Comments on: Xtracycle Build Up : Parts Bag http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/11/14/xtracycle-build-up-parts-bag/ Tips, Hints, Reviews and Safety for Bike Commuters Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:08:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Alex Simon http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/11/14/xtracycle-build-up-parts-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-112928 Alex Simon Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:00:15 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2892#comment-112928 Hi there Great article. I've just installed my X and found this page because I was wondering what all the bits left over were for! Can you give me some examples of the uses for the plastic threaded parts (you call them End Caps & Spacers)? I don't quite understand how it can space out the snapdeck. Thanks Alex Hi there
Great article. I’ve just installed my X and found this page because I was wondering what all the bits left over were for!
Can you give me some examples of the uses for the plastic threaded parts (you call them End Caps & Spacers)?
I don’t quite understand how it can space out the snapdeck.
Thanks
Alex

]]> By: Ghost Rider http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/11/14/xtracycle-build-up-parts-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-97925 Ghost Rider Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:35:49 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2892#comment-97925 James, you really know how to throw a glass of cold water into someone's face ;) Despite the bags of weird parts, assembling an Xtracycle isn't difficult at all...as long as you follow the clear directions provided by the company. It certainly helps to have some experience tinkering with bikes, though. A Big Dummy will be inherently more stable than the bolt-on kit, but I've hauled many a 200+ lb. load on my kit without much swaying and zero rattling. The little bit of flex the system DOES exhibit depends partially on what the parent frame is made of and how the load is balanced (high, heavy loads will cause more sway...so get the heavy stuff as low and as forward as possible). James, you really know how to throw a glass of cold water into someone’s face ;)

Despite the bags of weird parts, assembling an Xtracycle isn’t difficult at all…as long as you follow the clear directions provided by the company. It certainly helps to have some experience tinkering with bikes, though.

A Big Dummy will be inherently more stable than the bolt-on kit, but I’ve hauled many a 200+ lb. load on my kit without much swaying and zero rattling. The little bit of flex the system DOES exhibit depends partially on what the parent frame is made of and how the load is balanced (high, heavy loads will cause more sway…so get the heavy stuff as low and as forward as possible).

]]> By: jamesmallon http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/11/14/xtracycle-build-up-parts-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-97870 jamesmallon Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:32 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2892#comment-97870 Shimmy, parts, kluged-solutions... Screw it. Get a Kona Ute (and cue the outrage from Xtracycle devotees!). Shimmy, parts, kluged-solutions… Screw it. Get a Kona Ute (and cue the outrage from Xtracycle devotees!).

]]> By: Xiousgeonz http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/11/14/xtracycle-build-up-parts-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-97856 Xiousgeonz Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:23:26 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2892#comment-97856 My Xtracycle has over 10,000 miles on it and it is still totally stable. I am in awe that you're constructing it yourself. 'Way too many variables ('use this part if you need it') for me! My Xtracycle has over 10,000 miles on it and it is still totally stable. I am in awe that you’re constructing it yourself. ‘Way too many variables (‘use this part if you need it’) for me!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.commutebybike.com/2008/11/14/xtracycle-build-up-parts-bag/comment-page-1/#comment-97840 Andrew Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:21:02 +0000 http://commutebybike.com/?p=2892#comment-97840 Hah. looks like a lot of fun. lucky for me I'm an instructions nut. I read everything I can get my hands on before even opening the first bag. I think that comes from building so many LEGO models when I was young. One thing I'm really interested in is the stability of this system vs. getting something like a Big Dummy. Will this shake, rattle and flex more? Also, can you build this onto bikes with a more aggressive stance, like the dew, or does it need to be upright bikes only (like the Dummy)? Hah. looks like a lot of fun. lucky for me I’m an instructions nut. I read everything I can get my hands on before even opening the first bag. I think that comes from building so many LEGO models when I was young.

One thing I’m really interested in is the stability of this system vs. getting something like a Big Dummy. Will this shake, rattle and flex more? Also, can you build this onto bikes with a more aggressive stance, like the dew, or does it need to be upright bikes only (like the Dummy)?

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