DIY Ski Bike Build // It's Not Pretty, But It's Super Fun!
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- Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
- Want to ride in the winter, but don't have a fat bike, ski bike, or timbersled? I tried making a diy homemade ski bike on the cheap, and it turns out that it's pretty fun!
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Always try out maximum sketch under dog supervision.
He always has my back 🐶
give the foot pegs some skateboard griptape
Good idea dude! Three hobbies, mountain biking, skateboarding, and skiing, in one bike!
Ski bindings. Clip into that shit.
I would put some chunk rubber handle bar grips on then
or drill and tap holes into those tubes. After that you can install same kind of set screws what are used in flat pedals
Shakur Yotiiv it should get moto footpegs
Oooooo buddy. It’s time to shred.
If the 10 day forecast holds up, I might be busting this thing back out sooner than later!
Loved the video! What a fun project!
Totally dug this video! How fun! For the foot pegs...grab some old grips and stick em' on the footpegs.😊
Trail Lady MTB hey how do you like the 2020 Capra? Came across a video of yours a day or two ago. Do you find the yari to handle everything you throw at it?
@@obomasinladen I really like the Capra. The Jeffsey is great as well. Good deals for sure. The Capra is stable, fast, cushy. Active susp. No problems for me with climbing or with pedal bob. Yari has been great handling everything. it is almost same as the Lyric with a different damper. Worldwide Cyclery has a good video on comparing the Pike, Lyrik and Yari.
Well, I know what my next project is.
Me too
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Yea I want to but I don't have the parts do somebody know we're I can find the parts
@@soild3k388 in a Hardware Store. Sport stores might have old or damaged Skis for free. A old bike shouldn't be hard to come by either. Now you just need very basic welding work to be done
Ok this is sick, silver’s probably your best bet to get this thing on the slopes. Mt. Spokane might... but I doubt it
I have a legit one of these. They’ll let you take it on the slopes for sure.
Back in the 70’s when I was young, my dad bought a “Ski Bob” or ski bike. It was soooo fun! Especially watching people trying to stop.
Thanks for sharing, dodge the trees!
Honestly that's probably one of the best I've seen on the internet of a homemade one. I would suggest putting something on the pedal that you can stick your feet in. That way you can go off a jump and not lose grip of your bike. Other than that it was pretty dope.
i converted my full suspension to something like this and took it to my local ski resort and i was awesome
That thing looks sketchy as hell... and thats a good thing.
You gotta get it to a ski slope and try it out, I think this would be so much fun! Also business idea: make just the skis such that they’re interchangeable bike parts and sell em to people. Would love to see some canadians put skis on a real DH bike and ride some serious slopes!
That thing looks like a blast! I say take it to the hill with confidence and see if anyone stops you. Maybe bring some legit gear along so the day isn’t a total waste. Week day on a smaller hill and they probably/hopefully wouldn’t say no.
You're probably right. You guys are making me think I should try it out!
Love it! I just ordered some kids skis on eBay and am about to do this to my team RTS I’ve had sitting in my basement forever!! Your video totally validates my design ideas!! Your welding looks fine too!
Ski bike - cool. Learning to snowboard - legendary
Taking a break from constantly snowboarding to build a ski bike - fun enough
Skibikes are Snow much fun! Started by doing the same build, 10 years ago. We haven't missed a winter since.
Totally just happened across your channel. I have no idea why you only have 10k subs. I could (and will due to quarantine) all night!
i just ordered a 2021 yt capra al pro and I'm so hyped your videos inspired me to buy one thank you so much bro stay stoked!!!!
This is a step up from what my father made for us when we were kids. He took second hand skis, mounted a post and a seat on each one and we went to the local hill. You steered by leaning in the direction you wanted to travel. You stopped by putting your feet down. I don't weld, but I'd like to build something like this. Thanks for the video.
BTW, we called them ski-jacks, based upon an old New England design called jump-jacks, where the skis were staves from barrels.
Looks good. Time to head for the slopes
You can also thread the inside of the pegs with the same thread size as there is on pedals en throw some highly spiked flat paddles on them
Brilliant....just built 2 skibikes ....just waiting for the snow here in the uk
When you turned it appears the foot pegs are close to the ground. Maybe raise them some for more clearance when making sharp turns or if there is a branch or other low lying object that it can catch on. But that's fantastic! You built it with a frame laying around . Also, you'll probably need a way to bring the skis back to neutral when airborne so they don't tilt too far out of horizontal when in flight!!! I know you will make it fly soon enough!
As a former welding inspector at Caterpillar, not bad buddy. GREAT snow bike. I like your style. I'd like some video of you on a slope. JUST DO IT! Former Snoqualmie Pass Skier, Mike
Oh man, I would totally rock that sucker! Very cool!!!
That will definitely be allowed at ski mountains seriously
@Ohana Ross-Roberts not true, got to ski a skibike last season
@Ohana Ross-Roberts Copper Mountain here in Colorado allows ski bikes and I've rode in a lift with a guy using a home made one.
yes sir, good job man, that's sick. i love the loud flashy colors, it's welcome in some sports like motocross for example and i think it fits this sport as well. great that you were able to just whip that up, for foot pegs i would cut a rectangular notch in the pipe and weld in some dirt bike pegs. cut it in such a way that they kinda sit in flat.
Definitely the best suggestion on the footpegs to date!
I would totally assured that bike on the ski hill!
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DUUUUUUDE...I built one of these back in 2006ish. Before the ski bikes started getting popular. Funny thing is I did it almost identical to what you did. Only thing i did different was the tether for the ski.I used a bungie cord so the ski doesnt fold over and you end up doing a full scorpion. I need to do a video on it next year i think! Thanks for the vid.
