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To The South Pole By Bike

Posted by timothy on from the are-those-bugle-boy-jeans dept.

buzzdecafe writes "Doug Stroup is attempting to ride his bike to the South Pole. Follow his progress here: Iceaxe.tv or read the article about him on Wired, including a pic of the bike. He's pulling over 100 pounds of supplies on a sled behind the bike--as well as carrying his own waste. Why bike to the South Pole? Hell, why not? Riding a bike in subzero temperatures in constant danger of losing your life sure beats my job."

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  1. Bike to the south pole? by moc.tfosorcimgllib · · Score: 4, Funny

    This guy is kind of a wuss, isn't he?

    I mean, if *I* were going to bike to the south pole, I would at least start from home instead of antartica.
    Why not just say: "Guy plans on biking 50 miles in sub-zero temps, hopes no to die". This would have been kick-ass if would have risked mexico, panama, the amazon, just to come close to biking in sub-zero temperatures.

  2. Hmmm.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Possible candidate for the Darwin Award.

    Man rides bike to south pole and becomes popsicle treat for native wild life.

  3. Let me guess... by Deagol · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...this guys funds this excursion by harrassing people for two dollars, right?

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  4. Dumb and... by Bob+Vila's+Hammer · · Score: 3, Funny

    I keep remembering the bike trek made by Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. As I read the passage about this man carting his own waste through the tundra, I can only imagine his toil being not unlike Lloyd and Harry's when they first arrived in bitter Colorado. In their disquieted and inimitable words I find the response: "Just go man, just go."

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