SkiBikeFun Now Carrying Stalmach SkiBikes

SkiBikeFun is now supporting and retailing Stalmach SkiBikes. SkiBikeFun in partnership with Stalmach USA will offer the Cayenne M/L ($1235 USD) and the Grizzly M/L ($965 USD). Great bobber style bikes, built to last. Only at SkiBikeFun.com

Cayenne M/L

Second Day on the Snow 12/18/09

Had to travel to Portland for business on the "Day Job". It happened to be on a Friday so I booked flight so I could spend the weekend. Crashed with my buddy Jim for a few days, met up with another good friend Dewey from Washington and we play at Hoodoo on Sat 12/18/09.

Snow was weird but the hospitality on Hoodoo was as usual, incredible! You got to love it when the owner lets you ride one of his own bikes and hands you a lift ticket. These folks at Hoodoo always leave me with a smile and treat me like a rock star. Rode the mountain with Dewey until about 3pm and decided to head back to Portland. Didn't get my buddy Jim on a bike. While he is a regular bike junkie...he saw the possibilities and could not figure out how he would sell another addiction to his wife and family!! Funny!! I always give my wonder wife the choice. I have to have a mid life crisis. Its either tattoos and skibikes...or booze and whores. Her choice. :-)

If you have never been to Hoodoo, make plans for a day trip. The mountain is tiny but enough terrain to challenge any ones ability and the hospitality and employees are second to none!! I like to think of them as the little mountain...with a huge heart!!!

Thanks Hoodoo for an incredible day...again.

Randy
SBF

First day on the snow 2009 NM 12/11/09

I was in the lift line shortly after Angel Fire Ski Area opened for the first day on 12/11/09. Went ridding with Krusty grabbed one of the Brawlers from my demo fleet as I was not willing to scratch up my new one yet.

Fun meter was pegged to 10.5 and caught an edge and was hammered to the ground faster then I care to remember. Game over at 11:30AM!!! 1st time in my biking history. Smashed up some ribs, heard a huge exhaust of air leave my body as I hit the ground.

Snow was wierd and rouge with lots of rocks poking through. That man made stuff is strange under the boards. Those guys will need about 2+ foot of new snow before I return.

Had a great time till the fun was shut off.

Randy

SkiBikeFuns-Black Friday Sale!!

Hello all, The SkiBikeFun Black Friday Event is in full force!! Items are selling out quickly.

We have already sold out of the Hanson Conversion Kits with Skis and down to only 2 used Brawler Basics.

Great Deals...all day long!!! Don't miss this event!

Hit F5 or refreash once at the site to ensure newest material is shown.

http://www.skibikefun.com/BlackFridaySpecials.htm

Best regards,
Randy
http://www.skibikefun.com

New Sledgehammer Colors Comming Soon!!

For those of you that really like the Sledgehammer skibikes out of Austria, we have some great news.

We just placed the order for a few of the new "Colors" now available. More choices than just "Bronco Orange" for you all!! Ha ha.

All new colors are coming in Full Suspension only. Limited quantity available this season. We expect them in before the end of December 2009.
See the following links for a glimspe into a the new colors.

Metallic Black, Midnight Blue, and Indigo. (Purple)

http://www.sledgehammer.at/217.html?&L=2
http://www.sledgehammer.at/232.html?&L=2

Great news from Sledgehammer.

Randy
www.SkiBikeFun.com

Black Friday Sale At SkiBikeFun.com

1st ever- Black Friday sale at SkiBikeFun.com on Friday 11/27/09 only.

Lots of great 1 time deals with free-bees tossed in on all orders.

Friday Only!!! 11/27/09


Randy
www.SkibikeFun.com

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??
http://www.skibikefun.com/SBAMAIN.htm
Enjoy!!Might need to hit "F5" to update comic on your PC
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

http://www.skibikefun.com/SBAMAIN.htm

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

Sledgehammer Sightings at Santa Fe Ski Area this Sunday!!

SkiBikeFun is doing a teaching session with Santa Fe Ski Basins Adaptive program on Sunday 3/01/09.

SkiBikeFun LLC has donated 2 New Sledgehammer SkiBikes to their adaptive program this season and wanted to ensure they were good with technique, lesson plan and equipment overview.

We would like to thank Sante Fe for this opportunity to demonstrate on the mountain and those of you interested in SkiBikeing might want to at a minimum have a look. Great way to enter the new era in snow sports!!

Best regards,

Randy

SkiBikeFun.com

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Global Warming is a Real Bummer

Its end of Feb in New Mexico and its already going to be 70 degrees today and have trees blooming. We have not had any new snow in 2 weeks anywhere in New Mexico and nothing on the way in the next 10 days we can see.

I went to Angelfire last Saturday only to have the snow turn to "Sketch" by 12:30pm. Had my buddy Eugene screaming like a little school girl!!Remember what Krusty says,

"Us skibikers only fear two things, Global warming and a flat planet. We are 50% there. lets hope we dont start flattening out or when am I going to ride my "Downhill Bike" in the summer!!!

Randy

Time for new ideas!!

Started this blog to get away from old, close-minded ideas in the current skibike industry.

This blog is both footski and non footski friendly so if you are of the point of view that those of us that don't wear footskis don't belong on the hill, turn around and leave now. Same goes for those "Peggers" that want to bash footskiers.

We here at SkiBikeFun believe that not foot-ski and board type bikes are the newest evolution in SkiBiking and will win out the day over footski style bikes. Not an evil plot, just the way we see our sales and customer demands headed. We also believe there is a Butt for every SkiBike seat and our job is to get you connected with the right equipment, even if its not ours!

Lets do some playing with this and see what happens.

Best regards,

Randy
http://www.skibikefun.com/