Salon.com's "The Good Life", by Mark Benjamin, Aug 4, 2008
Trader Joe's is three miles away. It was a pleasant ride. My bike is heavier by a few pounds -- it's certainly more cumbersome to carry down the porch steps -- but I couldn't feel the difference when riding. The bike performed pretty much the same as before. At Trader Joe's, I filled an entire grocery cart to the rim. By the time I reached the checkout lane, all seemed lost. No way this was going to fit on my bike.
"We went for a nice ride on Saturday to farmer's market. " >> Read More
"Below is my bike loaded with about 50 lbs of groceries from a Costco run this morning. Lois and I brought home about 90 lbs today from Costco. I think you should order me a left-sided wide loader to match the right sided cover you are re-ordering for me. I may need a Stoker Monkey next." >> Read More
"The Down Low Glow gave me such a feeling of safety, knowing I was seen, that I had the first relaxed night ride in my life... The [Xtracycle] is fabulous. It feels so zippy, even loaded. Yesterday I hit a clothing store, the farmers' market (half flat of strawberries), the library and the produce market in one trip." >> Read More
Newsweek, Nov 4, 2007
Utility bicycles are the pickup trucks of the cycling world.
"The ride is great. Very comfy and tight." >> Read More
"I run my business off of this bike. I carried all the tools I needed to build a patio, from the Park to the Mission. www.natureworks-sf.net" >> Read More
"My bicycle blender is a HUGE hit. Mounted to what is now known as the "Election Cycle" in honor of my City Council campaign..." >> Read More
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