Just got my xtracycle yesterday. Guys at the company were really cool and talked me through the sale. Shipping was fast and assembly took half of a morning. Took longer to change the cables than to set up the bike.
(for those that don't know what it is, it's a 15 inch extention frame on the back of a standard bike adding cargo space and room for a passenger...)
Anyway, took it out last night. Group ride in Boulder, about 200 people. -
-Great handling in a crowd fast and slow, sidewalk and trail, road and of road and i didn't have to worry about the tail at all.
-Slow speed she's steady enough to trackstand with 10-30ish pounds in the back (so far) and to weave through pedestrian traffic.
-Fast speed; racing from the top of a parking garage in traffic and bumpy platforms with confidence at 20-30 mph. Try that in a trailer!
-Loaded (the bike) with 4 bags of heavy groceries and i could barely tell! I did a rolling mount, foot-free stalled at a cross walk, ride sidewalk/ trails at speed without worrying about a trailer catching the edges, and did a rolling dismount without problems. Heck it handles better than my regular bike with panniers!
Anyway, i'm in love with this bike. Fast, good handling and holds a ton.
I should have bought one of these years ago.
(for those that don't know what it is, it's a 15 inch extention frame on the back of a standard bike adding cargo space and room for a passenger...)
Anyway, took it out last night. Group ride in Boulder, about 200 people. -
-Great handling in a crowd fast and slow, sidewalk and trail, road and of road and i didn't have to worry about the tail at all.
-Slow speed she's steady enough to trackstand with 10-30ish pounds in the back (so far) and to weave through pedestrian traffic.
-Fast speed; racing from the top of a parking garage in traffic and bumpy platforms with confidence at 20-30 mph. Try that in a trailer!
-Loaded (the bike) with 4 bags of heavy groceries and i could barely tell! I did a rolling mount, foot-free stalled at a cross walk, ride sidewalk/ trails at speed without worrying about a trailer catching the edges, and did a rolling dismount without problems. Heck it handles better than my regular bike with panniers!
Anyway, i'm in love with this bike. Fast, good handling and holds a ton.
I should have bought one of these years ago.