"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
03/23/2015 at 11:00 • Filed to: None
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"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
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Ugh this snow needs to melt already. I'm buying a conversion kit for my bike next year, screw that
Tripper
> bob and john
03/23/2015 at 11:08 |
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I wonder what that thing is like to ride. Awesome/Terrifying?
SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
> bob and john
03/23/2015 at 11:10 |
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Up next on Peter Black, SV Wrangler: Why A Snowcycle Makes A Terrible First Bike
njp1589
> Tripper
03/23/2015 at 11:10 |
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I'm gonna go with terrifying on the triumph, and awesome on the dirt/motox/offroad bikes.
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bob and john
> SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O)
03/23/2015 at 11:11 |
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COTD
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bob and john
> Tripper
03/23/2015 at 11:13 |
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from what I understand quite fun actually. but its REALLY weird as you dont have a front brake and well...Ive been told its unsettling when you reach for the front brake and THERE IS NONE.
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Tripper
> bob and john
03/23/2015 at 11:23 |
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Yikes, well I guess you can just bail if there's enough snow to warrant riding one of those.
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bob and john
> Tripper
03/23/2015 at 11:27 |
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its not that different from a snowmoblie from what I understand. that back track assembly weights a good 50 lbs whichs helps with slowing down.
BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast.
> bob and john
03/23/2015 at 11:55 |
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A snow cycle is an interesting premise...
I wonder if it would benefit from a really long throw, low-mounted Hossack-type suspension, with a steerable upright on front-facing double wishbone suspension, rather than a really long dirt-bike fork.
For a front brake... I can imagine some sort of a flap-brake (snow equivalent to an air-brake on an aircraft) built into the front ski... or otherwise a double-actuated rear brake on the track, activated by either a foot brake, or the right hand lever... perhaps even with graduated force... a bit of braking on the foot brake, like a weak rear brake on a bike, and a lot more braking force from the hand lever.
Tapas
> bob and john
03/23/2015 at 12:26 |
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So much want!
And I live in Texas. And I don't even have a bike lol