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Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:18 pm
by cliftongifford
Eric Cox wrote:Last year I tried to make an ice cycle 80 feet tall. It worked but I only used one static rope and before the column became fully self supporting, the rope broke....!
i'd love to know if this thing comes in...

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 5:48 pm
by pigsteak
comes in...to buy a beer?

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:16 pm
by cliftongifford
beer
mmmm.

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 2:22 pm
by Eric Cox
jimmy wrote:Ice Cycle?

Image
Yeah I know my use of the English language sucks, but most of the time I get the point across!
Heck Yes an Ice Cycle!! Someone should show this to Matt Tackett so we can start Pump Tracking in the winter.

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:52 pm
by Clevis Hitch
I know where a couple of old saw blades are and I got a welder....any donor bikes?

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:26 pm
by pigsteak
um spoof..anyone notice the teeth are facing the wrong direction?

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2010 11:34 pm
by Jeff
Damn piggy, I'm impressed!

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 12:21 am
by pigsteak
see what happens when you are stuck in a sling for weeks on the weekends?

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:56 am
by tbwilsonky
not a spoof. the teeth appear backwards because of rotational visual parallax.

it's why spinner rims look so 'dope'.

Re: Ice Climbing potential in RRG?

Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 2:04 am
by DHB
Actually, that only occurs when seeing the object spin in person or on video. Because this is a still photo wherein the shutter speed was high enough to freeze the motion of the wheel, the image is accurate and the teeth are backward.









nerd.