Welcome to our new company website for Alpine Skibikes (formerly WinterXbike.com then HansonBikes.com)
After a two-season hiatus from production of the Ski-MX Conversion Kits, we did a small production run for the 2009/2010 season. We sold through that run and have done another run for the upcoming 2010/2011 season including kits with skis. We are currently awaiting delivery (projected for early October 2010) of 60 pairs of ski-bike-specific skis that are the result of 9 years of R&D. They are a 99cm skiboard with a 100mm tip width, 80mm waist width and 90mm tail width, with a 4cm square 4-hole insert pattern for easy mounting. They are very similar to the 99cm Matrix FSX 99's pictured below, and will feature AlpineSkibikes.com topsheet graphics with bright yellow bases. As soon as we get them in, we will mount them up, take pics, and post them on the website for sale. Kits with skis will retail for $469.95, and the skis themselves will be available for $199.95.
If you choose to buy a kit without skis you still have many ski options to consider. You can use children's skis (like the "Elan" skis pictured above left) or twin-tip ski-boards (like the "Line" ski-boards pictured above right) or you can choose to cut off the tips of some old skis from your basement. The optimum length for 20" BMX bikes is 85-90cm, and for 26" mountain bikes 95-100cm seems to work best.
Yes, the kit will fit (via removal of a spacer) either size rear dropout (as long as it is the standard 3/8" axle size). Mountainbikes have a 135 mm width between rear dropouts, and BMX bikes have a 110mm width. The kit has been engineered to fit both of these standard sizes. All forks have a 100mm width. If you have a 20mm through-axle, we have 20mm adaptors that allow the kit to be used with these axles as well.
Ski-MX Conversion Kit (without skis)
US Patent #6626441
Ski-MX Conversion Kit (with skis)
The skis pictured here are the Matrix FSX 99 skiboards. They have a relatively narrow waist width and lots of sidecut. They have a wood core with just the right amount of stiffness, they carve very very well, track straight at high speed, and have enough surface area to float well in powder. This ski profile is the best all-mountain design I've ridden. No one ski can do it all, but this one comes very close. The skis that AlpineSkibikes.com will be offering this season as a ski-bike-specific design will be this exact ski profile, with our own top-sheet graphics, bright yellow bases, and a 4cm square, 4-hole insert pattern for added strength and ease of mounting.
20mm Axle Adaptors (shown mounted to front bracket)
Now Filling Orders!
The shipping cost in the contiguous USA is $15.00 per kit (for kits without skis) and
$20.00 per kit (for kits with skis)* The kits without skis retail for $269.95 + $15.00 for domestic shipping. The kits with skis retail for $469.95
+ $20.00 for domestic shipping. If you are ordering just the
skis, they are $199.95 + $20.00 for domestic shipping. If
you have a bike with a 20mm
through-axle, you will also need to order the 20mm axle adaptors for $29.95. You can place your order on the "Buy It!" page.
We have built a small production run of these kits and they are selling fast, so don't wait and miss your opportunity to get one of these unique and sought-after kits; order it today!
To order a kit, simply click on the link at the top of this page that says, "Buy It!"
Alpine Skibikes
204 West Spear Street
Suite 2674
Carson City, NV 89703
(310) 892-6288