I definitely want to figure out a better design for next winter. Thinking about picking up a set of used kids skis so I dont need to chop some old straight ones, make it look legit enough to bring to a ski hill lol
You could try to make a brake for this with a plate that deploys under the bike which drags through the snow slowing you down
Would definitely ride that. It has so much soul xD
Nice, Building one of my own, just figuring out the best way to mount some pedals instead of just a bar.
I'll be trying to mount pedals too the next ski bike I try to make, the bar was quick and easy at least.
I'd put some pedals on there. If you can't fit them over the pipe you have there make some wood blocks and put another smaller pipe or threaded piece all the way through then put a washers and bolts on the ends to keep the wood pedals on. I'd do this so you have a better standing platform but more so for when you wreck you aren't impaled by your current setup.
Yeah being impaled by this setup is a huge concern, there are quite a few things I want to address in ski bike 2.0 this winter, to where it'll be nice enough to take to a mountain!
Great idea and even better execution!
Take it to the bunny hill, go for it!
Always wanted to try out one of these. I have an old bike I could use and even some old straight skis similar to the ones you used just hanging in the attic.
Do it! It's a pretty easy project, you could even use wood for mounts if you lack a welder.
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Awesome ! I made one in high school and had a blast on it! I wonder if a mountain like lookout would let you run it on their slopes
I feel like lookout would definitely be the best chance...maybe mt spokane?...maybe I should reach out to someone 🤔
@@TheShredist thatd make for a good video.. especially if you got it into the terrain parks!🤘
I made one of these this winter, its super fun!
That is just awesome 👏
Im gonna do this to my bmx this winter 😂
I'm interested in the hardware used to make the foot pegs, especially the thread inserts. Also could you use 7/8 in bar? That way you could put some rubber handlebar grips on it. I'm making mine soon, I got the same bike but in aluminum!!!!!. Thanks.
If you really want to try it on a real hill this season, Mt. Spokane is a state park, so they can't stop you from hiking up. I don't know about lift access tho
Cool project. I’d put some aggressive knurling on the foot pegs.
I would definitely ski on this thing
Sick diy, take it to the hills and test it.
looks awesome
I would definitely try it
Dude you videos are sick thanks for making them
If you put a small wheel behind the back wheel, cut a big tire and put it around the two back wheels, you can make a tread tha will allow you to peddle and break in the snow.
Hmm... I might trying to set my 951 up for that in the winter. Minus the cutting bits off obviously. I’ll probably just unbolt brakes and shifting Mech and leave the bb/crankset in.
love to see the channel growing man keep it up
That thing looks sick, but snowboarding is so much better. People don’t talk about how the line choice skills of snowboarding directly translate to the bike
Oh for sure, been snowboarding for years myself, this was just a fun project 🤘
you are truely the Ola Englund of MTBs :D
next time you should use an old pair of dirt bike foot pegs
I'm down to try it! Makes me want to build one!
awesome build
This was fun to watch, nice work!
Looks super fun. For maximum fastness I recommend to wax the skis.
They got a fresh wax off camera!
That’s so good! Well done mate 👍
Looks good
Should have mounted mini-snowboards.
wouldn't turn as well
Do you live in kolowna? In British Colombia? That looks a lot like it especially the ski runs and the lake
What if you made retractable spike fro brakes? That might work maybe
So gonna make one
Bike-'*I SERVED you for such a long time , and this is how you treat me?*'
Cool project. I would like to make one but I'll stick to snowboarding untill I feel more confident in my abilities.
Dead ass send that my way in the winter (i live in canada lol) and ill take it down some hills
Are the bearings the the "hubs" or do the mounts just slide directly over the axels?
Sweet, nice work! 👍🏼
I wanna try this out but we don't have snow in phillipines
Trying to copy this but I can't seem to find the right iron bars for this project. Could you post a link to the ones you used? Much appreciated!
I would find a way to thread some actual pedals on it. Last thing you want is to fall and somehow get one of those hollow pipes working as a human core sampler
"Wheres my TWo DolLARs!! " This bike reminds me of the movie better off dead.
This reminds me of an old movie starring the Beatles.
I think it was "Help!".
Yes it was , also a Martini and Rossi commercial a group of people are using these and are having a blast , just before the finish and have a party drinking Martini and Rossi .
Love it!
go for it
well done
Is it better to use a very small bike for a donor?
idk what part of the pnw you live in. but ive seen alot of people with ski bikes at stevens pass.
Try putting some large nuts on the threaded bar and getting some motorcycle foot peg grips and screwing them onto the top or get a track system for the rear and use it like that
so sick
I'm want to make one and take it off a solid jump at a resort. I work at one and on employee day we can bring whatever we want to the hill
Nice! That would he the time to do it haha
Get some grips on those foot pegs and you're gtg. It'd suck to land on them in any way too, probably want to get something on there that won't impale you.
Yes
Take it! Also, cheap handgrips for your foot pegs?
Could work! I'm definitely taking suggestions on ski bike 2.0 for next winter haha.
id try it out but thats probubly just because i like biking and i live snowboarding
Just make a brake by a normal brake but the handle pull pulls a spade like piece down as a brake
Im going to build one now😃
Do you have a blueprint or a sketch?
I wanna try!
I got those grips too how are they?
They're good quality, but too small for me. I like the lizard skin northshore since they're a larger diameter.
i think i wanna build one!
You should wrap it and make it actually look professionally made
You should do a video with you using this bike now in 2021
I don't get snow where I live, but if I did get snow I would make one
Cut down the foot pegs and tap them so you can screw some pedals in
keep it up!❤️
I shit you not, my sketchy-ass snow bike looked exactly the same. The triangles, measurements, exactly. Only difference is I stood on the chain stays instead of pegs.
This is extremely sick but where I live there is a 2% chance of snow so...