Karen dropped off her old mountain bike last night so I could check it over and see if it needed any love prior to her Xtracycle arriving next week. I'm excited to see how the Free Radical conversion process goes and I am also looking forward to having another longtail rider in my neighbourhood so we can haul some ass together...lol...=-)I'll be posting all the gory details about adding an Xtracycle to Karen's bike on my Big Dummy Blog, but I'll be sure to post a few pics of the finished product here for you.
Karen has already begun scheming about all the car trips she can replace with her Xtracycle rig. Although I think all my bikes are uber cool the Big Dummy/Xtracycle & the Bike Friday Tikit are the ones that are really sparking an interest amongst my friends and associates. I can't blame them - these bikes represent two very different, but equally effective approaches to practical cycling.
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I am curious to find out how the Big Dummy and the Xtracycle handle hills.
Any comments so far?
The Big Dummy is easy to ride uphill with a 100+ passenger. Just pick a low gear and get into the rhythm. I find you ride these bikes differently because of the extra weight you are hauling you really get a feel for momentum and you learn to use it to your advantage. You won't be accelerating like a bat out of hell, but once you get that rig rolling she wants to keep moving...=-)
Come to cow town and you can get your dummy on...=-)
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