so when is ben going to send me a pm??

[spiderman]

i have really enjoyed the winter riding season
www.cyclingthelakes.blogspot.com
and it seems that having a snow bike
is really catching on these days
...although the 'may i just say' thread seems now to be dead...

i have been having fun wondering if ben
has tuned in
and felt sorry for me...
...riding a 39.6 pound surly pugsley all winter...
i have been secretly thinking
he's problem solving the 40 pound winter bike, single speed dilema--
that he'd drop me a line
and suggest building me
a winter bike prototype
out of all carbon or titanium/carbon
just to be ahead of the curve!
...and have a contest to name the new creation...

[oliver1850]

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[markie]

I weighed the wheelset of my commuter and it is 10lbs. I guess my studded tires are no way nearly as heavy as you big-meat endomorphs?

[soulspinner]

Have the platinum card ready for a Serotta one off.......... :bike:

[weisan]

http://cdn3.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/02/25/2/truefab_monster_full_view_600.jpg

True Fabrication's "monster fixie" (http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/on-show-2011-north-american-handmade-bicycle-show-part-1/160232)

[Charles M]

I'm sorry,

My mind isn't processing "snow" and "bike" placed back to back.

[rockdude]

Hey Spiderman, Great Blog, but it makes me glad I live in warm and dry Colorado, well at least it seems that way looking at all that snow and cold in your Pix. I missed ya in Maui, had some great rides. I will post some pix on the Maui thread soon.

[spiderman]

http://cdn3.media.cyclingnews.futurecdn.net/2011/02/25/2/truefab_monster_full_view_600.jpg

True Fabrication's "monster fixie" (http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/on-show-2011-north-american-handmade-bicycle-show-part-1/160232)

that's a thing a beauty...
...my next custom bike
will have to look something like that.
seriously i've been thinking of a black sheep, though...

[xjoex]

Hey Spidey - Check out Mike Ciuriak's Moots snow bike
http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/moots-snoots-snow-bike02.jpg
Also his blog is rad: http://www.lacemine29.blogspot.com/

-Joe

[rugbysecondrow]

Hey Spidey - Check out Mike Ciuriak's Moots snow bike
http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/moots-snoots-snow-bike02.jpg
Also his blog is rad: http://www.lacemine29.blogspot.com/

-Joe

That looks like a motorcycle with pedals.

[rockdude]

Cool cassette on the front wheel. Its like a monster truck with curb finders.

[spiderman]

That looks like a motorcycle with pedals.

i've had a couple people stop me and tell me
'you can't bring motorcycles out here'
when i've been on our off-road/recreational trail
convinced i 'had a motor on that thing'...
when i pedaled away
they were very surprised

thanks for the link, joe...that definitely takes the blog
up a few notches!
wow

[AngryScientist]

this picture is blowing my mind...

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_Z3iU73Uw_T8/TWX1M3iZriI/AAAAAAAAa7A/yc0H0dIokFI/s800/IMG_1365.JPG

[spiderman]

AngryScientist : this picture is blowing my mind...

no kidding...shouldn't they be "on belay"??

[ergott]

I think you have a better chance of me sending you a PM telling you I will build you a prototype. I don't build frames though.

:beer:

[bicycletricycle]

i like having a back up cassette

Hey Spidey - Check out Mike Ciuriak's Moots snow bike
http://www.bikerumor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/moots-snoots-snow-bike02.jpg
Also his blog is rad: http://www.lacemine29.blogspot.com/

-Joe

[spiderman]

I think you have a better chance of me sending you a PM telling you I will build you a prototype. I don't build frames though.

:beer:

as far as handbuilt winter hoops...is there room for improvement??

[xjahx]

That above bike is not actually Mike C's. Although, he does have 2 of them currently (1 with a YBB, and his Iditabike machine with internal gas storage).

Moots has built a few of these one-off snow bikes, but never for the general public. I have owned 2 of them over the years, 2nd hand.

Check out fatback bikes from Greg of Speedway in Alaska. I have a not over the top, price wise, ti snow bike from fatback that is sub 30lbs (27.6 complete). They are made by Lynskey for Greg.

[ergott]

as far as handbuilt winter hoops...is there room for improvement??

Never satisfied with the present.

[sin911]

is that moots a prototype or production model?