KtraK Snowmobile Mountain Bike Kit

It’s probably too late to register for this year’s Iditarod (March 1), and you probably didn’t have 16 Alaskan Huskies ready to go anyway. But if it’s a race across the snowy tundra you desire, it can be done simply with your mountain bike and the KtraK snowmobile bike kit.

With a ski replacing your front wheel and a rear traction system mounting over your rear tire, your bike instantly goes from out-of-its-league to human-powered snowmobile. The kit installs quite easily (no tools necessary), it’s fabricated with reinforced nylon and sealed bearings, and the whole system only adds about 5 lbs. to your ride. Conversely, 16 huskies weigh in at about 720 lbs. And then there’s all that Kibbles n’ Bits you gotta bring. [via]