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Okay, so the search for a larger frame continues. One stumbling block is trying to keep the price of the frame to something reasonable. Reasonable being less...
6 Feb 21, 2013
9:08 pm

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1 Feb 19, 2013
5:26 pm

alan wade
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Ok so forgive the senior moment but would someone tell me how a rear fender is supposed to fit on my X? I took my planet bike ones off my other bike and put on...
6 Feb 2, 2013
8:51 am

Sean Mackin
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Hey gang Two basic questions for Free Radical users that have ridden their builds for a long period of time... my build was completed last year but has about...
17 Feb 1, 2013
6:10 pm

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Hi I am selling my old xtracycle -- Cheap. The conversion is about 6 years old. Frame is 19" steel trek. 2.0 Big apples, front disc. Price is 250, but...
2 Feb 1, 2013
6:20 am

Morgan Scherer
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Hi, Anybody have links or references to building your own Half Xtracycle. An xtracycle on a regular bike, with no wheel extension? Still strong enough to...
5 Feb 1, 2013
12:42 am

Di Y
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hi! http://www.federaciondeyoga.es/components/com_content/contrl.php?soqpd=kdbe6 Elizabeth Whiting...
2 Feb 1, 2013
12:39 am

Rich W
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this reminded me of you http://bit.ly/WvXNrT alan...
2 Jan 28, 2013
4:46 pm

Nathan Klatt
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After riding for several years my kids outgrew the double seat I made for (originally an X, now my) Big Dummy. I just want to find a better home for it....
1 Jan 24, 2013
7:37 pm

fred
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Hey there folks. More tales of Xtracycle adventure, now with booze! http://www.velocelt.blogspot.com/2013/01/xtracycle-shakedown-booze-cruise.html...
1 Jan 22, 2013
8:52 pm

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Has anyone seen a LT (xtracycle or BD) version of the logo that's usually painted on streets to identify bike lanes? I'm looking for a version (I believe I saw...
4 Jan 21, 2013
11:04 pm

fred
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Fellow longtail riders, I'd like to invite you to go read my blog, 'Velo Celt' wherein I have completed three posts today, detailing the construction of my...
3 Jan 16, 2013
1:31 pm

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This discussion echoes the discussion I have been having in my head and with some biking friends. I have 2.5" Hookworms on my Big Dummy. I keep them inflated...
2 Jan 6, 2013
2:38 pm

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So, one of the last things to do on my build is get some fenders on the ride. Right now I have some Kenda 26x1.95 but I'd like to have the ability to run...
9 Jan 5, 2013
9:14 pm

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Seems like my posts are all about the alternatives these days. Anyway, I purchased a piece of 3/8" Baltic Birch plywood which I used to make a snap deck along...
12 Dec 31, 2012
1:21 am

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I tried to PM you but it was rejected by the spam filter, saying that you have to put me on your pre-approved senders list first. Can you do that approval? ...
2 Dec 28, 2012
12:44 am

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Has anyone figured out a secure alternative to spending $70 on watchamacollars? An alternative besides drilling a hole and sticking and running a bolt/nut...
16 Dec 21, 2012
3:31 am

kiltie_celt
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I decorated my Xtracycle Loud Bike with 240 LED Christmas lights and rode it in Tucson's Parade of Lights last Saturday. It was a blast! ...
2 Dec 20, 2012
5:20 am

katsujinkenliu
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Got my Christmas present a bit early so I installed the sidecar this weekend & was able to get one ride on it. Installation was simple. The thing is heavy & I...
8 Dec 18, 2012
2:08 pm

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Hello, I am using my xtracycle to transport my kids. I have a 700c bike with touring bike tires. It was all going well, and we LOVE it but the rear wheel seems...
6 Dec 17, 2012
6:48 pm

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What's the longest ladder that you guys have carried? Do any of you have any special tips or tricks? I have access to a 20' folding ladder aluminum. I have a...
10 Dec 15, 2012
10:42 pm

rlwieneke
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I'm looking at getting set up with a kiddo seat over the winter for spring, when my daughter will be old enough to copilot my longtail, and I've narrowed it...
2 Dec 11, 2012
10:40 pm

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Took a quick look at the pictureof the adapter - And I I see no way that that you can mount the seat w/o the part   That being said - I had a iBert for a...
1 Dec 11, 2012
4:25 pm

Ed Wong
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The "no subject" message from Beth Alton has been removed from the files and I will be contacting her to let her know of her spambot infection and moving her...
1 Dec 10, 2012
7:41 pm

Rich W
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1 Dec 10, 2012
1:33 am

Pete B
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So, I have the chain mounted on my Xtracycle and I've been playing with shifting the front chain ring with the chain on the smallest ring in the back. I can't...
5 Dec 8, 2012
4:34 am

David Dannenberg
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Title says it all. Has anyone ridden their Xtracycle on a Century, or taken a multi-day cycle tour with one?...
15 Dec 3, 2012
1:45 am

kiltie_celt
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Title says it all. I'd like a tire that can handle some off-road/gravel/hard-pack/maybe some mud, but which will also be fairly low rolling resistance on the...
11 Nov 27, 2012
11:50 am

David Dannenberg
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Hi There, I had my Big Dummy stolen from my yard in Oakland, CA today. Here is a link to my craigslist post with a description of the build. Let me know if you...
2 Nov 27, 2012
2:54 am

katsujinkenliu
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This might fit under the category of "obvious answers to dumb questions", but how do you generally work on your Xtracycles? I'm guessing because of where the...
12 Nov 23, 2012
2:50 pm

Steve Fuller
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