Fat Biking the wake of a cruise ship
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Last Video: https://youtu.be/e9JGxBJ5hw8 This is the bike: http://amzn.to/1ZFg5bw In the last video we took a look at the Mongoose Dolomite, a fat bike that that was shipped to my doorstep for under $200. Although it's not very refined, the price makes the Dolomite tough to complain about. Today, cheaper is most certainly better, because our fat bike may get splashed with a little bit of seawater. If there’s one good thing I can say about this bike, it’s that it works well on sand. That’s a good thing since I need to bring it across a quarter mile of this stuff to get to where we’re going today. This is the inlet by Port Everglades, one of the busiest cruise ports on the planet. This 46 foot deep channel can accommodate the largest cruise ships in the world. When these massive ships leave port, they cause the water to recede quickly, creating a kind of temporary low tide. Once the ship passes, the water returns violently like a mini tsunami. My plan is to ride the Dolomite out on to the exposed sand when the water recedes, turning around just before the tsunami approaches. If I time it right, and pedal fast enough, the wave should help push me along back to shore. We’ll call it fat bike surfing. The reason we’re here today is that a particularly big ship will be leaving for the Bahamas at 4:30. The Oasis of the Seas is over 1,100 feet long, and is propelled by a 27,000 horsepower engine. This is gonna be freaking awesome. We’ll only get one chance to do this, and right now we’re waiting in torrential downpour. The rain has died down just in time. The water is receding, and it’s pedals up. Yeah, so that didn’t go as planned. It’s hard for me to blame this on the bike, but it was stuck in too high of a gear for me to get going. I was putting all my weight on the pedals, but it was too little too late. Unsurprisingly, the bike was super buoyant. In fact I could barely push it back down to mount it again. I really hope I have another chance to try and surf this thing, but first I need to get it home and flush it out with fresh water. As you may know, seawater is one of the most corrosive solutions in the world. Still, boat trailers, and marine equipment are exposed to it all the time, so I’m hoping we can keep this bike running with a little bit of TLC. I’m by no means expecting this to work out perfectly, but it will be interesting to see how much useful life we can get out of it. Tune in next time, and we’ll take a closer look at the short term consequences of submerging my Dolomite in seawater. Then I’ll decide whether its worth another shot. Get the Seth’s Bike Hacks Face Stickers! http://www.sethsbikehacks.com/product/face-stickers/ Free Shipping
Comments
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is it a walgoose? drain out all of the corrosive seawater and return it back to Walmart or sell it as a "flood bike" on Craigslist...
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no
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Dude that was crazy. That water cane rushing in fast
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Can I please have these 4 minutes of my life back?
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man got fucked
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Laugh how the people think that is a huge wave. In the beaches is Australia the smallest waves are at least a metre.
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valiant attempt
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aquele navio era o oasis of the seas o maior navio de passageiros do mundo
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i was almost on that boat but choose an earlier time on a norweigan ship because it was cheaper
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It was quite obvious that you were too late with turning around. Should have been in position and pedaling towards the shore, waiting for the hit.
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What side Do you shopped fr.o.m.
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que pendejada tan inmensa
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+Seth's Bike Hacks Hello my friend
I'm 1.88 height
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Seth, have you seen this yet from Park Tool Explains the whole science water displacement when it comes to the fat bike tires
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Now I'm going to buy a fat bike to be as dumb as this guy
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I think you went in a little too far. really cool video tho
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Try it again with a lighter one that would be easier to maneuver
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Haha! That's awesome! Can't stop laughing!
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well planned, well executed. Bravo!
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