Every Day Adventurers

Davis, daughter of Xtracycle COO Nate Byerley and star of the 2009 PeaPod promo video called “Scream with Me” learns to ride her own bike in the video below. Only 4, Davis manages to get why riding a bike is so amazing, on her first ride.

Davis learns to pilot her own bike with the help of a ‘revolutionary’ new product called the Gyrowheel, based here in San Francisco. As much as I didn’t want to love a product that electrified the age-old learning to ride a bike challenge, as you can see from this video, it’s amazing. She literally learned to ride a bike in one ride. My throwback curmudgeon-y-ness is overshadowed by a love for a better solution. Training wheels really are no fun. And must on some level be a little humiliating for our youngest riders.

Davis has since graduated from riding in a PeaPod, but her younger brother, just now one, loves riding in the PeaPod III made by GMG (a dutch kid seat company). The PeaPod III is a step up from the PeaPod LT in so many ways, including a EVA-foam hammock design (think Croc cradle), quick-release capability, 4 colors (soon to be 5), and great reflectors behind. See more photos in our store.

We’ll be here, soaking up the sun and bringing the fun.

Xtracycle is featured in the latest Popular Mechanics issue alongside Sam Whittingham’s lust-inducing “Mule” LongTail.

Sam has made at least one other stunning Xtracycle LongTail Standard compliant LongTail called the GreenMachine. Read more about that here.

Congrats to Sam, the only entrant :P, for the Morebadasser Video Contest. But, not to be outdone, Sam entered two videos (thanks, brother!). And while we’re down with moving homes via bike parties and producing less CO2, we found his second video, Xtracycle Cyclocrossing to be oh-so-much-morebadasser! Enjoy and Sam, we’ll be in contact to get you your goodies!

Xtracycle More Badasser Cyclocros 2010 from samh on Vimeo.

Rick Smith, creator of the excellent cycling focused cartoon strip Yehuda Moon, did this fun illustration for Xtracycle and is allowing us to print shirts to help benefit Worldbike!

Once we get 25 orders we’ll start the printing presses and get these babies in motion!

Pre-order your Yehuda Moon Xtracycle Cargo Bike Surfing T-Shirt today!.