That wasn't my experience with the Xtracycle cargo bikes. I owned a Big Dummy for a number of years and then sold that in order to buy a Tern Cargo Node which used the Xtracycle Leap kit. Both of these rode very well even with heavy loads. I did use wideloaders or U-bars on my bikes and kept the heavier items as low as possible which may have helped. Now I'm using a Tern GSD but I do miss the longer Xtracycle cargo area. If I had room I'd have a Big Fat Dummy for sure. Robert Tilley San Diego, CA Sent from my BlackBerry - the most secure mobile device
I haven't had experience with the Xtracycle Leap kit, but I did use the Free Radical kit quite extensively. Once I gave a friend who weighs ~90 lbs a ride on the back and it was dangerous and scary. All the twist and flex in the back sent the front end to and fro unpredictably. Pedaling a straight line was practically impossible. Although that was an extreme case, IME ~30 lbs loads were the limit, after which the bike would become too wobbly. I've heard that the Leap is more rigid than the Free Radical, but I am skeptical that the improvements are such that they beat an actual cargo frame like the BD or BFD in terms of rigidity. After that experience I got a BFD-- the 26" fat tire version. The first thing I did was give a friend, ~150 lbs, a ride around the parking lot, and though there was some wobble it was manageable, and I could pedal a straight line. I've attached a photo of ~60 lbs of cargo, which I pedaled trouble free around 2.5 miles home. So my suggestions for increased safety would be a BFD or BD over the Xtracycle. I don't have enough experience with bike trailers to offer any suggestions. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/081b73b1-2d0e-4557-b95e-636b8012b481%40googlegroups.com. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ncc4sjjk5pvuhhjbdogm1p6j.1587230886738%40gmail.com. | ||
