Oct 20, 2007 0
We’re going to do an upcoming newsletter issue all about pets and how folks carry them by Xtracycle. Post your comments here about your own pet portage adventures. Pictured: Xtracycle enthusiast and supporter Jeff Adams with his pup Moxie.
Oct 20, 2007 2
Portland framebuilder Tony Pereira built this Xtracycle compatible longtail frame for a customer. Thanks to Todd Fahrner for the photos and bloggage. I’m a big fan of the stays running from head tube to rear drop outs–seems like the cleanest possible lines for a long bike. The arching supports in the rear are a handsome contrast to the straight tubes elsewhere. Spec’d with Big Apples, Brooks saddle, Nitto moustache bars – a stylish citified add to the emerging long tail offerings.
Oct 20, 2007 2
This weeks’ challenges were the rain and picking up my daughter from daycare and eating lunch (Clif bars don’t count as lunch) and the fact that I had loaned my seat out to another bike project and didn’t recover it…As per usual, the days I Xtracycled (instead of rolling in the cargo van) were amazing. Especially those carrying Davis in her carseat on the front cargo space–car drivers were incredulous, some delighted, others concerned. I rode by a run down house with a sign in the window reading: “You must be the change you want to see in the world.”
Oct 10, 2007 2
Having recently had a child myself, I’ve been fully obsessed with the myriad ways bikes and bike makers attempt to haul small people on bikes. Mark came into the Emeryville office last week and asked a few questions and then casually asked if I’d like to see his bike… I was blown away. The bike he showed did not include the cute kids pictured, but it did feature the childseat which Mark fashioned himself from 3/8″ marine plywood, nylon straps, a beautiful padded seat with Koi print fabric, and even a classy Asian style woodcut behind the seat. I ran into Marc on the road with his son yesterday and he told me that he and his son were loading up the Xtracycle and going camping in the Berkeley hills this weekend. Hat’s off to you Mark — an inspiration to parents and cyclists everywhere. –Nate
Jul 13, 2007 0
Above: Sage builds up a new Xtracycle SUB on a Marin Novato city bike.
We’ve got two new Xtracycle SUB’s available for you to test ride, out of our Oakland office at:
Xtracycle West
1078 60th St.
Emeryville, CA 94608
One is the Marin Novato SUB, completed and shown above. The other is Breezer Uptown SUB, which should be ready by early next week.
Please call Xtracycle toll free at 888-537-1401 to schedule your test ride.
If you’re closer to our North San Juan, CA office, we also offer test rides there. And if you’re nowhere near either of these locations, please contact us. We will peruse our database of test-ride-friendly Xtracycle customers and try to make a connection for you. You can also post a test-ride request at our Roots Radicals email list.
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