Have we done this yet ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16345232

Surley a Surly would be better ?

Discuss.

twice 😉

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/search.php?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmagazine-16345232

Yes

Don’t know

and will she mysteriously swap it for the powered version!

Nice to know I’m still behind the curve this year 🙂

I saw that and did think that with those small diameter wheels it would be a nightmare unless it was pretty smooth. Any ruts and it’ll be face brake time.

8lb a tire ! 8 lb a tire ….

my snow bikes wheel set with tires and tubes weigh 12 in total ……

rear brake to save drag – drag on what exactly ? badly set up brakes?

I saw that and did think that with those small diameter wheels it would be a nightmare unless it was pretty smooth. Any ruts and it’ll be face brake time.

I think there is an ice road for supplying the research station at the South pole, I suspect that this is what she will be travelling along.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Pole_Traverse

There’s a road?

What the deal with getting there and having a go at this?

Edit: Details here

They do holidays there! 🙂

Edit: Youtube

Haha saw video on youtube by kanefortune

Looks like har d work just to ride that bike never mind on snow or towing a sled !