Ha, my FAP bolt was rock solid! But it's been customized considerably, or rather, the FAP itself....
14597
thirdraildesignlab
thirdraildes...
Feb 1, 2013 6:05 pm
Mine is a custom trapezoidal section of thick block aluminum top and bottom with more retaining bolts across its surface. Great investment! But in my case, due...
14598
thirdraildesignlab
thirdraildes...
Feb 1, 2013 6:10 pm
SO, I'm taking the bike into my LBS that helped with some of the final details on this build and the customization, this saturday, so assuming the bike frame...
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Sean Mackin
gear.head...
Feb 2, 2013 8:51 am
A while back I posted some pictures of my new lighting set up and fenders. I have been very happy with the whole set up. In the process of my purchasing fervor...
14600
kiltie_celt
Feb 17, 2013 4:51 am
Well, a lot of you probably read my blog post detailing how I constructed my Xtracycle using my old '94 Stumpjumper as the donor bike. Well, I've ridden it...
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Bruce Alan Wilson
larryu81
Feb 17, 2013 1:23 pm
Just get a big dummy, already! Bruce Alan Wilson http://wvdemolay.com http://www.demolay.org...
14602
kiltie_celt
Feb 17, 2013 5:41 pm
I checked the cushions in the couch, but I just don't seem to have $900 laying around for a whole other frame. ;) Of course I did find enough change for a $140...
I have always been curious about the Nashbar frames. I look forward to a ride report. The old Stumpy frame should be good ebay fodder to offset your outlay...
14605
kiltie_celt
Feb 20, 2013 1:33 am
Well, I was looking at the specs on that Nashbar frame along with reading the reviews, when I realized that according to all the information I'd gathered, the...
14606
Thom Chiaramonte
thirdraildes...
Feb 20, 2013 1:43 am
I haven't posted much about my conversion, other than to ask about certain issues I needed to resolve, but I ride a custom 29er conversion and while each build...
14607
Sean Mackin
gear.head...
Feb 20, 2013 5:39 pm
I have had a lot of good luck with Craigslist, pawn shops and thrift stores. You can let someone else take the new bike depreciation. On most given weeks here...
14608
kiltie_celt
Feb 21, 2013 3:53 pm
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...
14609
Brian Livelsberger
livelsbe
Feb 21, 2013 4:18 pm
I have a suspension fork (Giant Boulder XT frame w stock fork), and like it, have had no problems at all. So far 1 yr of riding as an xtracycle conversion...
14610
Thom Chiaramonte
thirdraildes...
Feb 21, 2013 4:49 pm
definitely appreciate the aluminum. Also, I keep the suspension fork locked out and it's really fine....
14611
George Gusses
phishead_g
Feb 21, 2013 6:00 pm
I broke a frame a few years ago and wanted to replace it with a strong frame that had a low top tube so it could be easily mounted. I looked around and...
14612
Thom Chiaramonte
thirdraildes...
Feb 21, 2013 6:04 pm
I have a friend that has a Mixte/step-through frame for the Xtracycle Free Radical project he has ridden for about 3 years now, and he really loves it. In...
14613
Tone
moonshinegraffx
Feb 21, 2013 7:43 pm
Currently I have a Big Dummy, but prior to it I had a Univega 750 FS mountain bike frame with the Xtracycle on the back. The Univega was a fat tubed aluminum...
14614
kiltie_celt
Feb 21, 2013 8:16 pm
TONE, A "suspension-corrected" rigid fork is simply a fork that replaces a suspension fork. They are designed to have a similar trail to a suspension fork and...
14615
gear.head...
Feb 21, 2013 9:08 pm
If you are going to stick with the xtra set up I would go steel, 26" rigid. The standard chromoly mtb frame of the 80's worked great for me. They are plentiful...
14616
Sean Mackin
gear.head...
Feb 21, 2013 10:39 pm
I was just checking the latest Nashbar spam 72% off for 72 hours. There is an extra large schwinn 700c wheeled comfort style frame for $24! For that cheap it...
14617
kiltie_celt
Feb 22, 2013 12:22 am
I wish Yahoo groups were a bit more versatile, in that I'd really like to shut down the previous two incarnations of this thread so that folks don't keep...
14618
Thom Chiaramonte
thirdraildes...
Feb 22, 2013 12:38 am
I recommend MAAS Powdercoating in Livermore. They do all my frames… ... I recommend MAAS Powdercoating in Livermore. They do all my frames… On Feb 21,...
14619
John
gtodroptop
Feb 22, 2013 12:46 am
I rattle caned a Dyno Roadster and it came out great. ... I rattle caned a Dyno Roadster and it came out great. On Feb 21, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Thom Chiaramonte <...
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kiltie_celt
Feb 25, 2013 5:55 am
I found out from the guys at Xtracycle that the Radish frame is actually powdercoated, so stripping it for repainting won't be very easy. Apparently powdercoat...
14621
George Gusses
phishead_g
Feb 25, 2013 4:44 pm
when i got the radish front end i would not go with that color either. it is not that hard to strip the frame if you have a power sander. It took me maby 2...
14622
George Gusses
phishead_g
Feb 25, 2013 4:48 pm
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soappedaler
Feb 28, 2013 3:01 pm
I have a Dummy with the original bag style and love it, use it for my business, my 17 year old niece has been helping me at the Farmer's market and needs a...
14624
Robert Tilley
rltilley
Feb 28, 2013 3:21 pm
A nice post about building a dog carrier on a wideloader is here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/13403 Correct link to photos in above...
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Jeffrey Hiroshima-Chan
jeffrey_hiro...
Mar 1, 2013 10:24 pm
I would go the rout of a trailer unless she has a bunch of other stuff to carry. An extra+a sidecar+ surly LHT = a ton of money. I'm all for getting new...
