Let’s fake for a second that you simply don’t really feel like driving your fats tire bike within the snow this season. Let’s additionally fake that you simply wish to mix snowboarding, snowboarding, and oh, let’s say… mountain biking. That works out nice as a result of Sno-Go has the ski bike you at all times wished… introducing three new fashions of ski bikes, the Ripple, the Shift, and the Shifted.
Ski bikes are speculated to be the winter’s fastest-growing sport. Salt Lake Metropolis’s Sno Go, a world chief in snow bikes, says they’re anticipating demand for his or her product “greater than double this yr”. Sno-Go is endorsed by the PSIA-AASI and claims to be the one ANSI-compliant, chairlift-accessible ski bikes out there.
Additionally they state that “in contrast to snowboarding or snowboarding, snow biking is comparatively straightforward to study”, saying that it may be realized in someday versus “weeks of pricy classes or discipline-specific gear”.
“We’re past stoked to supply this vary of latest fashions and provide everybody from seasoned Sno-Go lovers to these new to snogoing a very higher expertise,” says Sno-Go Advertising and marketing Director, Rob Aseltine. “Our expanded line of bikes merely permits extra folks to get hooked on snogoing”.
All this sounds fairly convincing, and the ski bikes themselves look enjoyable AF… regardless that relating to being chilly and moist, I’m often a “no-go”.
However, let’s check out the three totally different fashions.
Sno-Go Shift
The refreshed and revamped flagship mannequin, the Shift gives a number of upgrades to additional improve the rider’s expertise. These embody an all-new ANSI-compliant EZ-Load bar and a backbone guard to guard the bike body from injury induced when coming in touch with a chair raise.
Another upgrades embody an improved rear chassis design constructed from Sno-Go’s superior g4 line of parts. “This solid aluminum alloy mix will increase power and sturdiness whereas additionally offering essentially the most responsive and sturdy ski bike building out there”.
Shift Options and Retail
Retail: $2,499 (all-mountain ski-equipped); $2,849 when bundled with powder skis)
Colours: Darkish Mode, Mauve, Blue Metal, Rustfire
Options:
- The bike that’s pioneering the fastest-growing winter sport
- Essentially the most intuitive snow driving expertise for ski resorts
- EZ-Load Bar for safe chairlift loading, that includes HyveX composite expertise
- Backbone Guard for added safety throughout chairlift loading
- Solid aluminum alloy mix inside G4 parts. S.L.A.T.® – Synchronized Lateral Articulation Tech
- Device-Much less Fast Launch for straightforward transport and storage
- All-mountain outfitted ski; powder ski suitable
- Totally adjustable stem to optimize rider match
- Rider Weight: 100 – 250 lbs
- Rider Top: 5” – 6’3”
- Terrain: Inexperienced, Blue, Black, Double Black
- Stage: Newbie, Intermediate, Superior, Knowledgeable
Sno-Go Ripple
All new for teenagers or lighter riders, the Ripple is designed particularly for informal but nimble runs on extra groomed surfaces. The light-weight HyveX efficiency parts blended with a hard and fast stem make the Ripple simpler for teenagers and smaller riders to maneuver whereas on the mountain and much simpler to hold. The Ripple additionally comes with an EZ-Load bar and matches riders from 5′ tall to five’10” with a weight vary as much as 150lbs.
Ripple Options and Retail
Retail: $1,999
Colours: Blue Metal, Mauve
Options:
- A lighter bike for the lighter rider (the lightest bike supplied)
- Simpler carrying and transporting
- Plush carving and management delivered by S.L.A.T.
- Device-Much less Fast Launch for straightforward transport and storage
- EZ-Load Bar for safe chairlift loading, that includes HyveX composite expertise
- Backbone Guard for added safety throughout chairlift loading
- All-mountain-equipped skis; not authorized for powder skis
- Rider Weight: 90-150 lbs; max rider weight is 150 lbs
- Rider Top: 5” – 5’10
- Stage: Newbie, Intermediate
Sno-Go Shifted
Bringing you a model new, really premium ski bike, the Shifted mannequin is designed for the performance-oriented Sno-Go rider. It consists of the identical enhancements discovered on the brand new Shift mannequin however contains a top-tier FOX 34 Float Manufacturing facility suspension fork. It’s spec’d swap Sno-Go’s large powder skis and a stem, bars, and grips made by MTB model, Deity Elements.
These upgrades are stated to shave a full two kilos off the Shift mannequin however nonetheless ship a sturdy and extra responsive entrance finish. Essentially the most aggressive Sno-Go riders can discover “improved dealing with and higher stability in every thing from the difficult terrain park options to untouched gladed runs”.
Shifted Options and Retail
Retail: $3,599 (powder ski-equipped); $3,399 (all-mountain ski-equipped)
Colours: Darkish Mode, Rustfire
Options:
- The performance-driven evolution of the best-selling Sno-Go Shift
- High-tier Fox 34 Float Manufacturing facility entrance suspension fork
- Deity mounted cockpit (bar, stem, grips) for precision dealing with and management
- EZ-Load Bar for safe chairlift loading, that includes HyveX composite expertise
- Backbone Guard for added safety from the chairlift
- Solid aluminum alloy mix inside G4 chassis parts
- S.L.A.T.® – Synchronized Lateral Articulation Tech
- Toolless Fast Launch for straightforward transport and storage
- Customizable construct with Powder skis or All-mountain skis
- Rider Weight: 100 – 250 lbs
- Rider Top (50 mm rise on bar): 5” – 5’6”
- Rider Top (80 mm rise on bar): 5’6” – 6’3”
- Terrain: Blue, Black, Double Black
- Stage: Intermediate, Superior, Knowledgeable
Sno-Go makes use of its revolutionary three-ski design and patented S.L.A.T. (Synchronized Lateral Articulation Expertise) that enables riders the power to copy the turning radius and stopping energy of skiers and snowboarders.
“Sno-Go is the one ski bike allowed at over 230 resorts throughout North America, the one ski bike endorsed by the PSIA-AASI, and the one bike ridden by skilled instructors, athletes, and resort operators, all of which has allowed worldwide recognition as an easier-to-learn different to snowboarding and snowboarding.”
