Jul 8, 2009
A Radish A Day – Day 2
Jessy Clonts, our neighbor in the Bay Area, test rode a Radish for 30-days this spring. This is a journal about her expectations, experiences and feedback. Enjoy!
Day 2
I rode the Radish to my trainer’s studio for a kettlebell session, and when he opened the gate to greet me, he chuckled.
“What’s that?”
“It’s my new Cadillac! Isn’t it great?”
His wife stopped by to say hello and noticed the Radish parked out front.
“This is what I need for grocery shopping,” she said as she sized it up.
“That’s exactly what you can use it for!” In just two days, I have become Xtracycle’s newest Roots Radical.
We discussed how she is currently shopping for groceries, by slinging the bags on her handlebars. Her front tire gets wobbly, she can’t turn very well. Very unsafe.
I explained how the Radish handles (so smooth), how easy it is to turn (so easy), and how much it costs (so totally worth it).
I told her how I’ve used it so far and how I plan to use it in the future, and she was visibly excited. She wants one.
“I can really see this being a revolutionary urban bike,” she decided. I concur!
Later at the downtown Berkeley library bike racks, I pulled up next to a woman unhitching a bike that was longer than mine by a good twelve inches. She had a trailercycle attachment on her standard bike for her four year old daughter.
“Now that’s what I want,” she said wearily as I locked up.
Eager for more Xtracycle talk, I told her how much I’ve loved it in the two days I’ve been on it.
“I highly recommend it. It’s just so easy!” I said, as she struggled to maneuver out of a tight clearance area.
She explained that she had checked it out before at a Solano bike shop, but the Radish is just too expensive for her. My inner Xtracycle saleswoman kicked in.
“Oh, well you know they also have the Free Radical kit for your standard bike. It’s significantly less expensive.”
“Really? I didn’t know that. Thanks! I might have to check that out.”
In my Xtracycle conversion, I’m also trying to create other converts. And it feels good.
