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So I put my skis on today, and I thought I’d share them with you because they’re a good fit for the Bearhawk as well. They’re a retractable wheel penetration ski from the standpoint that you can retract the wheels manually while on the snow so that you have minimal drag for takeoff. Landing on snow, leave the wheels up. Landing on pavement, pull a couple of T-handles, and the skis spring upward, allowing the wheels to stick through the bottom. It uses a lever-bar arrangement that lets you grunt-lift the wheels up where they’re held in place by a spring latch.
First, the 850s come off and 600s go on. They may be adjustable for larger tires, which I’ll research for next season. On the back side of the axle, an attach fitting is welded in place. On the outside, an axle insert is, well, inserted... and the outside of the ski attaches there. The insert is held in place with a bolt that goes through the axle tube behind the brakes, and is threaded into the axle insert.
This will be my first year flying on them, and I’ll report back with details once I get started. I know that there’s a fellow in New England using retractable skis as well, but his work a bit differently. It’s cool to have options. These are quite simple for retractable skis, but differ a bit from other wheel penetration skis like the TrickAirs.
The Maule and Bearhawk gear are very similar. If you’d like more detailed photos, I’m happy to share. Just let me know what you’d like to see.
First, the 850s come off and 600s go on. They may be adjustable for larger tires, which I’ll research for next season. On the back side of the axle, an attach fitting is welded in place. On the outside, an axle insert is, well, inserted... and the outside of the ski attaches there. The insert is held in place with a bolt that goes through the axle tube behind the brakes, and is threaded into the axle insert.
This will be my first year flying on them, and I’ll report back with details once I get started. I know that there’s a fellow in New England using retractable skis as well, but his work a bit differently. It’s cool to have options. These are quite simple for retractable skis, but differ a bit from other wheel penetration skis like the TrickAirs.
The Maule and Bearhawk gear are very similar. If you’d like more detailed photos, I’m happy to share. Just let me know what you’d like to see.
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