This is an Xtracycle owner I was lucky to find. David is a traditional English basket-maker as well as an Xtracycle enthusiast. An excellent combination, take a look at his creations on his website. His blog also has many Xtracycle exploits, worth a look as well.
Four teachers, the principal and several families at the Larrabee Elementary School in Bellingham, WA ride to work each day on their Xtracycles. More here.
Alex is one of four teachers (and the principal!) at the Larrabee Elementary School in Bellingham, WA that ride to work each day on their Xtracycles. More here.
From Kevin @ Hiawatha: I hate Olive Drab so had it powdercoated along with a set of rims.I was going with that classic 70's Holdsworth look.For good weather, it is shod with a set of Schwalbe Fat Franks, giving it that "Creamsycle" look.The weather and the roads are getting a little slippery now so we moved to some more aggressive rubber.
It rides great and always gets a lot of attention.Biggest load so far is about 40 pounds of miscellaneous hardware.The deck is custom from a sheet of Birch Plywood.
This was the Radish that the Xtracycle gang had onsite today at RideSFO. It was for sale so perhaps it has a happy home now.
Note the air freshener on the seat. They had these on their display table. I picked one up and smelled it and asked "What is it supposed to smell like?" The answer: "Fresh air." I'm a little slow on the uptake.
Despite this fact, they let me ride the Radish around and it was a delight. Its built like a cruiser. Very stable. And the kickstand of course it rocks. Apparently these are selling quickly so if you want one to put under the tree, you better get on it.
Photo used unfortunately without permission from the late Sheldon Brown. Aaron Goss sent me this link, with the following explanation:
I was the first to put an Xtracycle on a tallbike. I used my old Colnago because the frame was damaged. On the bottom is a Trek a customer gave me. The bikes are mechanically connected. We welded special brackets, but the frames are intact. Sheldon Brown took the picture from his wheelchair. He had a hard time walking towards the end. It was taken at Interbike 2006.
My friend, Kipchoge, co-founder of Xtracycle, was so inspired, he built one also. Actually he built 2. His is fun to ride, but mine is taller!
An Xtracycle is a frame attachment for a standard bike that converts it into a cargo bike. It's like turning a car into a pickup truck.
With this attachment, an Xtracycle-equipped bike can carry groceries, passengers or just about anything.
Watch this video to learn more