Hi Frank, I may be interested in taking a test ride when your Xtra is back in running shape. I live in Goshen, IN, probably about 3 hours from you or so. Still...
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Susan
motthebug
Apr 3, 2006 1:15 am
I'm in champaign-urbana (staying INSIDE right now 'cause of all the storm damage and figuring I"ll be dodging trees going into work tomorrow), having just...
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Michael Lemberger
lembergerz
Apr 3, 2006 2:04 am
Hi All, I'm a new list member (but the second Michael L.) from Madison, Wisconsin. I've had a functioning Xtracycle for just over a year and I am building a...
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Pete.B
hijustmepete
Apr 3, 2006 2:30 am
(That's the one known for Kangaroos and Koalas, not Yodelling & Mountains ;-) ) I've had my Xtracycle Freeradical (disc model) since April 2004. It's mated to...
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Cara Lin Bridgman
shokulan
Apr 3, 2006 4:43 am
Hi Folks, The xtracycle may be produced in Taichung, Taiwan, but as far as I know, I'm the only one riding one around Taichung. I use it for commutes and ...
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parepidemos
nicykathryn
Apr 3, 2006 4:06 pm
I was wondering if Xtracycle had a following in the land of its making! Glad to hear there is a rootsradical at the Radical's roots. I used to live in Taipei...
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Susan
motthebug
Apr 3, 2006 5:59 pm
(and we're not that urban) ... I considered taking the car, given the 35+ mph winds and the certainty of major debris after yesterday's 70+mph winds, but I...
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Cara Lin Bridgman
shokulan
Apr 5, 2006 2:33 pm
Hi parepidemos, Taiwan finally allowed private inter-city buses, so we no longer have the 'wild chicken buses.' Some of the new companies, though, are getting...
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Merlin Matthews ~ Re~...
re_cycle
Apr 5, 2006 5:01 pm
Hi Merlin here, I set up and run Re~Cycle, the bicycle charity. Millions of bicycles are thrown away or left to rust in the UK while millions of people in...
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parepidemos
nicykathryn
Apr 7, 2006 4:04 am
That is extraordinarily cool. I had forgotten the rumors and the advice, "If you're hit by a motor vehicle, scramble, roll or crawl out of the way...
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stevepepper2000
Apr 9, 2006 11:54 am
Hi I just got my Xtracycle this week. I've already done the grocery run (6 bags) and managed to take the wife's Brompton for a much needed service to the Cycle...
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Susan
motthebug
Apr 13, 2006 4:15 pm
... well, that's what I am going to do to my xtracycle. Right now when I apply the rear brake, I swear it speeds up :-) Those brake pads pretty much wore out...
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Anna Cummins
ojoscansaditos
Apr 13, 2006 4:48 pm
on my way to work today, saw a guy i didn't recognize on an xtracycle w/ a pea pod, toting his little one....knowing wave. then pulling up to school, heard a...
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John Speare
johnnyspeare
Apr 13, 2006 4:56 pm
... Where are you located, that you see so many xtracycles? I've never seen another in Spokane, WA. Also, I figured out how to haul a bike w/out a clamp: ...
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Anna Cummins
ojoscansaditos
Apr 13, 2006 6:00 pm
i'm in los angeles, hardly a hotbed of "sane living" but theres actually a pretty decent bike culture/community amidst the sprawl. 4 of my girlfriends (okay,...
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Leifert, Jesse - BLS
fourlapsfour...
Apr 13, 2006 6:56 pm
Just installed it last night, and it rocks. Paul from Fossil Fool is good people. Also I did a little maintenance on the xtracycle last night (degrease and...
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Ben Rosenthal
earthsaver11
Apr 13, 2006 10:05 pm
Wanted to reply, Jesse, because (1) I'm another Xtracycler in the D.C. area (live in Takoma Park; work at 14th & U), and (2) my housemate, Larry Leith, also...
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Leifert, Jesse - BLS
fourlapsfour...
Apr 14, 2006 1:22 pm
There are a few of us in town...I met another guy who rides one eating lunch in Capitol Hill and saw another guy riding one somewhere close to the...
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Susan
motthebug
Apr 15, 2006 7:17 pm
I got my blender ... but was riding my Trek 'cause I sort of wore out hte brake pads on the Xtra already. "Hi, Sue, where's your other bike??? Did you get the...
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TheJonesgal@...
thejonesgal
Apr 15, 2006 9:25 pm
I love it! How to belend bicycling. I really want to know how the blender works in real life. I've got the xtracycle and the down low glow. My coworkers will...
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kipchogenotkip
Apr 17, 2006 6:50 pm
Hey roots, I"m in Boulder, CO tonight to introduce the new documentary about Xtracycle. It's called Selling the Revolution. Details on the blog:...
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Susan
motthebug
Apr 17, 2006 9:57 pm
Well, I pretty much relied on the front ones pretty quickly - though I had to squeeze the rear ones more to get anything. I'm a genuine motor moron (I think in...
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therearethosewhocallm...
therearethos...
Apr 20, 2006 3:32 am
Curious, Who else has an Xtracycle in SoCal. I'm in San Diego. Thanks Drew...
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Anna Cummins
ojoscansaditos
Apr 20, 2006 5:26 am
i know a bunch in l.a., not familiar w/ san diego yet, ride on up to the concrete jungle some time! anna ... Anna Cummins, Founder Bring Your Own ...
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Susan
motthebug
Apr 23, 2006 3:38 am
... and got it going. Indeed, I could burn off some energy on my "volunteer" days at GITAP (week-long ride in ILlinois in June supporting League of Illinois...
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Ben Rosenthal
earthsaver11
Apr 23, 2006 3:40 am
I prefer smoothies without ice. Just fruit, yogurt, juice, and maybe some chocolate chips, please. - Ben...
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Kipchoge Spencer
kipchogenotkip
Apr 23, 2006 8:55 pm
Susan, I have to jump in and say that in my experience the B3 not only ice crushes, but does so way better than any consumer-grade electric blender I've ...
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Gerard Carignan
jerrycarigna...
Apr 23, 2006 9:08 pm
Kipchoge, you said my xtra would have brazed-on eyelets for fenders. I received the xtracycle, but it did not have the eyelets. Did I get an old model? Jerry ...
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parepidemos
nicykathryn
Apr 24, 2006 6:16 am
I'm curious too. I know only one other Xtracycle owner in LA (she's not on this forum), and I sold it to her myself. So Anna, where do LA's RootsRadicals live?...
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Bianca Siegl
bsiegl
Apr 24, 2006 3:48 pm
I'm in West Hollywood, riding to work most days - haven't seen any others around here, though I did spot one in Silverlake a while ago... bianca parepidemos...
