- Minneapolis is one of the top cities in the country for bicyclists.
- We've had a lot of snow this year.
On the way home tonight, I passed some guy riding a bike down the street, towing a small trailer, with a snow blower on the trailer. 
On the way home tonight, I passed some guy riding a bike down the street, towing a small trailer, with a snow blower on the trailer.
Ok, I've seen us Minnesotans do some STUPID crap before, but that... that's impressive. Reminds me of the 1-ton jackknifed, facing the wrong direction with a trailer, and a bobcat on said trailer . They unloaded the bobcat and used it to dig out the 1-ton, reloaded the bobcat and kept going.
Why wouldn't he just run the snowblower and tow himself behind it on a sled? Mush, mush!
Jay wrote: Why wouldn't he just run the snowblower and tow himself behind it on a sled? Mush, mush!
I have yet to see this, but now I want to.
mndsm wrote: Ok, I've seen us Minnesotans do some STUPID crap before, but that... that's impressive. Reminds me of the 1-ton jackknifed, facing the wrong direction with a trailer, and a bobcat on said trailer . They unloaded the bobcat and used it to dig out the 1-ton, reloaded the bobcat and kept going.
actually that's pretty damn smart.
You know, there would be a way to mount a push system for the snowblower.
DoctorBlade wrote: You know, there would be a way to mount a push system for the snowblower.
i once saw a guy that had mounted a board with some casters on it behind a snowblower so he could just stand on it and steer the blower around without all that pesky "walking".
yes, he was a rather large fellow..
I have ridden my mountainbike in the snow. Last year when we got 30 inches of snow.. it was the easiest way to get around for 2 days
I saw a guy riding a motor scooter down the road yesterday. Over about 4 inches of ice and snow.
Surly Pugsley - Surly's based in Minneapolis. Tires are 26x3.7 
riding a bicycle in the snow is fun
akamcfly wrote:
Following this off-topic drift, I saw one of these bikes earlier tonight:
What a beastie it is!
i past a dude riding a boke around the town yesterday after the huge snow monster walke though here.
Yeah, I see both of the Surly bikes pictured above riding around town on a regular basis.
mndsm wrote: Ok, I've seen us Minnesotans do some STUPID crap before, but that... that's impressive. Reminds me of the 1-ton jackknifed, facing the wrong direction with a trailer, and a bobcat on said trailer . They unloaded the bobcat and used it to dig out the 1-ton, reloaded the bobcat and kept going.
Hey I resemble that remark! On the way back from a rally we ran the truck out of diesel. All we had was gas in the back, so we unloaded the rallycar and sent it off to pick up diesel.
PS. I am a Minnesotan.
mndsm wrote:Jay wrote: Why wouldn't he just run the snowblower and tow himself behind it on a sled? Mush, mush!I have yet to see this, but now I want to.
my snowblower has tank tracks and you guys are tempting me... 
Jay wrote: Why wouldn't he just run the snowblower and tow himself behind it on a sled? Mush, mush!
This particular snowblower wasn't a self propelled model so that wouldn't have worked out too well. As far as that goes, self propelled ones only go about 1mph in high gear anyway.
stuart in mn wrote:Jay wrote: Why wouldn't he just run the snowblower and tow himself behind it on a sled? Mush, mush!This particular snowblower wasn't a self propelled model so that wouldn't have worked out too well. As far as that goes, self propelled ones only go about 1mph in high gear anyway.
Man...you got gypped, Mine will do 1.5Mph!
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