Comments on: Boxes

By: O boom das longtails at Blog da Cenas a Pedal

O boom das longtails at Blog da Cenas a Pedal — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:08:45 +0000

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By: Ian Hopper

Ian Hopper — Fri, 26 May 2006 21:19:41 +0000

Inre: not working with the BoBike Mini: there’s always the option (if they are made to order) of making it 1/3 shorter to accomodate the child seat…

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 16:39:25 +0000

AC, yes that would throw the geometry way, way off – pedals hit ground, steering becomes chopper-esque, etc. I know somebody who welded major modifications to the FreeRadical to make it work, but if you think the box looks funny… Might as well start over: http://www.bikefix.co.uk/i-8freight.html

By: AC

AC — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 12:43:59 +0000

Todd,
I was wondering about a smaller (Brompton size) rear wheel. Your clearance would increase,
maybe enough to mount stuff on the underside of a snapdeck. I would imagine a smaller, more
compact wheel would be a little more durable, too. Would sugh a set-up throw the geometery
of the bike too far out-of-whack?
A

By: Jeff Osborne

Jeff Osborne — Fri, 09 Sep 2005 07:22:50 +0000

I like the options that you’ve considered in the design. It’s a bit funny looking; the worksmanship looks really great from here. Good job! I’ve also been considering ideas to use the space that Nate mentioned – below the front quarter of the deck, in front of the wheel, and as flush as possible with the seatstays. It would be a challenge to find a dimensional spec that would be compatible with the maximum number of frame sizes, but probably feasible to create something useful for a wide variety. Maybe that would be an option worth experimenting with? I could imagine wanting both boxes to store electronics on a cross country ride.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 18:09:15 +0000

I agree that the look is problematic. On the other hand, I thought regular Xtracycles looked funny when I first saw them, too. Not entirely sure this isn’t more of the same–shock of the new. The space below deck isn’t nearly large enough, sadly, especially in the worst case of 700c wheels, v-brakes, tall rear triangle, and then the shape of the space isn’t friendly to the brick-like forms of larger batteries. The whole point is to accommodate odd-sized electrical appointments, so imposing odd wedge shape requirements on same is not effective. The under-deck space is the favored place for the controller, by the way.

By: Nate Byerley

Nate Byerley — Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:20:03 +0000

The high rise snap deck negatively affects the aesthetic of the Xtracycle (not to mention possible functionality for passenger transport). Could the storage compartment be below the level of the V rack upper horizontals, filling in spaces between the rear wheel and the two v-racks? This would create a two channel compartment, but if battery storage is your aim, perhaps it can be molded in such a way to create maximum battery storage capacity with minimum alteration of the Xtracycle’s sleek aesthetic .

By: Diego

Diego — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:27:35 +0000

Cool stuff. Nice workmanship

By: Martina

Martina — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 03:48:42 +0000

Xtracycle from a passenger’s point of view: While I like riding the Xtracycle as a passenger — my honey has one of them and chauffeurs me around every so often — I can’t imagine riding of top of a box without either moved footpegs or some padding…

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:30:16 +0000

ps: Bill found a link with Paul’s fender info: http://www.velocebicycles.com/pages/specials.htm