hey.. What's up? I'm here in lake tahoe and have one of the original xcycle prototypes from back in the day.. it looks different but hauls.. to the beach, to...
Shane, You read right, I chuck Beer & Ice directly in the Freeloader. I generally use the SUB Eskies for bringing home frozen goods or when I need to take...
I thought I had the only Xtracycle but apparently there is at least one out in Melbourne's eastern suburbs. So it appears I'm no longer unique in my obsession...
Unlike a lot of you folks, I happen to be poor. I am not complaining at all, I'm literate and healthy and have used that combination to educate myself quite...
... I've successfully towed a bike a couple miles by just strapping the front wheel in a side loader and letting the back wheel trail. My strap job was kind of...
I use a Yakima wheel tray to transport my daughters 16" bike to and from the beach. It is small enough that I just run the FreeLoader strap across the frame...
Chris, I'll drop you a line next time I'm up there with my X. I want to tackle the Tahoe Rim Trail from North Benjamin to Spooner Lake... but it will be my...
If you've already got the Clamp, just mount it to a wooden board that is at least 2 inches longer than the distance between your front & rear dropouts. Then...
Yes. I have found a way to do this that works very well. You can't really see it in this photo, but it does work: <http://xtracycle.com/gallery/view_photo.php?...
I managed to take my Brompton Folder to be serviced on the wideloaders. Bike was a bit heavy on one side but still managed OK. Steve Harrogate UK ... From:...
I'm making custom racks (similar to wide loaders) and am trying to source 7/8 inch od tubing. I've found 12 foot lengths that sell for approximately $40.00. ...
I've been looking for similar tubing...any chance you'll reveal your source? :) ... From: rootsradicals@yahoogroups.com [mailto:rootsradicals@yahoogroups.com]...
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Juergen Weichert
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May 3, 2006 5:34 pm
... Bicycle handlebars are typically 7/8" outer diameter. Juergen...
West Marine sells six foot sections for ~$26.00. Wiedenbeck Inc is a custom manufacturing outfit near Madison. They are able to special order the aluminum ...
Where can I get those? Kidding. I've thought about handlebars but haven't been able to locate bars that are straight and non-tapered near the stem. I need ...
Hi Folks I've tried to open the gallery pages at Xtracycle, but none want to open.......what's going on? Regards Ted Nelson, NZ ... From: Michael Lemberger To:...
Did you capture the full URL or just the half that got hyperlinked? http://xtracycle.com/gallery/view_photo.php? set_albumName=real_loads&id=Bikes - Ben...
Hi Ben Yup... I can get on the Xtracycle site and move around it with ease....until I try to open a gallery, any gallery. Then everything comes to a halt. So I...
I don't know if the gallery is encoded in some way that IE doesn't like. You'd be wise to try Firefox and consider switching to it permanently for added...
Hi all -- I just joined this group the other day. I'm in Silicon Valley and I am so tired of the traffic around here (sound familiar) I knew I had to find a...
What I can't figure out is; how any self proclaimed intelligent being would even drive one of those death boxes.... You should be ashamed, or at least...
Wow! I get a kick out of reading all the emails on here. The rest of you are way more experienced and knowledgeable about bikes and biking. I'm learning! And...
**David is planning to ride his Xtracycle unsupported along the 1053 km Tanami Track which runs from Alice Springs in the Northern Territory to Halls Creek in...
We're going to have a contest pretty soon where people send in their plans for a car-free or car-light vacation. As part of the contest, we'll also have a Web...
The obvious car-free vacation is a bike tour ;-) Some of them are even heavy on the vacation and light on the cycling. I, too, wish I could hypnotize the...
... Rick, I made custom racks similar to the wideloaders from 0.875" outer diameter (OD) 4130 steel tubing of 0.065" wall thickness. An eight foot length is...
i love your email. i love the idea that someone, somewhere gets it. and 45 m.p.h. +? i'm an xtracycler and bike commuter (a dozen uprights hang in my garage...
