Snow Bike (1988)

This project was a fun way to put my old bike to good (fun) use. I added a rear axle and tires so I could ride around in snow banks. In shallow snow, it rides like a regular tricycle. In deep snow, the front tire digs in enough to guide like a rudder. The best turning radius was about 1.5m using all available gears for mechanical advantage. Steep snowy hills were a challenge but by using both feet, the bike could be kickstarted to travel a dozen cms at a time then held until the next kick with the handbrakes.