I just installed a set of Schwalbe Marathon Winter tires on the Big Dummy based on weather predictions for Reno in the next week or so. My first experience...
Hi... I found this cool online game http://arcadeleaks.com/playgame/4/santa-gift-collections.html Help Santa to collect gift... :) thanks Hi... I found this...
For those of you interested in bike touring adventure stories... Tomorrow (Tuesday) evening, I'll be doing a live call-in interview with Goat from Riding the...
I had to break out the studded tires I purchased the winer before last as the roads in Bellingham are pretty much a solid sheet of ice. We don't get this...
Well thanks Rick, Todd and Abigail for your useful info. Sorry to hear of the bike's discontinuation....there are lots of fish in the sea. (But do these fish...
Anyone done RAGRAI on an Xtracycle? Is it a reasonable endeavor? I'm in the "Strongly Considering" stage, and don't feel the need to buy a Road Bike for...
Hi all, I just moved to Boise this winter and my friends tell me that the winters are not bad enough to demand snow stud tires. Well, today was my first...
thanks for the advice on tires, I am not sure if I am happy. I rode in the snow today and even with weight it was a little wobbley. It could be that I am not...
I have my X on a Trek Mountain Track and usually use 26 X 2.5 tires. I noticed though that since I usually ride on pavement that it was slowing my down. So...
Like Sarah,I love battery operated xmas lights, I bought some last year and messed around with them for a bit without much luck until the light bulb went off...
I *finally* got around to installing my Busch & Müller Toplight XS taillight on my Xtracycle today... I'd been putting it off for far too long (think years...
[BikeFun] Ride to the CargoBike Picnic Hey there's a cargo bike picnic in Port Melb This Sunday. Who wants to get together with our "cargo" bikes and show them...
Hello Roots Radicals, As the days get shorter, most bike commuters must head home under cover of darkness. This makes "being seen" (i.e. lighting up your...
If anyone is interested in a very nice, lightly used, NuVinci wheel (built strong for cargo duty!) feel free to check out my Craigslist ad. I'm in Portland,...
Per the latest documentation I note that Sanyo is now listing the life expectancy of their low discharge rate Eneloop NIMH batteries as up to 1500 cycles. For...
The Alfine 11 is now shipping. Harris Cyclery got some in Friday and sold out some configurations but still had some available as of my last check. Price is...
While I usually post on more down-home, family and commuting topics, I thought this would be of interest to all you adventure types out there (actual or...
The Radbot discussion has brought back a memory for me. If you like to tinker and would also like some good bright lighting then you need to go look at...
Amazon currently has this taillight for $21.02. List on the PDW web site is $32. It is considerably brighter than the Planet Bike Superflash (PBSF) and has a...
After 2.5 years of daily commute and carrying my children on a converted '97 gary fisher with a FR I had the saddest day of my recent biking life. The FR...
I don't want to clog up this list with commercial BS, but in case anyone is interested, I thought I'd give you folks a heads-up about this. Feel free to check...
Harris Cyclery is now taking orders on the Alfine 11 hub. It looks like $660 with shifter, higher than I expected. They claim to expect them in on 12 Nov, so...
I bought a pair of foldable pegs off of ebay. They were less than $20 shipped. They are sturdy and heavy. I just used innertube wrapped over the v-rack to...
Here are a couple of links to a small wheel IGH cargo bike that is basically two big shopping baskets. IMO ugly but it may be practical. I believe the one...
I bought some new cargo bling for my trusty Big Dummy. The new bits are improvements on the old parts they replace. My BD looks so new I don't recognize...
A customer contact us frustrated that she isn't meant to be with an X'. She's got a Trek 7300 700c black 15" ladies hybrid mounted to a near mint Xtracycle....
I have been made a moderator for the group by Rick which shows that you should not volunteer for things! ;-) Rick also banned Vladislav so there will be no...
