Bicycle beats snowboard in downhill race
Bicycles have won races against horses, cars and even aircraft, and now a mountain bike has beaten a snowboard in a race down a snow-covered mountain side.
The course involved numerous jumps and a long flat section final stretch that proved of great benefit to the cyclist; the race took place days before the release of a snowboard paddle that allows users to get traction on flat snow.
Best bike in snow
A kit that transforms any bicycle into a caterpillar track-driven snow bike was imported from Canada last year by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA) to build its ejector seat and flamethrower-equipped Bond bike, but conventional mountain bikes perform just as well in snow up to a foot deep.
Cyclists who want to safeguard themselves against breakdown can call on a recovery service for bicycles. The ETA was the first organisation to offer breakdown recovery for cyclists in Britain and now includes the service for free with its cycle insurance.
| Snow bikes | of the world unite |
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| Mountain bike vs snowboard | |
| B.O.N.D bike in action | |
| Winter offer… |  |
| Bond bike on snow |
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