 PM
yep.
solid aint so nice,my first set was fixed not many tricks are doable.
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: GavinDavis on January 20, 2013, 09:15 AM
Sounds good! Certainly makes me wanna build one!
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Gary72 on January 20, 2013, 10:57 PM
I'm waiting for my ebay skis to arrive. Then I can build mine. Although the snow will probably be gone by then. :'(
Title: Re: Snow bike
Post by: Gary72 on January 23, 2013, 11:54 PM
Managed to get the Ski Scooter up and running >:D
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/m219/cazbo71/DSCF0468_zps2eb3d288.jpg)
Hoping for some more snow, So I can finish my ski bike and have a BMX v SCOOTER race

Anyone with kids with scooters, This is were I got them from
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=121056037252
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