Winter..and SkiBiking is on the way!!!

Let me check.....green chiles packed end frozen..yup, had enough sweet corn you feel like an ear of corn yourself...check..frost warnings...and now snow dusting on the Sandias...yes...the snow season is almost back upon us here in New Mexico. I'm giddy.


Sipapu Ski area is claiming to be the first resort open in New Mexico on 11/21/09 !!! They are having great little storms and have spent some effort in in stalling snow making on more than half of the mountain. We will have our first official demo day on Jan 2, 2010 at Sipapu.

We have added some great bikes to our product line up like Lenzsport bikes, Geary and Alpine bikes aka Hanson Bikes..aka winter xbike. We will have conversion kits again. Don't forget our solid performers such as the Crighton, Metalworx and Swiss Bike Board.

Winter has entered the southwest....

Randy

www.SkiBikeFun.com
Hey all- I'm sure you are all in full force summer but had to let you all in on something cool.

I was able to get 16 "NEW" ...yes I said "NEW"...Winter X Bike kits with skis. I have them coming into the US in the next week. Will get them up on the site as soon as I have them. The original "Turn any bike..into a skibike" product.

If you were ever thinking about getting an actual Winter X Bike Kit...don't drag your feet. This was a once in a life time find and these are most likly the last you will ever find unless the come back into production.

We even still have a few 20mm conversion lugs available.

Take care, will update the site once they arrive!!!

Randy
SkiBikeFun.com

Traffic Jams!!

Latest edition of SkiBike Alley only at SkiBikeFun.com

I miss this kind of traffic jams!!

Somebody tell me, it reminds you of Demon at Purgatory (Durango Mnt) at the end of the day. Right??
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RandySkiBikeFun.com

Now Starts My 8 Month Depression!!!

Just finished up the season on Sunday April 5th 2009 at Hoodoo Ski area in Oregon. Can't begin to tell you the great time I had at Hoodoo for their skibike event that weekend. Absolutly the best time I have in the season.

With that said, now starts the longest hual I have from now till late December when I can get back on the snow. Last season, I was almost 8.5 months between the snow under my boards. Much too long in my book.

I'll need to get my DH bike tuned up and wheels relaced. Its the closest thing I get in the summer that gets me through till snow lies again.

Just a confession from a certified SkiBike Junky!!

Randy

Another demo at Sipapu Ski area, New Mexico

SkiBikeFun.com completed its 6th and final SkiBike demo day with Sipapu Ski area for the season. (Thanks for having us Sipapu!!) We completed 6 days with Sipapu and 1 day with Sante Fe Ski Basin in the 2008/2009 season. We showed up with 3 new inches of snow at Sipapu this past Saturday. Good thing as it would have been ugly w/o it. New Mexico has seen a bit of a dry spell since Jan 1st of this year and most New Mexico resorts had seen no snow in over 3+ weeks. Welcome to NM skiing some seasons. Some seasons...its epic!!

We got about 10 people up on the hill before we call off demos due to icy, slick conditions. With that said, still continued to have folks push the bikes on the small begginers hill having a blast anyway!!

Wanted to thank all those folks that tried SkiBikes this season. Your life is change forever. Last wanted to thank Sipapu and Sante Fe ski basin for having us come up for demos and allowing us to demo on your mountain. Many Ski area want huge insurance policies and Both Sipau and Sante Fe allowed us with our smaller insurance policie.

Wrapping up, we held our sales flat in 2008 vs. 2007. With the economy, we call that a win. We completed 7 complete demo days this season and did not get anyone hurt or any incidents on the mountain during the demos. Lastly, we created some serious smiles and grins on peoples faces over those 7 demo days. We know we have change some lives forever. That was our intension!!

Peace-Love- SkiBikes
Randy

Newest Edition of SkiBike Alley

Come see the newest comic in SkiBike Alley, the only SkiBike Comic Strip in the world only at SkiBikeFun.com

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Updated weekly on Tuesday or Wednesday. Might need to hit an "F5" to update the page on your PC.

Enjoy.

Randy

SkiBikes at Sante Fe Ski Basin!!

We were set up to do a 2 hour class at Sante fe Ski Basin in Sante fe, New Mexico on Sunday 3/1/09. I was not sure how the day was going to go when the first 3 staff people we saw in the parking lot tried to chase us away. Then to have the owner come out and almost shut us down, really made it kind of a bummer start. Melanie and Katya was able to smooth things over and ensure we were on our game for safety and lesson plans and got us what we needed to make it all happen. We donated 2 new Sledgehammer bikes to their adaptive program.

It was suppose to be a 2 hour lesson with 5 people from the adaptive school. It turned out to be an all day event with about 3 dozen instructors from the adaptive school!

I can't even begin to drive home the devious grins and smiles we put on faces on Sunday. We, yet again ,had grown people giggling and grinning like school kids. We were also told that at the end of the day the clubhouse was full of those adaptive instructors still laughing from a good time on the bikes.

The energy from the adaptive instructors was incredible. They were excited to not only see and test the equipment but you could see the gears in their heads turning as they began to see the possibilities SkiBike could off in the adaptive schools and programs. They had tons of adaptive scenarios and questions for us. We had to remind them, we don't demo to anyone but the able bodied and we needed them to answer those same questions and develop answers for us!! You could see the excitement and engagement begin!!!

For those of you that know me, I don't wear footskis since I shed them years ago. While I was not excited about putting them back on for the lesson/demo, see the picture above and know that I took one for the sport to get the equipment on the hill of Sante fe Ski basin. I have not had footskis on in about 4+ years and let me tell you, took me a while to find myself over them once again. Sante fe, I'd do it again for you any day!!

A very very big thank you to the men and women at the Sante fe Ski Basin Adaptive school and the owners/managers of the area for letting us come play on the hill and give their instructors some new tools for their adaptive toolbox!! It was our pleasure spending the day with you all!! Please invite us up again. We hope to continue to change a few more minds on bikes.

Randy

SkiBikeFun.com