Comments on: Perfect for the Spatially Challenged

By: Ten Days with the Madsen Kg271 Bucket Bike « Car Free Days

Ten Days with the Madsen Kg271 Bucket Bike « Car Free Days — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:51:07 +0000

[...] from Trader Joe’s on our Xtracycles, we have to focus on density if we want any chance of claiming victory. The winner of our contest is measured in dollars. If we wanted to get crazy, we could do a weigh [...]

By: Big Loads, the Friendly Competition « Car Free Days

Big Loads, the Friendly Competition « Car Free Days — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:25:07 +0000

[...] who is the burliest Xtracycle grocery shopper is how much we spent at Trader Joe’s. I hauled $205.68 back in January. Tim’s latest load was $209. I’m pretty sure he bought more wine and [...]

By: john

john — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:02:40 +0000

Saw your posts on Flickr. I have an Xtracycle on an Electra Townie. It is a monster and I carry groceries (rarely) my 2 elementary school-aged kids and sometimes my 195 pound brother on it.

By: Neighborhood Cargo Bike Share? « Car Free Days

Neighborhood Cargo Bike Share? « Car Free Days — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:11:51 +0000

[...] Anyway – our conversation turned to bakfietsen and whether or not they would work in our neighborhood. I’m not convinced. I haven’t actually ridden one (I guess I should really do that before giving my opinion about them…) but I have a feeling they wouldn’t be ideal for our hilly neighborhood. Just hauling kids on the Xtracycle up the many hills: to school, the grocery store and the library is enough for me. I don’t know if I could haul the extra weight of a bakfiets. Also – would the braking be good enough for my riding style? – I love to bomb down hills and hit the disk brakes at the very last minute. Our four year old likes it too “Don’t use your brakes unless you really have to, mom” When we visited Portland last summer, Todd at Clever Cycles cautioned that the braking on the bakfiets is meant for slow and steady riding not fast and furious. I’m sure I could adjust. If I had a bakfiets, I don’t think I’d have a Trader Joe’s panic again. [...]

By: Val

Val — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:11:33 +0000

If you carry three or four bunjie nets ($8.00-$10.00 each, and next to no space in an internal FreeLoader pocket), you’ll be able to go way beyond by loading up the deck, too. Oh, gee, there I go, enabling again.

By: Anne

Anne — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:47:40 +0000

David – The Xtracycle is impressive – go ahead and place that order, it will change your life…

Marge – Thanks! It really wasn’t that cold. I guess I like cold days (better than rain) so I didn’t even think about it.

By: Marge

Marge — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 22:23:18 +0000

Everytime I read one of your posts I am so impressed! Anne, you should have mentioned it was freezing here yesterday!

By: David

David — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:37:49 +0000

That’s very impressive!
Every time I read an account of the carrying capacity of these bikes I get the urge to place that order.

By: Tim K

Tim K — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:09:27 +0000

Holy Crap, Anne!

I walked in the door tonight, saw the Trader Joe’s receipt and assumed you had driven today.

Then I saw this post. Wow, I think you beat my best by a good $20…. and I usually have to load up the basket and strap something to the snapdeck.

As the one who normally berates your packing abilities, I publicly apologize. You rule. Keep it up and maybe I’ll even let you pack the cooler this summer.