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Re: Hello fellow cyclists!

Welcome, Akyramoto!

I've never seen an Exracycle in the flesh (or is it in the steel?).
Can you give us a primer on this two wheeled variant?

David

--- In bikingroseville@yahoogroups.com, "akyramoto" <akyramoto@...>
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>
> I would like to say hi to eveyone. I ran across this yahoo group
the
> other day & decided I'd try it out. I'm also a member of roots
> radical - which is an Xtracycle based yahoo group. I've had my
> Xtracycle for a year now & have been riding seriously for the last
> year & a half. By seriously I mean it's my car! lol I take it for
fun
> rides, I commute on it, i go grocery shopping, I go to the mall, I
buy
> plants at the nursery on it. I use it for everything!!
>
> I'm always looking for more people to ride with. I made a website
for
> riders in this area
>
> http://bikeinrocklin.ning.com/
>
> feel free to check it out.
>
> I love seeing people use the bicycle as transprotation, I would
like
> to see cities become more bicycle friendly. I think that if some of
> them do more people would be inclined to ride - and the more
people on
> bicycles the more benefit to all of us.
>
> so hello!! I hope everyone has a great week & gets to go ride in
this
> beautiful weather!
>





Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:39 am

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I would like to say hi to eveyone. I ran across this yahoo group the other day & decided I'd try it out. I'm also a member of roots radical - which is an...
akyramoto
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Mar 24, 2008
5:13 pm

Welcome, Akyramoto! I've never seen an Exracycle in the flesh (or is it in the steel?). Can you give us a primer on this two wheeled variant? David ... the ......
dmallen100
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Mar 26, 2008
4:39 am

Ah! the Xtracycle is amazing. It's a steel frame attachment ( called the 'free radical') that pushes your rear wheel back 15", it then has other aluminum...
akyramoto
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Mar 26, 2008
3:31 pm

got some pics posted up in the photo section :)...
akyramoto
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Mar 26, 2008
5:53 pm

Those are some great pics of the Xtracycle. What kind of meetup was that, do they do it often? I really like the integrated frame from Surly, but it is very...
John Reed
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Mar 26, 2008
9:54 pm

the Big dummy is really neat. Probably will be my next choice for a bike. That trip sounds awesome! I hope you share a link to some pics!!Thats what I would...
akyramoto
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Mar 26, 2008
10:26 pm

Oh the big meet up on my flickr pic?? that was when the Ginger Ninja's and the Pleasant Revolution were rolling through town. Kipchoge Spencer is the singer...
akyramoto
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Mar 26, 2008
10:34 pm

Very cool! I love the downlighting. I'll bet that has a real safety impact at night. I'd love to see your rig in person sometime. So if I understand correctly,...
bikingroseville
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Mar 27, 2008
3:29 pm

Yup, you're correct - the Free rad mounts to almost any 26" bicycle - they also have a version for 700c. I have a 2006 Kona Smoke commuter bike, and my...
akyramoto
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Mar 27, 2008
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