Bike Across Antarctica

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At I read the above article, I kept thinking about riding
across this 1000 mile road. Sort of an extreme Ididabike
(sp?) challenge.

It's not actually across Antarctica; it's just from the
coast to the South Pole station, so you'd have to either do
an out-and-back, or continue on with no road

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Do you think I ride too much?

There's no such thing...

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At I read the above article, I kept thinking about riding
across this 1000 mile road. Sort of an extreme Ididabike
(sp?) challenge.

Wow. My tax dollars at work. A $20mm road that will be used
maybe 3 times a year, which will allow travellers to cover
in 30 days to do what an airplane will do in a few hours.

Plus, it will encourage tourism in a very fragile area,
by people who are wealthier than they are prudent. (Just
like Everest, but at least the natives can make a living
off of it.)

On the other hand, I would get a chance to see if it's
possible to see if a pair of Nokian studded tires ever wear
out.

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At I read the above article, I kept thinking about
riding across this 1000 mile road. Sort of an extreme
Ididabike (sp?) challenge.

Wow. My tax dollars at work. A $20mm road that will be
used maybe 3 times a year, which will allow travellers
to cover in 30 days to do what an airplane will do in a
few hours.

Given what it costs to fly C-130's, it will probably be much
cheaper to send a convoy of tractors down the highway than
running several flights per day for 3 months to the airstrip
to carry the same amount of cargo.

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Wow. My tax dollars at work. A $20mm road that will be
used maybe 3 times a year, which will allow travellers
to cover in 30 days to do what an airplane will do in a
few hours.

Given what it costs to fly C-130's, it will probably be
much cheaper to send a convoy of tractors down the highway
than running several flights per day for 3 months to the
airstrip to carry the same amount of cargo.

This might remain open for the large amount of the year that
the flights DO NOT RUN.

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During the 6 month night, it is much colder and you could
easily fall into a crevice that are opening all the time.

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This might remain open for the large amount of the year
that the flights DO NOT RUN.

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Wow. My tax dollars at work. A $20mm road that will be
used maybe 3 times a year, which will allow travellers
to cover in 30 days to do what an airplane will do in a
few hours.

Given what it costs to fly C-130's, it will probably be
much cheaper to send a convoy of tractors down the
highway than running several flights per day for 3
months to the airstrip to carry the same amount of
cargo.

This might remain open for the large amount of the year
that the flights DO NOT RUN.

Good point.

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Mike Kruger said:

Wow. My tax dollars at work. A $20mm road that will be
used maybe 3 times a year, which will allow travellers
to cover in 30 days to do what an airplane will do in a
few hours.

Without major scientific and technical efforts to harness
society's restless energy in a productive way, folks would
just use the same resources doing stupid and destructive things--
like, say, getting into pointless and unwinnable wars on
maliciously false pretexts.

Roads to nowhere are much, much cheaper.

Chalo Colina

Very nice!

Might be a safe place to put the Bush junta to work after
flushing them out of office come November.

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Mike Kruger said:

Wow. My tax dollars at work. A $20mm road that will be
used maybe 3 times

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year, which will allow travellers to cover in 30 days to
do what an

airplane

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will do in a few hours.

Without major scientific and technical efforts to harness
society's restless energy in a productive way, folks would
just use the same resources doing stupid and destructive things--
like, say, getting into pointless and unwinnable wars on
maliciously false pretexts.

Roads to nowhere are much, much cheaper.

Chalo Colina

Thomas Reynolds said:

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At I read the above article, I kept thinking about riding
across this 1000 mile road. Sort of an extreme Ididabike
(sp?) challenge.

Do you think I ride too much?

No. Sounds like it'd be a hoot. Cold, but a hoot
nonetheless.

Thomas Reynolds said:

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At I read the above article, I kept thinking about riding
across this 1000 mile road. Sort of an extreme Ididabike
(sp?) challenge.

Ididabike or Idiot-on-a-bike? Good luck.

By the way, the road only goes half way across Antarctica.
Then you need to turn around and ride 1000 miles back to
the coast.

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Thomas Reynolds said:

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At I read the above article, I kept thinking about riding
across this 1000 mile road. Sort of an extreme Ididabike
(sp?) challenge.

Ididabike or Idiot-on-a-bike? Good luck.

By the way, the road only goes half way across Antarctica.
Then you need to turn around and ride 1000 miles back to
the coast.

Yeah, but the return trip would be mostly downhill.

Matt O.