Check it out here

Check out the bicycle & pedestrian infrastructure section on this great website.

We have some pretty awesome all over the world, but check out this amazing group of parents, teachers and children from Bellingham, WA that really show us how to incorporate the Xtracycle into their Everyday Adventures.

Four teachers and the principal of the school ride Xtracycles to work. Several families also commute to school on Xtracycles.

Click here to see the photos they sent us

To find out more about Larrabee Elementary, check out their website.

Our Web / IT / avid racer guy here at Xtracycle went up to Portland, OR this past weekend for the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships. Crazy thing is that he decided to race his Big Dummy!

Apparently a lot of people loved the Big Dummy. Several people blogged / posted in forums about it:
Drunk Cyclist’s Blog: SSCXWC
MTBR Forums

And here’s a post from last weekend when Jason carried his race bike from Oakland, across the bay via BART and then rode from Embarcadero Bart to Candlestick park Nippleworks Blog: SUB with Mega Tires

A big dummy on a Big Dummy, a dog, a camera, and 5250 miles

Jim Perkins is riding his Surly Big Dummy from Washington to Key West with his dog Elke being towed in a Burley Tail Wagon trailer.

Read more about his journey here or keep up on his progress on his blog.

I knew one existed.

From the 75th Anniversary Book

Back to your regular scheduled program.

Perhaps the world’s newest Big Dummy owner, Mark D. stopped by Xtracycle HQ yesterday to pick up his frame and fork. Typically, we shy away from the will call pickups, as you folks, our dear customers, are simply too darn fun to socialize with.  Before we know it, a day slips by as we reminisce about our recent Xtracycle adventures. However, Mark plied us with Pie and fresh pressed apple cider scored from his buddy’s family farm. Hence, the photo above, entitled: Working Lunch, Xtracycle, 2008. A still life including avocado, will-call berry pie, footsie with new strap prototype, diagram of caliper protector, Blackberry. Thanks for the calories Mark.

Please note, all future will call exceptions will require baked good incentives for staff. Thanks Mark and enjoy your new rig! (Note, our Big Dummy plus Kit promotion ends today, 10/31/08)

A few great videos from of users and their kids traveling by Xtracycle.

Xtracycle is busy working on an Xtracycle specific kid carrying system that will allow folks to carry 1 kid or two, and have specific seats for toddlers/kids above 40 lbs. We’ll keep you posted on this process and we hope to have these in production in early 2009. Until then, folks are using the PeaPod ($229) for the little ones and Magic Carpet ($39) + Footsies ($59) + Stoker Bar ($75) for the bigger kids.

When Goat visited Xtracycle World Headquarters a few months back while on break from their intercontinental tour of North and South America, I couldn’t help but snap this photo of his feet.  Goat obliged, and then described his “clipless pedal” innovation described here:

“I bolted Look cleats to some flip flops that I cut in half.  The flip flops are clipped to the pedals at all times, and I just slip in when I want to ride, and walk barefoot when I’m not riding.”

Ah yes, it makes sense now.

Here’s the latest from their tour, resuming in Central America.

Find our more about Riding the Spine here.

“We just arrived in Turbo, Colombia last night. Thought ya´ll´d be
stoked to hear that to get across the Darien Gap we got some sea
kayaks and paddled from Panama to Colombia with our bikes strapped on
top.  J & I were even able to pack our Freeradicals in the rear
compartment of our kayaks.
The Kuna indigenous communities didn´t quite know what to
make of the gringos paddling bikes across their territory. One morning
we were even ambushed by a Kuna police force wearing masks and holding
us at gunpoint until they could see that the skinny gringos weren´t
actually a threat to their independent nation.
Anyways, we´re building our bikes up again and plan to
continue our travels into the Andes and onto Argentina. Appreciate all
your help and the revolutionary Xtracycles you create.  The computer
keeps crashing when I try to send you some photos, but I am posting
some on our site real soon.”