http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/ Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:54:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-335356 Charlie The Bikemonger Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:07:41 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-335356 Hi, Here is something that may be of interest to you... www.surlybigdummysociety.com. It’s a small web community for surly big dummy owners, a bit like fixed gear gallery but for hefty haulin’ bikes... a bit like an owners club (but that sounds too lame). Have a look, and send in some pictures and words for the gallery page. Join in, contribute. Its early days, the website is about 3 hours old, but in time we will have a glorious collection of pics, movies, tips and tales of adventure. I do sell Surly bikes, but this is not about that... this is about bringing the DB community together. All the best, please feel free to email if you need anything. Cheers Charlie Hi,
Here is something that may be of interest to you… http://www.surlybigdummysociety.com.
It’s a small web community for surly big dummy owners, a bit like fixed gear gallery but for hefty haulin’ bikes… a bit like an owners club (but that sounds too lame).
Have a look, and send in some pictures and words for the gallery page. Join in, contribute.
Its early days, the website is about 3 hours old, but in time we will have a glorious collection of pics, movies, tips and tales of adventure.
I do sell Surly bikes, but this is not about that… this is about bringing the DB community together.
All the best, please feel free to email if you need anything.
Cheers
Charlie

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-65701 Sustainable Savannah Sun, 06 Jan 2008 13:10:12 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-65701 [...] For folks who are looking to reduce their automobile dependency, but still need to transport 100-pound sacks of dog food, 100-pound dogs or 100-pound sacks of people food, the FreeRadical is a terrific option for transforming a normal bicycle into a very useful hauler. For those who don’t want to fuss with the installation, complete bikes are available from Xtracycle and at least one other vendor.  [...] [...] For folks who are looking to reduce their automobile dependency, but still need to transport 100-pound sacks of dog food, 100-pound dogs or 100-pound sacks of people food, the FreeRadical is a terrific option for transforming a normal bicycle into a very useful hauler. For those who don’t want to fuss with the installation, complete bikes are available from Xtracycle and at least one other vendor.  [...]

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-59854 mass transit Tue, 20 Nov 2007 21:26:00 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-59854 a few years ago, i designed a cheaper homemade version by cutting and welding old bikes together... good for non profits... for more info... m/t/b/i/k/e/s/at/r/i/s/e/u/p/./n/e/t -joe a few years ago, i designed a cheaper homemade version by cutting and welding old bikes together… good for non profits… for more info… m/t/b/i/k/e/s/at/r/i/s/e/u/p/./n/e/t -joe

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-51450 Clever Cycles » Blog Archive » Stokemonkey sales & marketing pause Mon, 11 Jun 2007 18:25:11 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-51450 [...] resumed sales later this summer. We especially want to be shipping again by the time Surly’s Big Dummy frameset is available. The issue is not only the temporary lack of human resources to respond to [...] [...] resumed sales later this summer. We especially want to be shipping again by the time Surly’s Big Dummy frameset is available. The issue is not only the temporary lack of human resources to respond to [...]

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-29113 Embrace : Big Dummy = thing of beauty. Mon, 12 Feb 2007 13:34:08 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-29113 [...] Sneak yourself some more big dummy action here and some long wheelbase antics here. [...] [...] Sneak yourself some more big dummy action here and some long wheelbase antics here. [...]

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-13511 Phelps Holloway Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:13:02 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-13511 I wonder if a small 20" rear wheel was considered. They're stonger and would allow more room for freight. The gearing issue would be irrelevant, as this bike would be ridden slower than a conventional bike. I wonder if a small 20″ rear wheel was considered. They’re stonger and would allow more room for freight. The gearing issue would be irrelevant, as this bike would be ridden slower than a conventional bike.

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-13483 BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Portlander starts Bakfiets Blog Fri, 27 Oct 2006 16:22:17 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-13483 [...] Believe it or not, cargo bikes have started the march toward mainstream; Surly’s got a stock Xtracycle long-bike, and a U.S.-based importer of Dutch bikes told me that one of his bakfiets models will be featured in an upcoming issue of Cookie Magazine, a glossy mag for well-to-do American mommies. [...] [...] Believe it or not, cargo bikes have started the march toward mainstream; Surly’s got a stock Xtracycle long-bike, and a U.S.-based importer of Dutch bikes told me that one of his bakfiets models will be featured in an upcoming issue of Cookie Magazine, a glossy mag for well-to-do American mommies. [...]

