Riding on Ice!

Maybe I am a sasquatch from Saskatchewan...


And in other news I am back, it is cold and I love it!

'Here is a tutorial'
(http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=67113) I wrote since
last time I replied to this thread, now everyone go stud your tires and
get back outside.

and merry Christmas.


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i took my coker out on the ice in oregon (amazing we got ice i know) and
it did really well. i only have a ribbed tire but didn't slip at all. i
almost cause an accident cause people were looking at me instead of
riding and couldn't stop cause of the ice. stupid people.


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naturequack;1157095 wrote:
Just thought I'd resurrect this thread to post a pic of what my friend
in Portland, Oregon is doing to ride in the snow. Pretty simple
solution. It might not work well in ice. Side slippage perhaps? I
haven't tried it out since I live 300 miles south.
He says:
I took some galvanized cable and just wrapped it around the wheel.
Clamped the two ends with a cable clamp and Voila.

works great, no slipping.


who in portland do you know?


catinabag1;1157608 wrote:
i took my coker out on the ice in oregon (amazing we got ice i know) and
it did really well. i only have a ribbed tire but didn't slip at all. i
almost cause an accident cause people were looking at me instead of
riding and couldn't stop cause of the ice. stupid people.


I've been riding out in the snow on my 36'er with TA tire and it rides
really well with no chains or studs in the tire but corners and
stopping/slowing on downhills causes quite a bit of slipping.
Freemounting is hit or miss but can be done. Nasty UPD's can result from
large mounds of lumpy snow.


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I've been doing skinnies on snow wet surfaces today, it was good fun
with some spectacular bails. A helmet is highly recommended.

Then later on I was riding on ice, it was fine until I tried to stop
abruptly and slide around for a bit. The unicycle slipped out
immediately and I flopped straight on my back. But it was good.

I need to fix my rim ASAP so I can ride again.


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THe past 2 days I hit "black ice" on the road and the Coker slipped out
sideways so fast, my hips hit the ground and I was sliding before I knew
I was down.

It's a drag.

I've been riding in snow for 35 years and never recall this happening.

I'm wondering if my reflexes are getting old or what.


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Ducttape;1157629 wrote:
who in portland do you know?



I know lots of people in Portland. Dozens and dozens. If I were to
really scrape the bottom of the barrel, probably one or two hundred
people. Plus a few dogs. And cats. I used to know some rats who lived
there too. How many of them should I list?
You are probably most interested in the owner of the unicycle with the
cable wrapped around the wheel. That's Ben. He lives in a real house
made of wood that is not behind a Taco Bell. His house is in South East
Portland not far from Hawthorne. I'll leave it to him to divulge any
more identifying details. If it weren't for him I never would have
learned to build igloos like the ceiling of one that you can see in my
avatar. We're going to build some more together in a couple weeks.

Geoff


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naturequack;1159425 wrote:
I know lots of people in Portland. Dozens and dozens. If I were to
really scrape the bottom of the barrel, probably one or two hundred
people. Plus a few dogs. And cats. I used to know some rats who lived
there too. How many of them should I list?
You are probably most interested in the owner of the unicycle with the
cable wrapped around the wheel. That's Ben. He lives in a real house
made of wood that is not behind a Taco Bell. His house is in South East
Portland not far from Hawthorne. I'll leave it to him to divulge any
more identifying details. If it weren't for him I never would have
learned to build igloos like the ceiling of one that you can see in my
avatar. We're going to build some more together in a couple weeks.

Geoff


cool, so he's on the forums? I live in SW Portland about a mile and a
half from the Oregon zoo, in a real house, not behind taco bell, a kind
family decided to take me in for the winter.


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unisykolist;1157407 wrote:
off topic: Hey i now know what a saskwatch is...i found the mystery of
your name yayayayayay :d you look just like one.



lol!!


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Well I saw the pics of the leaf covered test ride and started to
think... instead of camo, perhaps a bit of modding could result in a
leaf-picker-upper unicycle apparatus. Just a thought


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Ducttape;1159434 wrote:
cool, so he's on the forums?



Not yet. That's why I posted for him. Maybe if he realizes what a
celebrity he has become because of his ingenious wheel cable, he'll join
the forums. Maybe he'll continue to use me as his proxy and live out
his years in happiness and obscurity.

Geoff


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