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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 22, 2016 - 02:45pm PT
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I am tired of waking up the damn hill. We have segways, hoverbords, hell I have even seen a motorized "wheel" around town. When are we gonna get motorized skins? Maybe something like a cordless belt-sander to just zip you to the top for some freshies.
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2016 - 02:46pm PT
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I have also now heard of a motorized ice screw placer. What will get motorized next.
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Brian in SLC
Social climber
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jan 22, 2016 - 02:51pm PT
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Mighty be called a snow mobile?
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mike m
Trad climber
black hills
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 22, 2016 - 02:57pm PT
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Oh yeah a snowmobile. I thinking more twist up rubber band airplane than rocket.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 22, 2016 - 04:06pm PT
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Helps keep your trim, boyish figure, Mike!!!!
hee hee hee. . .
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Feb 26, 2016 - 10:27am PT
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Not what you asked for, I know.... but an interesting ascent method:
Ho man, I shouldn't have watched that. There are quite a few powered paragliders that launc near my house and the wheels have started turning. As an option for heliskiing from your trunk, or from our boat that's just crazy appealing.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Feb 26, 2016 - 12:33pm PT
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That is pretty rad.
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couchmaster
climber
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Feb 26, 2016 - 02:01pm PT
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Already making them Mike M. They're called Snowmobiles. Ya know, surfers use ski doos all the time to tow into waves, so maybe.....LOL
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Apr 20, 2017 - 08:29pm PT
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Paul, am wondering if you got into motorized paragliding?
Slipstream has a 53 minute video, "Degrees North" of Xavier De Le Rue's adventures, in Svalbard & Alaska, with the rig shown a few posts up. So cool! Shows the evolution of the drop in they are doing.
https://www.watchslipstream.com/film/582f1ecdcd19d70010b8cbdc
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Apr 21, 2017 - 04:18am PT
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Eventually we will have robots making these kinds of films and we can just watch 'em safely from our couch. yeah, they will do the dirtbagging.
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Cragar
climber
MSLA - MT
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Apr 21, 2017 - 09:35am PT
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Ding-US, Are there pegs on that thing or does it still have cranks/pedals?
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Apr 21, 2017 - 10:59am PT
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It has pedals and crank arms coupled with freewheel carriers to the motor/drive chain -- 18 speeds 2 x 9. About 42 mph max on the flat.
On one breakdown I pedaled 18 miles to the car.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 21, 2017 - 11:19am PT
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No thanks,the BC is too crowded already!
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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Apr 21, 2017 - 12:18pm PT
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DMT,
the edirtbike was built by me from a 2007 Big Hit Specialized downhill bike and note the left black pedal crank is visible in the photo. It sits at about 11 o'clock and originates just behind the kickstand. The petal & cranks are on it all the time and are useable. It is a bicycle that has an electric motor assist.
It has a Cyclone 3000 watt motor, a Kelly Controller and has Multistar Rotocraft LiPO cells with a capacity of 2600 wh or maybe a 90 mile range with no pedaling. It can climb hills steeper 50% grade -- talus angle = 67%. The seat is an adaption of a seat from a KTM sx85 moto dirt bike.
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