This Wisconsinite (real word) took home second place in the Specialized Innovate or Die contest for his pedal-powered snowplow. I’m surprised he won at all—or was even allowed to enter—since he’s an engineer for Trek bikes. The good news is that even though he missed out on the $5k grand prize from Specialized, the California-based company sent him a new bike. Just what every Trek engineer needs, a sweet new Specialized Globe 3.
via Bicycle Design
ByRocky Thompson
To have any chance to plow ANYTHING that vehicle would have to be geared so low I could walk past it with the shovel. Why didn’t he just mount a push-blade on the front of one of his trek bikes and save himself some time…
I’ve seen the thing work–and being a cylist and a wisconsinsite it’s easy to spin this plow AND remove snow. Very cool.