that price is a little out of reach for most people

http://www.rideyourbike.com/blog.html

Its the 5/5/08 post.

What kickstand are you using? Have you tried the Xtracycle Rock Sturdy Stand, or is the issue that it won’t fit in the wideloaders? I gotta believe it’d be a rather simple hack job for someone to make something similar out of a couple of u-brackets and some pipe for use with the wide loader. Hell, for camping you could make a couple out of a single 2×4 and stow it in with everything else.

Rock Sturdy Stand – http://www.xtracycle.com/rock-sturdy-stand-p-82.html

BTW – Hella cool write up. I’m dreaming of a Big Dummy some day.

I, too, will probably opt for a better kickstand. My bike toppled in the garage after a shopping trip and fell on my bottle of wine. Fortunately, I had my Footsies on the bike and the wine escaped unharmed, along with the rest of the groceries. Actually, I probably unpacked the bike wrong so it could have been more operator error than kickstand deficiency.

I rode my BD unloaded (except for bungee cords and snacks and stuff to be returned and extra bike gear that now live in my panniers) on a short group ride and had no problem staying in the middle or closer to the front of the pack. Obviously the BD is a heavier bike than most others, but it is easy to ride. I think it may just be the fun and joy I have on my Big Dummy . . .always brings a smile to my face on that bike!

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Siouxgeonz: Yeah I agree with you there… I’ve got menus, old mail, a flashlight, random tools, etc. Although that’s still not as bad as how my car usually looks…

Rob L.: Mine also won’t fit in my basement (actually a crawl space that has a tiny door but lots of room inside). I keep mine behind the house, under the deck and locked up.

Meghank: The camping trip went great. My two biggest fears was a) taking a wrong turn and b) forgetting something. Both which aren’t a big deal in a car, but quite the pain in the ass on a bike. Both of those didn’t happen and I had clear skies and great weather. Candace didn’t go as she’s eight months pregnant and has trouble getting comfortable in our bed, much less a tent in the woods

Joel: Yeah, love that shirt. Twin Six rocks my world!

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If everyone would agree to ride their bikes to work one day per week we could cut oil consumption by as much as 10-15%. No one would argue that riding a bike burns more calories than driving the car. Although popular politically right now, most bio-fuels consume more energy than they produce. We would be much better to eat those bio-crops then use our own energy to transport us around.

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