Wrecking a timbersled!!??

[Andrewcoutavas]

You know the early season rides on a sled you bring some a arms in your back pack, well I was wondering about on the bikes. Are there any weak points-has anyone "totaled" a bike? Just trying to see if insurance is worth it.
Thanks for the help!

 

[wwillf01]

I have bent the main frame pretty easy taking a rock in a drainage ditch.. About 500 bucks... Also catching the ski on stuff can be no Bueno with the forks.... But I say you have a 40 percent less of a chance of hitting something because of the size of the unit compared to the sled..


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[backcountryislife]

I know two people who have trashed forks... I'm very tempted to pull the forks off my EXC and throw them on my 15 TE for winter just so I don't toast a brand new set of forks ($3k+ I believe) That is by far my biggest concern. I no longer run carbides on my sleds for that exact reason, but on a bike it's hard to avoid the huge runners that are even more grabby than on a sled... makes me a bit nervous.

 

[M5-]

My buddy hit a rock rippin it in early season and did the side on fly swatter. His bike came down completely on it side which basically bent the kit in half in the middle. The ski was the first thing to hit then it caught the chain case side of the kit and caved the lightening holes in on the track which the shredded the track. Basically the kit was really hurt bad. Being that we are the consummate DIY guys we scabbed it back together but it ain't pretty. The spindle was bent, both side panels were bent bad and the track got destroyed. Morale of this storey is wait until there is plenty of snow or ride in May if you can find someone to go with who is still interested in riding at that time of year. IMO the kits aren't as tough as a sled.

M5

 

[Rush44]

In my first 3 seasons I went through 3 spindles. Catching rocks under low snow, steep downhill descents with the ski going under a tree... stuff like that. I thought I broke my wrist I hit one root so hard my first year.. still no bent forks. Because of this I do not run the rear cross member to reinforce the spindle. Everyone tells me I'm stupid for doing that but I'd rather smoke 20 spindles than go through 1 set of forks.

Other than spindles I've gone through a couple chaincase covers, snapped the sub frame at the bike connect cross members along with the strut rod (covered under warranty), and I've had a turbo bike I was tuning flip over the cab of my GMC and land on the street... sorry Roger! Not much you can do when you are run off the road by a jackass in a Toyota Yaris.

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

All of my wrecks were later season and getting unlucky. I have hit stuff early but I tend to try and ride places I have been in the summer and know what im up against. I have wrecked a set of forks and 2 spindles just hooking rocks right below the surface of the snow later season. Like 5th gear carving down a mountain and hooking the ski just under the surface. front flip over the bars. bad news bears!!

other then just being unlucky honestly its similar to sleds, be careful, its an expensive rig, take care of it.