http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/ Engadget Comments for The Ktrak: half-ski, half-track mountain bike http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 9:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/]]>Dec 17th 2006 9:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
I think it's totally fucking awesome. :) I'm getting one for my Rockymountain Carve...]]>Dec 17th 2006 9:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 11:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
Is that you, Don? Thank goodness for her your wife died. She finally got away from you...]]>Dec 17th 2006 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 17th 2006 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
Damn you Ktrak.]]>Dec 17th 2006 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
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Great flick. The only movie I watched over and over during the Oliver North trial. I had no cable at the time, the trial was on every station except PBS. VHS baby! I can quote that entire movie!

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It's probably as narrow as a x-country ski. So, it should be a problem]]>Dec 18th 2006 2:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.surlybikes.com/pugsley.html

with some large marge rims
http://www.surlybikes.com/parts/largemarge_pop.html

and some 4" tires.]]>Dec 18th 2006 3:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
Defiantly meant for those down hill riders who take the chair-lift to the top and then let gravity do its thing. Shame too, this could have been really nice for the X-contry riders who actually need this to extend the season on trails that are not groomed.]]>Dec 18th 2006 3:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.revopower.com - their site used to look like this site, and working and marketing materials are similar...]]>Dec 18th 2006 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
I guess that front ski does offer a bit less "rolling" resistance than a front tire, and it might enable you to go over a bit softer snow, but it looks like it also makes it hard to go over larger bumps (the front bit will just hit them square) and there's no traction *at all* when you're going uphill slow and need it.

Also, there seems to be a brake cable going into the front "ski"... but how does it brake? :-) I'm not riding downhill without a front brake. (Front brake does most of the stopping since it has more braking power.)

But yeah ok, the guys aren't really going fast or anything, I guess it's fun for just fooling around a bit... As long as the kit is cheap :-) ]]>Dec 18th 2006 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 3:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/(norco?)]]>Dec 18th 2006 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/Dec 18th 2006 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/17/the-ktrak-half-ski-half-track-mountain-bike/
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Also, the reason there is a (not cable) hydraulic line running down the fork is because this setup is sold as an add on to an existing bike, and they're showing you what it would look like if you just slapped it all on there.

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