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11/29/2008 Entry: "hey is the xtracycle" So, finally, the Xtracycle writeup.  First of all, it's friggin awesome. Thanks Dad! The entire add-on weighs only 9 lbs. It tracks beautiful and until I put a big fatty tire on the back (26x1.95) for load carrying it didn't even slow me down. Now it's a bit slower than than my old setup but much more handy. It's definitely worth it. I used to be faster than 90% of the commuters I see; now I'm down to 80%. I can handle that :) - and it's only until I get stronger. I did need to do some modifications to it. The build was easy - it only took me a little over an hour, but it took me forever to find a brake adapter in order to get my rear brakes working. I had to ride around without a rear brake for a week after I got it. Damnit. The issue is that Xtracycle, in their infinite wisdom *eye roll* decided to not weld a cable stop onto their addon to make it compatible with cantilever brakes. They say they did this on purpose because canti's aren't powerful enough. I say they are since they stopped my 600lb trailer for two years in the snow and I've done 9k miles of heavily loaded touring through four mountain ranges with canti's. Normal brake levers don't work with V-brakes, which are the brake type you have to use with their frame, because they don't pull enough cable. I can't afford $60 special V-brake drop handles so I had to get an adapter that doubles your cable pull but halves the braking power. Seems a little strange that they force me to use an adapter that cuts my brake power in half because they think my stock brakes aren't strong enough, eh? Anyways, I got that working well now, and I stop just fine - even with Qehn on the back. I also had to weatherproof it, since those guys down in SoCal don't understand what it's like to live somewhere where it rains 200 days a year. (That might be an exaggeration, but it wouldn't surprise me if it wasn't.) This is an extremely well documented problem but they have completely failed to address it. Taking a cue from the BikePortland Forums I covered all the frame attachment points with old tubes and zipstrips/weatherproof tape to keep the water out. I can still take the racks off easy and this keeps the inside dry. I also borrowed some Frame Saver internal rust proofer from my local bike shop to spray inside. I did all this two days after putting the bike together but there was ALREADY RUST inside it at that point. I had only ridden in mist rain ONCE. God forbid I'd bought it a month earlier when we were still in our full-on rainy season. I also covered the snapdeck in two layers of weatherproof tape and stickers to protect it. According to the internetz the varnish on the stock snapdeck will only last a couple months in Pacific North West weather and after that it's ruined and begins to split. Most people just varnish it themselves with better stuff. I didn't like the wood finish anyway (it drew to much unwanted attention to my bike) so I went the cool sticker/tape route. I also painted the bags to make the whole thing look less expensive/kill resale value and added a few straps to help the whole thing stay together with heavy loads as was suggested by the Surly BigDummy PDF. (This also has instructions for their version of the water frame gasket and other ways to keep the cycle in good shape.) So, did I have to modify it a bit? Yea, to make it weatherproof and to a lesser extent make it less of a theft target. All that work worth it? Definitely. Definitely a thousand times over. I've only driven my truck once in 3 weeks - and that was only to pick up parts to build my friend a bike trailer! I fit my trailer hitch on it after a bit of modification and now I can transport just about anything. Even the wife! Go here for all the Xtracycle pictures. (Pictures taken in the park across the street from my house. Pretty, eh? More neighborhood pics later.)
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