Thats soo sick! I saw that in his part for electronical a while back and was like what???? i live in colorado and that would be soo rad to take that to woodward at copper!
Dillon Spencer ( April 26th, 2009 at 10:01 am ):
that be sick if they mass produced those skis and you could just buy them and thro them on a crappy frame and whatnot.
bikedog ( April 26th, 2009 at 3:05 pm ):
matt’s idea isn’t a new one, expecially his latest setup, but I give him mad props for the time he’s put into them.
you can buy the mounts online somewhere, but they’re a bit pricey, like $400 or something, which isn’t terrible considering the prices of wheels these days. just look around the web a bit and you can find them.
matt if you read this, next time i see you at a park i’m going to ask you about building me some.
maligmat ( April 28th, 2009 at 9:54 am ):
thats the best shit ever!
cr4ck3r ( November 4th, 2009 at 12:45 am ):
I do not believe those mounts we’re ever put into production. As it is said under the video “The ski mounts are custom built by Matt and they’re dialed!” They are a custom fabrication by himself… and in my opinion a very good one. I work in an engineering department doing process development and CNC programming. I’ve watched this video numerous times pausing it where you can see the mounts. Let me say one of the key components in his design is the spring keeping the ski as level as possible. Without this you have MUCH more potential of catching a tip when landing if you get enough air. All the way around though, great design. Especially from a custom fab proto aspect. ;)
cr4ck3r ( November 4th, 2009 at 12:52 am ):
….and I would really like to stress that the comment “All the way around though, great design” comment IS NOT saying anything bad. From the many “homemade” designs for a “ski bike” that I have seen this is BY FAR the best. His mount paired up with any short skiboards (like some old line boards) would be the perfect combo. Especially with the 4 x 4 mounting pattern on the boards.
cr4ck3r ( November 4th, 2009 at 2:20 am ):
Amongst the 1:42 second frames there is a good look of the mount. You can see the springs on each side of what looks to be some a custom washer of sorts. It would also probably have 2 holes in it for the end of the spring to mount in. 2 springs 2 holes.. derr. These were probably presprung in opposite directions with what we could call the “riser arms” before mounting to what we could call the “base block.” It looks like he drill and used a trheaded insert in 2 locations of the board mathing those on the ‘base block’ bolted up the mounts, locked on to the axle and rocked it like he knows how to ;) I like this a lot. It much more simple as a unit as to being compared to other “snowbikes” out there. Basically it IS a super fast and slick way of going from a regular wheel set to skis. btw, my email is bl4ckh4t@gmail.com and we’re running out of work here and I WANT A JOB! Sorry Matt :P j/k but that really is my email.
magul4 ( December 8th, 2009 at 9:45 pm ):
i built my own and it works great! just the front ski came off in mid air and i landed on a log. i am welding it this week tho
magul4 ( December 8th, 2009 at 9:52 pm ):
i used skate trucks and squeezed them into the forks. then put them on the skis with extra screws. just 2 skis and they are cut in half each
thats just awesome
Thats soo sick! I saw that in his part for electronical a while back and was like what???? i live in colorado and that would be soo rad to take that to woodward at copper!
that be sick if they mass produced those skis and you could just buy them and thro them on a crappy frame and whatnot.
matt’s idea isn’t a new one, expecially his latest setup, but I give him mad props for the time he’s put into them.
you can buy the mounts online somewhere, but they’re a bit pricey, like $400 or something, which isn’t terrible considering the prices of wheels these days. just look around the web a bit and you can find them.
matt if you read this, next time i see you at a park i’m going to ask you about building me some.
thats the best shit ever!
I do not believe those mounts we’re ever put into production. As it is said under the video “The ski mounts are custom built by Matt and they’re dialed!” They are a custom fabrication by himself… and in my opinion a very good one. I work in an engineering department doing process development and CNC programming. I’ve watched this video numerous times pausing it where you can see the mounts. Let me say one of the key components in his design is the spring keeping the ski as level as possible. Without this you have MUCH more potential of catching a tip when landing if you get enough air. All the way around though, great design. Especially from a custom fab proto aspect. ;)
….and I would really like to stress that the comment “All the way around though, great design” comment IS NOT saying anything bad. From the many “homemade” designs for a “ski bike” that I have seen this is BY FAR the best. His mount paired up with any short skiboards (like some old line boards) would be the perfect combo. Especially with the 4 x 4 mounting pattern on the boards.
Amongst the 1:42 second frames there is a good look of the mount. You can see the springs on each side of what looks to be some a custom washer of sorts. It would also probably have 2 holes in it for the end of the spring to mount in. 2 springs 2 holes.. derr. These were probably presprung in opposite directions with what we could call the “riser arms” before mounting to what we could call the “base block.” It looks like he drill and used a trheaded insert in 2 locations of the board mathing those on the ‘base block’ bolted up the mounts, locked on to the axle and rocked it like he knows how to ;) I like this a lot. It much more simple as a unit as to being compared to other “snowbikes” out there. Basically it IS a super fast and slick way of going from a regular wheel set to skis. btw, my email is bl4ckh4t@gmail.com and we’re running out of work here and I WANT A JOB! Sorry Matt :P j/k but that really is my email.
i built my own and it works great! just the front ski came off in mid air and i landed on a log. i am welding it this week tho
i used skate trucks and squeezed them into the forks. then put them on the skis with extra screws. just 2 skis and they are cut in half each