Category Archives: longbikes

2012 Xtracycle Tree Haulin (6th Annual)

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Anne | 6 comments

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We all pedaled up to our local tree lot the other evening, chose a 8′ Noble fir and headed home. Simple, straightforward and almost no drama. Continue reading →

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Posted in bikes, extravehicular activities, family cycling, longbikes, xtracycle

Tagged 2012, Bicycle Christmas, christmas, Christmas Tree, December, tree, tree hauling, xtracycle

Tree Haulin, Year SIX

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Anne | 3 comments

We’re gearing up for Xtracycle Tree Hauling, year six! We plan to get our tree in the next couple of days and promise to post photos of year six later in the week. Not as cute as when the kids were little and riding on the Snapdeck, but still fun nonetheless.

For now, check out years 2007 – 2011. How the kids have grown! More blog posts and photos of all tree hauling adventures here and here

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Posted in alternative transportation, BIG Loads, bikes, longbikes, xtracycle

Tagged 2012, Bicycle Christmas, Christmas Tree, tree, tree haulin, xtracycle

Cargo Bike Old Farts

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Anne | 1 comment

I really enjoyed reading Todd’s latest post. Especially the retrospective and the Clever Cycles back story.

Todd and Martina have been riding Xtracycles since 2001. I knew they were cargo bike early adopters, but I hadn’t thought about the chronology or the details until I read the post. Continue reading →

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Posted in alternative transportation, bigger than here, bikes, cargo bikes, family cycling, longbikes, sustainability, xtracycle

Tagged bikes, cargo bikes, Clever Cycles, early adopters, old, xtracycle

Xtracycle Reader (the video)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Anne | 5 comments

By now you know that the Car Free Days family isn’t always prompt about posting to our blog. We have the very best intentions to keep it from getting old and moldy, but often life gets in the way and we push those blog updates aside.

We’ve officially taken procrastination to new heights. I’m more than a little bit ashamed to admit that this video edit is almost 4-years in the making: we’ve been saving this un-edited footage since August 2008. I started to edit it a few times but I just never got around to finishing it (kinda like Tim’s plan to finish his kid bike series). Continue reading →

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Posted in bikes, extravehicular activities, family cycling, kids, longbikes, xtracycle

Tagged 2008, bikes, kids, reading, seattle, summer, xtracycle

(R)evolutions per Minute (a cargo bike documentary)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Anne | 13 comments

Grab a cup of coffee and take 8 minutes and 33 seconds to watch this trailer for a new documentary being created about cargo bikes.

I Spy a Family Biker

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Anne | 6 comments

Yesterday, while heading to REI, I heard my name and friendly shouts coming from a biker in the distance. It was something like”Hey Anne, you’re not normal” (referring to the post I wrote the other day) Continue reading →

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Posted in alternative transportation, bikes, family cycling, kids, longbikes

Tagged bikes, Family Cycling, I spy, kids, seattle

Car Free Days is Clinging to a Bikey Summer

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Tim K | 4 comments

Faster, the Night is Catching Us

It feels like Summer is fading around here.

Quickly.

Maybe it’s the way it changed from tank-top weather to sweater weather in about two hours this afternoon. Or maybe it’s the way I’ve decided that lights are now a prudent addition to my evening commutes.

Whatever the reason, the Car Free Days family is feeling some serious pressure to do something, anything, fun in the last couple weeks of summer.

Luckily for us, the Seattle bike scene has stepped up to provide some pretty family friendly, bike on music action this weekend. Continue reading →

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Posted in alternative transportation, bigger than here, bikes, extravehicular activities, Human Powered Politics, longbikes, seattle, summer, sustainability, xtracycle

Tagged ginger ninjas, music, seattle, tour bicycle music festival, xtracycle

Reports from the Field: Another Local Xtracycle

Posted on July 21, 2009 by Anne | 11 comments

James W and kids on the Green Moose (photo courtesy of James)

Tim and I blather on and on about bikes and our adventures on the blog and we love to hear from people who find some of the info useful.

James W emailed us this morning and passed along photos of his Xtracycle, the Green Moose, he built up with his son. It’s a beautiful build. We’re glad you contacted us, James, and look forward to seeing you out on the road! Continue reading →

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Tagged community, Green Moose, local, seattle, Xtracycle Build, xtracyle

Are Xtracycles taking over in your part of the country?

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Anne | 22 comments

photo by Beth Hamon via BikePortland

According to BikePortland, Xtracycles are taking over. Have you experienced the phenomenon in your part of the country? I love the shot of the gaggle of Xtracycles all lined up. Awesome.

Can’t wait to see a similar shot in Seattle. Seattle definitely has more Xtracycles cruising the mean streets than a year ago.

If the seven Xtracycles in the photo do in fact all belong to women, there’s something to be said for women being the key to a successful bike culture. What an excellent shot and powerful statement about the success of Portland’s bike culture.

– Anne

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Tagged bike culture, bikes, women, xtracycle

Labor Day Cargo Bike Ride

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Anne | 1 comment

The Labor Day Cargo Bike ride will take place Monday, September 1st, 2008 at noon (we put it on our calendar for 11:30 so we won’t be late!). Meet at 20/20 Cycle, 2020 East Union on Capitol Hill. The destination is Ravenna Park via Broadway and University Ave.