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, you don't need to modify a standard
bike frame to convert to Xtracycle, true?

David

--- In bikingroseville@yahoogroups.com, "akyramoto" <akyramoto@...>
wrote:
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> got some pics posted up in the photo section :)
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> --- In bikingroseville@yahoogroups.com, "akyramoto" <akyramoto@>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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 frame pieces that fit into the main steel part -
to
> > form a fram around your rear wheel. It then has these really
awesome
> > bags - like over sized panniers called 'freeloaders'. they can
hold
> > amazing amounts of stuff - they're completely adjustable & can
pretty
> > much hold anything you want. Over the top you have a piece of
wood
> > called the snap deck - its works as a table, footrest, places for
> > those items that don't fit in your bags, or a place for a friend
to
> > ride. Since your freeloader bags sit not much higher than the
back
> > wheel it handles amazingly loaded. Then length isn't all that
> > noticeable either, when you see it it looks like it would be
hard to
> > ride, but it isn't-it's actually more stable because of the long
> > wheelbase.
> >
> > They have other add ons like the 'wideloaders' which i have, they
> > slide in under your bags to hold really wide items more easily. I
> > actually put those on, then throw a rubber maid tote on it & tie
it
> > down & take my dog for rides - my 50lb border collie!! haha!
> >
> > There are so many things you can do with it. I grocery shop in
all the
> > time, run to the post office etc. It's been my 'car' for the last
> > year! I love it
> >
> > I have tons of pic on Flickr under the name akyramoto.
> >
> > i will also try to post some on here.
> >
> > if you ever wanted to use your bike to really do all the thing
you
> > would with a car, check out the Xtracycle.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In bikingroseville@yahoogroups.com, "dmallen100"
<dmallen100@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > 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@>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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!
> > > >
> > >
> >
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