Comments for Every day Adventures http://www.xtracycle.com/blog ushering in the era of bicycle lifestyle since 1998 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:20:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 Comment on Big Dummy & The Pea Pod by David http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-266 David Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:04:53 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-266 No need for name calling. Where exactly are you attaching the struts? To the V-rack receivers tubes? The stays? For the record, I'm working with a free-rad, not a BD. No need for name calling. Where exactly are you attaching the struts? To the V-rack receivers tubes? The stays? For the record, I’m working with a free-rad, not a BD.

]]> Comment on Big Dummy & The Pea Pod by Maik http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-264 Maik Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:17:13 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-264 it really works, peapod and big dummy http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdummyberlin/sets/72157604654105670/ the Roemer Jockey Komfort will work now too tested only with 18" BD frame, I will try the 16" BD frame next week it really works, peapod and big dummy

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigdummyberlin/sets/72157604654105670/

the Roemer Jockey Komfort will work now too

tested only with 18″ BD frame, I will try the 16″ BD frame next week

]]> Comment on Cycling safety and awareness by Siouxgeonz http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/27/cycling-safety-and-awareness/#comment-262 Siouxgeonz Sun, 13 Apr 2008 23:40:03 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/27/cycling-safety-and-awareness/#comment-262 Ah, the gorillas and the basketball players :D Glad to see this turned into a clear "look for things you don't expect" and "don't expect to be seen if you're unexpected" message, but too bad for the bloke who did it without crediting its source! (The original was done just down the road from here... http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html - there's more good stuff there.) Goodness, when I try to explain my Xtracycle I can point people at the FRONT page of the website now!!! It drove me nuts when people didn't actually get to *see* the thing in action :) Ah, the gorillas and the basketball players :D Glad to see this turned into a clear “look for things you don’t expect” and “don’t expect to be seen if you’re unexpected” message, but too bad for the bloke who did it without crediting its source! (The original was done just down the road from here… http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html - there’s more good stuff there.)

Goodness, when I try to explain my Xtracycle I can point people at the FRONT page of the website now!!! It drove me nuts when people didn’t actually get to *see* the thing in action :)

]]> Comment on Perspectives on the Big Dummy: Part 1 by Sean http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/02/12/perspectives-on-the-big-dummy-part-1/#comment-249 Sean Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:23:31 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/02/12/perspectives-on-the-big-dummy-part-1/#comment-249 Here is my Big Dummy. Not sure I'll use it to commute every day as I have other lighter options, but it will sure make those short car trips to the grocery and hardware store easier. http://www.flickr.com/photos/25195092@N04/2375278781/ Here is my Big Dummy. Not sure I’ll use it to commute every day as I have other lighter options, but it will sure make those short car trips to the grocery and hardware store easier.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25195092@N04/2375278781/

]]> Comment on Perspectives on the Big Dummy: Part 1 by Foraker http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/02/12/perspectives-on-the-big-dummy-part-1/#comment-247 Foraker Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:40:16 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/02/12/perspectives-on-the-big-dummy-part-1/#comment-247 Have you seen this review of the Big Dummy w/ Xtracycle components? http://www.dirtragmag.com/print/article.php?ID=1102&category=stuff_reviews Have you seen this review of the Big Dummy w/ Xtracycle components?
http://www.dirtragmag.com/print/article.php?ID=1102&category=stuff_reviews

]]> Comment on Big Dummy & The Pea Pod by Maik http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-220 Maik Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:34:26 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-220 the pea pod or bobike children seats how like to call them do fit on dummys... you can with some work attach the struts to the dummy frame... never on the v-racks, thats dumb and dangerous... the ATB bracket with the bobike maxi should be sufficent... the pea pod or bobike children seats how like to call them do fit on dummys… you can with some work attach the struts to the dummy frame… never on the v-racks, thats dumb and dangerous…

the ATB bracket with the bobike maxi should be sufficent…

]]> Comment on Big Dummy & The Pea Pod by David http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-218 David Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:49:41 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-218 Pod questions: The stays from my pod are almost exactly as far apart as the V-racks. Did you do some bending? If so, are you concerned about the integrity of the thing? I screw up enough already, without my kid going off the back... Pod questions:

