Finally,after all these years of wanting one-and after having life prevent the brand new Mundo I wanted recently (just postponed,not cancelled :thumbsup,I have myself a previously owned (though never assembled) Xtracycle kit on the rear of my ol TREK. Got it in today. No "real" ride,but I got a test ride in around the block,can't WAIT to load it up and give 'er a real ride :thumbsup:
A little tweaking in cockpit length,and maybe a better fork down the road (RST shoulda called that boat anchor "CRAPPA CL" insteada "CAPPA CL",LOL! But it was in the parts been and the only 26"er fork I had left,so it went on )
Not the smallest gear when packed-the inexpensive stuff in Xmarts-but not overly heavy either and fit our meager budget (ie: most of what I had after selling the Jabberwocky and paying some bills with it),but after having used all of it in the back yard over the weekend...just for kicks...I loaded it all up on the Trekstracycle today. Still some small items needed (for eg,camp kitchen kit,but we'll scrounge that from the home-kitchen),didn't load up any clothes changes (2 stes to ride,1-2 set for camp),fishing gear,and such,but in addition to the Boy wanting to pull that kiddie trailer behind his bike if we need more room,LOL,I still have one entire side-bag empty other than it's small tool kit,tubes,bungies,etc...
Sorry this is a bit off subject,LOL,but the first Nick & Dad mini-tour/bike-campig is coming and I can't WAIT!
Damn, I wish I was out running errands in that kind of scenery. Now we can tell when you use the flash on your camera because of the reflective rim strips.
The Trekstracycle and I love that Xtradale :thumbsup: Mine (just barely) fits in the Merc minivan with the mid seats removed and rear seat slid forward,so it's portable too
Thanks LHT. And lone desert, the headshok has held up really well and is not bad at all when riding the bike without the Xtracycle. But, with the extra weight on the front end it's not good. I ride it locked out more often than not in this setup. I ought to repalce it with a rigid but the axle to crown height of these headshoks is pretty tall. It's a 2004.
Well, they aren't a closed cell foam wrap. It IS a wrap that's reflective and works quite well for cars to see you from the side when it's cloudy, foggy, or at night.
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