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Count Steer wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:26 am
Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:07 am 20230110_080602.jpg
Can't decide if that's genius or lunacy. :D

On the one hand the skis look quite well designed/fitted - can't work out what the spring is supposed to be doing though.
I guessed that the skis pivoted and the springs provided a bit of support.

Husqvarna did one for the army that had sprung skis with footrests, so the rider held them down. Autobox engine traily bike.
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A possibly slightly more effective version. It was a guy who did a cross-Siberia trip a couple of years ago:

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Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:07 am 20230110_080602.jpg
Chain's almost loose enough to be a caterpillar track :)

Still, I guess that's not the friendliest environment.
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Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:25 am
Count Steer wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:26 am
Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:07 am 20230110_080602.jpg
Can't decide if that's genius or lunacy. :D

On the one hand the skis look quite well designed/fitted - can't work out what the spring is supposed to be doing though.
I guessed that the skis pivoted and the springs provided a bit of support.

Husqvarna did one for the army that had sprung skis with footrests, so the rider held them down. Autobox engine traily bike.
I couldn't work out how the spring would be put in tension, at first glance it needs to be a compression spring to cope with upward movement but I guess it holds the ski up until you apply pressure with your foot a bit like the Husqvarna one?
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Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:18 am 20230110_081759.jpg
XV cafe customs are really hard to get right, they're too long and the frame is weird. The chain-drive models are helped because they're not so screwed over wheel alternatives (so that makes it a TR1?). I dunno if this example floats my boat as such but it's better than most!
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Count Steer wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:09 am
Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 10:25 am
Count Steer wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:26 am

Can't decide if that's genius or lunacy. :D

On the one hand the skis look quite well designed/fitted - can't work out what the spring is supposed to be doing though.
I guessed that the skis pivoted and the springs provided a bit of support.

Husqvarna did one for the army that had sprung skis with footrests, so the rider held them down. Autobox engine traily bike.
I couldn't work out how the spring would be put in tension, at first glance it needs to be a compression spring to cope with upward movement but I guess it holds the ski up until you apply pressure with your foot a bit like the Husqvarna one?
Looking closer, there's a clamp which appears to have a range of possible positions.
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KungFooBob wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 8:42 pm Looks flippin' tiny.

Not sure I've seen a road registered Tigcraft before.

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Count Steer wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:26 am
Horse wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:07 am 20230110_080602.jpg
Can't decide if that's genius or lunacy. :D

On the one hand the skis look quite well designed/fitted - can't work out what the spring is supposed to be doing though. On the other, leaving the mudguards on seems a bit shortsighted. (Maybe that's more of a problem with cars when the wheel arch gets packed with snow/ice?).
And, courtesy of Skub and Dec 1970 Cycle magazine:
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Horse wrote: Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:46 pm 20230115_124440.jpg
Now that really is a 'tart's handbag'. :wtf:
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@Taipan X-ADV when it comes back? :D
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Might have been posted before?

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That just prompted me to look up 'that' jump from the film - I hadn't realised it was Paul Edmondson until now.
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Balloon tyres? tick
Big space under the seat? Tick
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Horse wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:00 pm Balloon tyres? tick
Big space under the seat? Tick
Interesting caliper brake on the front wheel too. :hmmm:
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Count Steer wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:01 pm
Horse wrote: Sun Jan 22, 2023 5:00 pm Balloon tyres? tick
Big space under the seat? Tick
Interesting caliper brake on the front wheel too. :hmmm:
I thought that was a spike for traction on ice.
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