I head out of my driveway, scoot down the road a 1/4 mile and I'm at the trails. What kind of oxymoron is suburban utopia?Sleds... 'Never understood the allure.
When it come to bikes, at least you can actually "go somewhere" whether its commuting, touring or whatever...
Sleds on the other hand are for most of us a purely recreational vehicle. You have to tow it to a place you can ride it, so really the only purpose it has is to enjoy just riding it.
Where I live people used to ride their sleds on the roads... I'd see sleds at the beer store, plaza, tim hortons... I don't know if it was completely legal, but it seemed as long as sledders weren't being a nuisance the local constabulary didn't seem to care
These days though... I only see sleds on trailers around town.
If I lived out in the country I'd probably have a sled... But here in the suburban utopia, no thanks.
As far as sleds on water no ice is required. The open water record is 212km. Basically as far as a tank of gas would take him down the river. It's an awesome video to watch.