Re: Load carrying devices.

On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:22:12 -0400, in rec.bicycles.tech

(PeteCresswell) said:

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they
called something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually
worked, as long as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

Talk about a poor choice of name! Remember the car named "Matador"?
GM built it in the '70s, right?

My tricycle is ridable on a smooth road *if* you don't hang a sharp
turn. When I bought it in Monterrey, NL, I asked the mechanic how it
turned... he shrugged and said (translating from Spanish): "If you
value your face as much as I value your face, then you may do as you
please." Therein, I found great wisdom!

Jones

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On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:22:12 -0400, in rec.bicycles.tech

(PeteCresswell) said:

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they
called something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually
worked, as long as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

Talk about a poor choice of name! Remember the car named "Matador"?
GM built it in the '70s, right?

No, it was built by AMC sometimes known as Nash.

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(PeteCresswell) said:

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they
called something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually
worked, as long as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

!Jones said:

Talk about a poor choice of name! Remember the car named "Matador"?
GM built it in the '70s, right?

My tricycle is ridable on a smooth road *if* you don't hang a sharp
turn. When I bought it in Monterrey, NL, I asked the mechanic how it
turned... he shrugged and said (translating from Spanish): "If you
value your face as much as I value your face, then you may do as you
please." Therein, I found great wisdom!

Matador was Rambler-AMC
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Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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Matador was Rambler-AMC

Hey Andy, I suppose it takes a couple of old car buffs such as we are to
remember such things that have nil importance.

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"A Muzi" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Matador was Rambler-AMC

Tom Kunich said:

Hey Andy, I suppose it takes a couple of old car buffs such as we are to
remember such things that have nil importance.

I used to have a small AMC right-side-drive ex-US Mail truck for the
bike shop. Yoshi Konno saw it, noted the AMC logo, and said dreamily,
"ahh.. Nash..."

--
Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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!Jones said:

On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:22:12 -0400, in rec.bicycles.tech

(PeteCresswell) said:

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they
called something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually
worked, as long as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

XtraCycle

Quoted message said:

Talk about a poor choice of name! Remember the car named "Matador"?
GM built it in the '70s, right?

Actually it was AMC

Quoted message said:

My tricycle is ridable on a smooth road *if* you don't hang a sharp
turn. When I bought it in Monterrey, NL, I asked the mechanic how it
turned... he shrugged and said (translating from Spanish): "If you
value your face as much as I value your face, then you may do as you
please." Therein, I found great wisdom!

Jones

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(PeteCresswell) said:

Per !Jones:

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rigs for carrying significant loads

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they called
something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually worked, as long
as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

I tried Googling, but no luck.

All I found was http://tinyurl.com/3gros2

Do you mean the xtracycle?:

http://www.xtracycle.com/

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:59:00 -0700, "Tom Kunich" <cyclintom@yahoo. com>

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On Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:22:12 -0400, in rec.bicycles.tech

(PeteCresswell) said:

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they
called something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually
worked, as long as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

Talk about a poor choice of name! Remember the car named "Matador"?
GM built it in the '70s, right?

No, it was built by AMC sometimes known as Nash.

And Hudson
Also , later, known as Rambler.
And Jeep - and for a while also Renault.

And AM General - the Hummer people was also part of the AMC group for
a while - along with Kelvinator

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(PeteCresswell) said:

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they
called something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually
worked, as long as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

Xtracyle, alternate names for this sort of thing are longtail and Sport
Utility Bike.

http://xtracycle.com/

The Yuba Mundo is a complete bike which I think is compatible with
Xtracycle accessories (not certain of this though).

http://yubaride.com/

The Surly Big Dummy frame + fork definitely takes Xtracycle accessories.

http://www.surlybikes.com/bigdummy.html

The Kona Ute is a similar concept but incompatible.

http://www.konaworld.com/08_ute_w.htm

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(PeteCresswell) said:

Per !Jones:

Quoted message said:

rigs for carrying significant loads

Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they called
something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually worked, as long
as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

I tried Googling, but no luck.

All I found was http://tinyurl.com/3gros2

Do you mean the xtracycle?:

http://www.xtracycle.com/

Amazingly enough, the bike is called "Marin Novato 2007 S.U.B."

http://www.xtracycle.com/2006-marin-novato-p-70.html

This is made by Marin Bike which is located in my small town of Novato! Marin
Bike is also the manufacturer of my "junker" bike from 1994.

twitch

I first saw this when Jobst Brandt posted it:

http://aistigave.hit.bg/Logistics/

On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 12:59:00 -0700, in rec.bicycles.tech "Tom Kunich"

cyclintom@yahoo. com said:

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Talk about a poor choice of name! Remember the car named "Matador"?
GM built it in the '70s, right?

No, it was built by AMC sometimes known as Nash.

Right you are! The name translates to "killer", BTW. Obviously,
someone didn't think that it mattered.

Jones

in rec.bicycles.tech A Muzi said:

Matador was Rambler-AMC

I stand corrected.

Per !Jones:

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Right you are! The name translates to "killer", BTW. Obviously,
someone didn't think that it mattered.

Reminds me of the motorcycle BridgeStone brought out in the late
sixties: the logo on the gas tank was "BS".
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PeteCresswell

Per Gary Young:

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Somebody was making an entire bolt-on extended rear triangle they called
something like "Bike SUV" - that looked like it actually worked, as long
as there was a relatively smooth riding surface.

I tried Googling, but no luck.

All I found was http://tinyurl.com/3gros2

Do you mean the xtracycle?:

http://www.xtracycle.com/

That's the one!
--
PeteCresswell

(PeteCresswell) said:

Per !Jones:

Quoted message said:

Right you are! The name translates to "killer", BTW. Obviously,
someone didn't think that it mattered.

Reminds me of the motorcycle BridgeStone brought out in the late
sixties: the logo on the gas tank was "BS".

....Or the Chevy Nova ("no va" = "doesn't go," or so I'm told)

--
Rob Lindauer - Please change "att" to "sbc" for my real email address

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Per !Jones:

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Right you are! The name translates to "killer", BTW. Obviously,
someone didn't think that it mattered.

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(PeteCresswell) said:

Reminds me of the motorcycle BridgeStone brought out in the late
sixties: the logo on the gas tank was "BS".

Rob Lindauer said:

...Or the Chevy Nova ("no va" = "doesn't go," or so I'm told)

My 1965 Nova 283 V8 goes. But it is a cute pun.
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Andrew Muzi
<www.yellowjersey.org/>
Open every day since 1 April, 1971
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in rec.bicycles.tech Rob Lindauer said:

...Or the Chevy Nova ("no va" = "doesn't go," or so I'm told)

PeMex's (national petrol in Mexico) brand name was "Nova" for years.
Then no-lead came out and that was "Nova Extra"... go figure.

Jones

Per Rob Lindauer:

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...Or the Chevy Nova ("no va" = "doesn't go," or so I'm told)

Or Ford's "Thunderbird".

Supposedly Canadian dialect for toilet.

Maybe somebody from Canada can shed some light...
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PeteCresswell