Colton Haaker Preparing for X Games Snow Bike Race
Cycle News Staff | January 24, 2017
Haaker Preparing for X Games Snow Bike Race
Colton Haaker, the 2016 FIM SuperEnduro and 2016 AMA EnduroCross champion, is taking on a new challenge this week. The Rockstar Husqvarna Factory Racing backed rider will compete in the Snow Bike competition at the X Games. The relatively new sport uses motocross bikes equipped with a kit that turns them into a Snow Bike. The riders will compete on the same course used for the SnoCross Snowmobile races and looks pretty similar to an outdoor motocross track.
Haaker has enlisted the help of Timbersled, currently the most popular brand of conversion kit. He created this video to show off the process of converting the bike and getting his first taste of riding in the snow.
The X Games Snow Bike competition is scheduled to take place this Friday afternoon in Aspen, Colorado. It is scheduled to air on www.xgames.com at Friday, January 27th 4:30 – 5:30 EST.
Check out Haaker’s video below:
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