Lots of bands write to Xtracycle to ask about us sponsoring them to go on tour. Few have ridden to more than a couple of gigs with all their equipment. Jeremy Fisher is different. He had been carrying his guitar around by bike for a couple of years before he even learned of Xtracycle. Before we found him he was using a one-wheeled trailer. We said we’d pay him $2 million to switch and… Just kidding. He’s an adventuresome guy and he saw the potential merit of upgrading to a sport utility bicycle.
bro,
I happen to be spending the day with a photographer tomorrow to do shots for the new album and promo stuff. I've already negotiated getting a sweet promo shot to put on your website. As for the x-rated love story, check it out:
I took my free radical out on tour for six weeks last summer and loaded it down with all my gear, cds and guitar for a six week tour spanning from Washington State to the Province of Quebec. When I rode the train I wheeled it right on to the baggage car with no need for a box. All in all I pedaled it for a good 2000 Km on tour and it pulled like a dream.
What I love best about my Xtracycle though is its multiple urban uses. I take it everywhere I go and it never lets me down whether I stop to pick up groceries, head to the lumber yard for household project supplies, salvage an antique shelving unit from a scrap heap, carry my accordion, guitar and plate of sushi to a potluck or take my girl down to the pub for a drink after a hard day in the garden.
If it has any limitations, I have yet to find them.
Jeremy Fisher
Two-wheeled Troubadour
But you have to do more than just ride your bike to gigs to be on Team FreeRadical—you have to be a ripping musician, too! Visit his site and see for yourself the genius lyrics and simplimystic guitar work.
Photo credit: Mark Unrau, Organic Photography