tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post2571971554100799448..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: My Iditarod historyJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-37817515979259359552016-02-20T05:06:05.874-07:002016-02-20T05:06:05.874-07:00Just commenting on this now because I know I'm...Just commenting on this now because I know I'm going to take frickin' ages to read this post because you always inspire me to write. So now I'm going to go off and catch up on a week's skiing posts and pop back later to finish catching up on two weeks of Jill.Trepid Explorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02871492911549955648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-44542044566062665752016-02-20T00:53:58.693-07:002016-02-20T00:53:58.693-07:00Awesome! !Awesome! !Andrea Hambachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831912230179703599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-16126989971566759482016-02-19T19:34:30.072-07:002016-02-19T19:34:30.072-07:00Thanks, Beat. Toppling over is a bad characteristi...Thanks, Beat. Toppling over is a bad characteristic. I found that out going to Tolovana. I'll stick with my kicksled. But I love the fact that you made it. And from bike handlebars, no less. I should have guessed!Eric Troyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342463754019007582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-42030406951044126872016-02-19T12:44:32.261-07:002016-02-19T12:44:32.261-07:00I've been reading your blog since well before ...I've been reading your blog since well before you and Beat were together and I still can't believe it's been that long. Time flies.Kate Geisenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854561265520868538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-70592188596480397242016-02-19T11:49:59.317-07:002016-02-19T11:49:59.317-07:00I made this sled. It consisted of some sport sled ...I made this sled. It consisted of some sport sled skis (which were nice, actually: they had a runner with a good edge for hard conditions and then a wider ski base), some bike handlebars and a duffel. It worked beautifully on firm trails, but had a fatal flaw in bad conditions - it was prone to toppling over. In the 2012 iditarod it caused me a lot of grief. I since then switched to the lighter, still very good glode UHMW style sleds ...<br /><br />You should have seen my first prototype. It was a plastic storage box with these skis. It worked well until the box of course broke :)Beathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00637497731714435697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-57279551312041082082016-02-19T10:31:54.999-07:002016-02-19T10:31:54.999-07:00Awesome retrospective, Jill! It's fun to see i...Awesome retrospective, Jill! It's fun to see it all compacted into a single blog post. <br /><br />I love that teensy-weensy-tired mountain bike from 2006. Oh my, how winter biking has changed. You've also got to tell me about that sled from 2012. Now that I've become a sled nerd, I want to know where you got it. By the way, I had my sled builder soup up my kicksled. It's now got faster runners and can handle drifts with no problem. Tell Beat to look out!Eric Troyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342463754019007582noreply@blogger.com