Very shortly after I started this site, I got my first cargo bike, an Xtracycle Free Radical. At the time, we had a trailer for our kids that they were out growing, and the kit which converts most bikes to long tails with room for 1 adult or 2-3 kids seemed like a good idea. [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Xtracycle’
Box biking the Gazelle Cabby around Austin
A couple years ago, I did a head-to-head comparison in cargo bike design between the long tail design made popular with the Xtracycle and the Bakfiets, the traditional box bike of Amsterdam and Copenhagen. At the time, I gave the Xtracycle the edge in its balance of day to day utility with generally fun ride. [...]
One mom, two kids, 30 days of bike
Hi. My name is Amy McFadden. You may have seen me, or read about me, in some of Elliott’s other posts, such as the one about taking our son to kindergarten on my bike. Over the past few years I have become a pretty regular bike-rider; being married to Elliott, it would be hard not [...]
Product Review: Yuba Mundo 21 Speed
My experience: Yuba sent me a Mundo 21 speed with lots of accessories to test, and I’ve been riding it several times a week for 6 weeks. Build Quality: 3.5/5 Function: 4.5/5 Style: 2/5 Overall: 4/5 Availability: Yuba is actively looking for an Austin dealer but for now you must order online at the Yuba [...]
A Series of Tubes: Xtracycle Long Tail with Stokemonkey Pedal Assist
“Bike building is a lot like the Internet. They both involve a series of tubes.” Elliott McFadden,Violet Crown Cycles In April during one of my first ventures to the Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market with the Violet Crown Cycles tent, I met an individual who loved the look and functionality of my Ferguson city bikes but [...]
First day of school on two wheels
Today is the first day of school for Austin K-12 students and is the first day of kindergarten for my son Miles. Unlike the vast majority of children in town, Miles will not be going to school in a car. Instead, he will be riding everyday on my wife’s Xtracycle in defiance of a recent [...]
Some notes from Seattle
One thing that’s been great since we started this site is that we’ve met a lot of great writers from bike sites here in Austin and beyond. Just Monday, for example, we met the writer of local blog Cyclebum. A couple of the best bloggers we’ve met so far are Anne and Tim from the [...]
Xtracycle spreading the love with deals through the end of this month
For those of you who read this site regularly, you know I’m a big fan of the Xtracycle. Whether its hauling my kids or going head to head with other cargo bikes, the Xtracycle deliveries on its promise of more freedom on two wheels. Plus you gotta love a company that lets its users develop [...]
Review: A first look at the Madsen Bucket cargo bike
A few months ago, one of my neighbors spotted me taking my kids to school on our bicycle mini-van, a Trek 7200 with an Xtracycle Free Radical conversion kit and my own home made handlebars for secure child transport. Courtney e-mailed me to let me know she liked our setup and to let me know [...]
At last: A pizza holder setup for Xtracycle
Thanks to Ecovelo for alerting me to the latest creative cargo hauling solution developed by an Xtracycle owner. I present the Pizzaloader, probably the best addition to the Xtracycle line up since the Bike Blender. Xtracycle’s website has detailed instructions on how to build this using an IKEA Gorm Bookshelf, IKEA Lansa Bar w/ Two Screws, and [...]
