So it turns out...

[SteveG]

...riding to the mountain for some snowboarding isn't really such a great idea. Actually, really quite a miserable idea.

[ducpainter]

no pics of the shitty part?   

[mmakay]

What IS lift-off velocity in that configuration??   

[Speeddog]

What IS lift-off velocity in that configuration??   

That scooter could do it. 

[Popeye the Sailor]

Just mount the snowboard to the front tire. Best of both worlds.

[SteveG]

no pics of the shitty part?   

As the ride progressed my humor and patience for the camera pretty much plummeted, unfortunately. Until today we've been in a warm spell so snow on the road wasn't tooo much a concern. There were some unmelted patches of ice, but easy enough to dodge those.

Before I committed to meeting friends at the hill I tested the rig out, at about 40. I declared it Good To Go... could hardly feel the board. You know though, the velocity component of the drag calculation has that pesky raised up little two next to it... Right, lesson learned. Don't make the beast with two backs with the exponent. It will kick your ass. I was only about 1/2 way up the on ramp when I realized the error of my ways, but there were friends on the road already... what's a guy gonna do, turn around? By 60 it was already like holding a perpetual crunch. 80 was almost unmanageable. I kept finding myself speeding up to get there quicker, and then slowing down because going fast hurt too much. I seriously considered tailgating a semi at lethal proximity just for the sake of the draft. Perhaps the worst part was not being able to split traffic (it was a mantra running through my mind... "do not go between the cars. you don't fit. do not go between the cars..."). So frustrating on the way home to be stuck in traffic...

[Gus Duc]

Two observations......................

1.  Should have left the bikini fairing on

2.  Next time take the scoot & RENT when you arrive...............hell, you'll get up there so much faster by being able to split lanes you been done with the rental & have time to wipe that beast down


Glad you made it without flying away & I hope you had your friends take your board home

[He Man]

Man if this ended worst, id vote you for a darwin.

have you ever got of your handlebars and stuck your arms out like your ready to hug someone? The draft there is nearly enough to throw you off your bike if you arent braced for it.

No idea why you decided to do it, but damn hell funny since you lived to tell about it!

[SteveG]

Man if this ended worst, id vote you for a darwin.

I'd be lying if I said it didn't make the ride a bit more challenging, that was mostly because of the effort required to keep my arms loose on the bars though. Ab hell... If I had found trouble controlling the bike I would have turned around and bailed on the day. Reflectors so that cars could see the wide load might have been a good idea though.

[Raux]

i think you should have let the bottom loose so it would have swung up like a wing!

[w7ck7d]

lets shred more ice....

[causeofkaos]

thats got my Darwin vote

[rockaduc]

How did...?  Why would you...?  What were...?  When did...?  Where...?  Oh never mind, +100000000 for a Darwin award.

Glad you are OK though.

[Grampa]

I'm just excited to see steve posting again 

[aaronb]

so ou were meeting friends there... they were in a car.. couldn't they have carried you gear?