The stays from my pod are almost exactly as far apart as the V-racks. Did you do some bending? If so, are you concerned about the integrity of the thing? I screw up enough already, without my kid going off the back…

]]> Comment on Big Dummy & The Pea Pod by David http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-217 David Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:45:49 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-217 I'm getting ready to be really stoked about the Tekdex. Any samples for product reviews would be seriously considered. I’m getting ready to be really stoked about the Tekdex. Any samples for product reviews would be seriously considered.

]]> Comment on Perspectives on the Big Dummy: Part 1 by David http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/02/12/perspectives-on-the-big-dummy-part-1/#comment-216 David Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:43:59 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/02/12/perspectives-on-the-big-dummy-part-1/#comment-216 Thanks for the good report. I'm with you on the bars; I use the widest Nitto upright-and-swept-back bars, sometimes called Albatross, 3-spd bars, wicked-witch-of-the-west bars, etc. I also just rebuilt my FreeRadical onto a smaller-than-I-usually-ride frame, for several reasons: the lower standover is good for mounting without kicking my daughter in the head (while she's sitting in the 'pod), the shorter top-tube compements the upright-and-swept-back bars and adds to all the benefits previously mentioned, and the bike now fits a wider variety of riders, including my wife. I also installed a Thudbuster seatpost, and my initial rides indicate it does what it's supposed to do. Thanks again. Thanks for the good report. I’m with you on the bars; I use the widest Nitto upright-and-swept-back bars, sometimes called Albatross, 3-spd bars, wicked-witch-of-the-west bars, etc. I also just rebuilt my FreeRadical onto a smaller-than-I-usually-ride frame, for several reasons: the lower standover is good for mounting without kicking my daughter in the head (while she’s sitting in the ‘pod), the shorter top-tube compements the upright-and-swept-back bars and adds to all the benefits previously mentioned, and the bike now fits a wider variety of riders, including my wife. I also installed a Thudbuster seatpost, and my initial rides indicate it does what it’s supposed to do. Thanks again.

]]> Comment on Big Dummy & The Pea Pod by Anthony http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-214 Anthony Sat, 22 Mar 2008 04:05:43 +0000 http://www.xtracycle.com/blog/2008/03/13/big-dummy-the-pea-pod/#comment-214 I guess I'm a little confused. The peapod, or bobike, however you want to call it, has two mounts that I'm familiar with, the one that mounts to the rear stays and what they refer to as the "atb mount" which (I haven't seen one in person) appears to mount to the seat tube and looks like the one pictured above. So it would seem from what I've seen in pictures that the "atb mount" should work with the big dummy, and yet the description above pretty much exclusively talks about the other mount despite the fact that the picture doesn't match whats being said... I'm about to pull the trigger on a big dummy and will be using it with kids, so am indeed interested in the solutions to this so perhaps you could clarify a bit, with more pictures and explaining the difference between whats typed and whats i the picture above :) Thanks! I guess I’m a little confused. The peapod, or bobike, however you want to call it, has two mounts that I’m familiar with, the one that mounts to the rear stays and what they refer to as the “atb mount” which (I haven’t seen one in person) appears to mount to the seat tube and looks like the one pictured above.

So it would seem from what I’ve seen in pictures that the “atb mount” should work with the big dummy, and yet the description above pretty much exclusively talks about the other mount despite the fact that the picture doesn’t match whats being said…

I’m about to pull the trigger on a big dummy and will be using it with kids, so am indeed interested in the solutions to this so perhaps you could clarify a bit, with more pictures and explaining the difference between whats typed and whats i the picture above :)

Thanks!

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