Bike Trailer Blog

Check out Toms kid karrier  a.k.a. a customized Xtracycle.  You don’t necessarily need to have a pull behind kid trailer to haul the little ones around.  Tom used his fully out fitted Xtracycle with Magic Carpet and all and added 3/4″ thick walled copper tubing and wrapped PVC.
This is a great Xtracycle conversion, using low [...]

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Brand Name Boards Custom Xtracycle Deck
Brand Name Boards, which is based out of Durango, Colorado, makes custom snap decks to use on an Xtracycle.  They make a beautiful assortment of boards from the surfboard version (shown on our Radish below) to a cushioned board for comfortable sitting.  Check out the video below to watch the [...]

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A frequent question we get at the Bike Trailer Shop is comparing the advantages to owning an Xtracycle to a bike trailer. The main topics to consider in comparing these two methods for carrying cargo and passenger on bikes are versatility; carrying cargo, passengers and specialty uses; and handling characteristics.
Versatility:
The first thing to consider [...]

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On a typical day, my Xtracycle provides assistance in relatively obvious ways:  bringing home loads of groceries, hauling extra clothing, books, and food into school for a long study session, or even delivering beer to a friend in return for a favor.  Indeed, living with the Xtracycle may be a bit challenging at first, but [...]

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A quick mention of some great Xtracycle Specials.
The Xtracycle Cargo Van Special for $499 includes the following items:
FreeRadical Kit, 1 WideLoader,1 Longloader, 2 Whatchamacollars, and 2 CamStraps
The Xtracycle Family Van Special for $499 includes the following items:
FreeRadical Kit. Magic Carpet, Footsies, and a Stoker Kit
+ Get an Xtracycle KickBack for only $99.

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It appears that 2007 has been a good year for continued development in the realm of bike cargo trailers as evidenced by a variety of new products sprinkled around the wide expanse of Interbike.

Xtracycle had a booth at Interbike after being absent in recent years. They had plenty of reason to be there as they were debuting a range of exciting new accessories for their Xtracycle FreeRadical.

At the top of the list was their long anticipated kickstand. It took a while but it was worth the wait. The new kickstand appears to give very solid support to the Xtracycle. This will be great for loading and unloading as well as using the Xtracycle as a seat, table, handing out pamphlets, blending or anything else that a mobile platform is useful for. The kickstand folds back and is held up and out of the way with a built-in ratching system.

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The Xtracycle is something that you have to spend some time with. When you first start riding around town with it on your bike, it can sometimes seem like the thing is a bit of a nuisance, that it is in the way of your fast-paced-cool-biker-life. It seems as if you are always riding around with the extra weight of the Xtracycle on your bike but you never have anything to put in it.

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The evolution of methods for carrying cargo on bicycles has been quite active in recent years. With a greater interest and need for carrying stuff on our bikes for touring, commuting or errands, there has been a revolution in new products that help accomplish this.

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