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-11694 BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Vanilla goes long with new Xtracycle frame Wed, 04 Oct 2006 21:58:49 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-11694 [...] There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Xtracycle, the company that sells kits to convert bikes into longtail, cargo-hauling machines. Besides besides a great company with a solid product, much of the recent excitement has revolved around the news from Interbike that Surly now makes the first Xtracycle-equipped bike, their new Big Dummy model. [...] [...] There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Xtracycle, the company that sells kits to convert bikes into longtail, cargo-hauling machines. Besides besides a great company with a solid product, much of the recent excitement has revolved around the news from Interbike that Surly now makes the first Xtracycle-equipped bike, their new Big Dummy model. [...]

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-11562 Drifting Son » The work commute Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:51:41 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-11562 [...] The ride home was more grueling than I though it would be- mostly due to the fact that my bike wouldn’t shift down to the small chainring- excellent time to discover that. So I cranked it out in the lowest gear of my middle chainring- and it burned. But I have to say, the fact that I was able to even do it at all is definitely due to riding a singlespeed- I’m stronger for it for sure. The initial climb, up the classic Old Volcano Highway out of Royal Hawaiian Estates, is a lonely mile and a half section of cracked old road that feels a lot like the remaining original sections of Route 66. I just put my head down so the water would drip of of my forehead without running into my eyes and just watched the cracks go by. Counting them down in my head, I started chanting “…one less crack, one less car, (feeling a bit full of myself) one less crack, one less car, two less cracks (they were close together), one less car…” You get the idea. By the time I looked up, I was passing a guy parked on the side of the road with a big smile on his face as he watched me spin by. By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was the one with the big smile. I had been frustrated with not being able to bike to work, like so many of the other blog writers I read get to do, so this is good step. This may be a good winter for it too; as an El Nino year, we supposedly have cooler weather in Hawaii, but with about half as much rain as usual. It may be time to start saving up for the new Surly Big Dummy, but for now, I’ll be the guy on Volcano Highway around 8:10am on the old Barracuda with a tattered old Burley. [...] [...] The ride home was more grueling than I though it would be- mostly due to the fact that my bike wouldn’t shift down to the small chainring- excellent time to discover that. So I cranked it out in the lowest gear of my middle chainring- and it burned. But I have to say, the fact that I was able to even do it at all is definitely due to riding a singlespeed- I’m stronger for it for sure. The initial climb, up the classic Old Volcano Highway out of Royal Hawaiian Estates, is a lonely mile and a half section of cracked old road that feels a lot like the remaining original sections of Route 66. I just put my head down so the water would drip of of my forehead without running into my eyes and just watched the cracks go by. Counting them down in my head, I started chanting “…one less crack, one less car, (feeling a bit full of myself) one less crack, one less car, two less cracks (they were close together), one less car…” You get the idea. By the time I looked up, I was passing a guy parked on the side of the road with a big smile on his face as he watched me spin by. By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was the one with the big smile. I had been frustrated with not being able to bike to work, like so many of the other blog writers I read get to do, so this is good step. This may be a good winter for it too; as an El Nino year, we supposedly have cooler weather in Hawaii, but with about half as much rain as usual. It may be time to start saving up for the new Surly Big Dummy, but for now, I’ll be the guy on Volcano Highway around 8:10am on the old Barracuda with a tattered old Burley. [...]

]]> http://clevercycles.com/2006/09/27/big-dummy/comment-page-1/#comment-11561 derek Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:43:14 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=150#comment-11561 Very nice. But who can wait that long for xtracycle goodness!!??? I recommend not waiting a second more if you are in the market. I'm so in love with <a href="http://www.bikerubbish.com/sept2006/goodoly2.jpg" rel="nofollow">mine</a> Very nice. But who can wait that long for xtracycle goodness!!??? I recommend not waiting a second more if you are in the market. I’m so in love with mine

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