rrrhino at anything gravity powered in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada - photo by rrrhino

my first ski bike frame built from scratch now ready for test flight. Ski bike snow bike

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Album: Ski-biking
Category: Bikes - DH
Date Posted: Dec 28, 2010 at 13:41
Dec 28, 2010
Location: Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Trail: anything gravity powered
Riders: rrrhino

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xbike-Kenny (Dec 28, 2010 at 19:58)

Rrrhino love the work you have done. Awesome low center of grav and excellent HT angle. Do you have your own shop??
Couple of questions:
1. What are you doing for the ski return-to-center actuation? [i.e. springs, rubber, bungee, etc.]
2. Why not make a rear triangle as well like on the Kona? I suppose it would mean designing the stay with a tuning-fork-style end?

Lemmie know if you need more testing feedback! Errrrrm, cough cough, all I would need is the frame.

rrrhino (Dec 30, 2010 at 21:59)

Hi Kenny! No I'm just an average joe employee with some wacky ideas... Skis are centered with springs. The rear swing arm still has another function concept which I'm still trying to develop for chairlift mounting.

downhillpayne (Dec 28, 2010 at 13:45)

that looks the nuts but love the kona

rrrhino (Dec 28, 2010 at 13:52)

thanks, I'm playing with geometry at this point.

markunit10 (Feb 5, 2011 at 14:11)

can you jumo with this frame or is it just a crusier

rrrhino (Feb 5, 2011 at 16:46)

it has 7" travel front and back so yes it is good for jumping too.

markunit10 (Feb 5, 2011 at 19:57)

does the front work good at the angle

rrrhino (Feb 5, 2011 at 20:30)

Yes it does. I'll be able to give a better opinion after our trip to Jay Peak Vt. where I'll really put it to the test. But right now it seems to carve even better than the Stinky which handled amazing!

markunit10 (Feb 5, 2011 at 20:55)

you do any jumps over 10 feet?

rrrhino (Feb 6, 2011 at 12:05)

Me not personally, I"m too old for those bigger stunts but I sure would like to see someone with those skills do it and give me feedback.!

markunit10 (Feb 6, 2011 at 12:28)

i have only seen people cruse down the mountain, i have never seen anyone do any real jumps. i was think of making a frame out of steel

mikeonetray13 (Mar 13, 2011 at 11:02)

what size skis are on this bike?

rrrhino (Mar 13, 2011 at 13:55)

90cm snowblades

markunit10 (Mar 13, 2011 at 15:49)

would you use anything bigger?

markunit10 (Mar 13, 2011 at 19:02)

longer

rrrhino (Mar 17, 2011 at 19:36)

I've tried longer and shorter and I like these the best.

doctorz (Dec 28, 2010 at 18:02)

nice work look very pro

AlienFrame (Jan 20, 2011 at 21:52)

good by steer tube

rrrhino (Jan 21, 2011 at 15:31)

This is not a bicycle frame. It's much heavier stronger construction. It's designed specifically for this extreme rake angle.

dirtjumper98 (Jan 22, 2011 at 20:30)

no shit sherlock