What techniques do you use for turning around on a road? I was up on a ride yesterday and ended up being lower than I thought when we were ready to head back. As I was searching for the right road I went down a few wrong ones and once I realized it I had to turn the bike around and go back. These were narrow logging spurs with big banks that I couldn't ride up or down. I got exhausted trying to turn as much as I could and then getting off the bike in deep snow and pulling the rear end around while trying to keep the bike upright. There has got to be a better way.
Turning around
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Rush44
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I dont think so. I mean doing anything in deep snow is going to be more of a pain, but pulling the ski around will always easier than pulling the track. Just turn as much as possible and do not dig your track in at all. It will only take a few moments to hop off, tug the ski, and get going again. A hell of a lot quicker than getting stuck or dumping the bike over.
I would go really easy pulling the ski around: many people have broken their sub-frame at the swing arm bolt, so I try to limit the side force on the subframe.
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Rush44
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While what you are saying is true, you must realize that he is talking about a flat road and an unstuck bike. The sub frame issue and the fatigue of welds overwhelmingly is the result of trenched bikes and pulling on the ski to loose it from the hole... Not from simply pulling a free bike around. To remedy the trenched weld issue just kick out the snow on the uphill side of the trench so the bike actually moves when you tug on the ski.
If it's a road and flat, yah just pull the ski around and leave a hand on the handlebar as needed. If it's on a hill and or super deep I just lay the bike completely on its side and then pull the ski. It has the least resistance and it comes around super quick. Yah you may flood it if your running a thumper but if you don't shut her off then you're good to go. I usually need a break after getting stuck or pulling for a while so sitting there and taking a few breaths waiting to start isn't all that bad.
**Update: Never mind. I dug up some old threads on the subject.
For clarification, is that the Mountainhorse subframe cracking and where exactly and what is the fix? Would be nice to see some pics and know what to look for and if there is a fix or it requires replacing the entire mountainhorse frame.
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