Comments on: Elsewhere http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=elsewhere-6 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bruce Alan Wilson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-73034 Bruce Alan Wilson Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:26:42 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-73034 Congradulations, Devin. Details? Congradulations, Devin. Details?

]]> By: Devin Quince http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-72945 Devin Quince Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:43:04 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-72945 I am getting my xtracycle tonight! I am getting my xtracycle tonight!

]]> By: Bruce A. Wilson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-72034 Bruce A. Wilson Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:45:20 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-72034 I just stumbled across this: http://www.ripon.edu/velorution/index.html Let's hope that the idea catches on at other colleges. One thing that I see that I would change about it is that the bikes the kids get have no racks; surely it wouldn't cost that much more to add some racks for bags and panniers. Todd, have you considered getting into such a program with one of the Portland-area schools? I just stumbled across this:

http://www.ripon.edu/velorution/index.html

Let’s hope that the idea catches on at other colleges. One thing that I see that I would change about it is that the bikes the kids get have no racks; surely it wouldn’t cost that much more to add some racks for bags and panniers.

Todd, have you considered getting into such a program with one of the Portland-area schools?

]]> By: Scott Mizée http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71993 Scott Mizée Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:56:11 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-71993 Todd, My experience has been that the handling differences between an Adams trail-a-bike and a Burley Piccolo are significantly different. It's like comparing a Bakfiets to a HPM Long Haul. I would still like to modify the bakfiets rack to accept the Piccolo hitch. If nothing else, just to see how it works. :0) Kid's tandem is nice, but unless I can have the carrying capacity of this one http://www.kidztandem.com/images/LOGOBROWNC3.jpg It doesn't serve a different need than the tandems we already own. Oh, and your point about the gear range on the older bakfiets I have been riding is well taken. Scott Todd,

My experience has been that the handling differences between an Adams trail-a-bike and a Burley Piccolo are significantly different. It’s like comparing a Bakfiets to a HPM Long Haul. I would still like to modify the bakfiets rack to accept the Piccolo hitch. If nothing else, just to see how it works. :0)

Kid’s tandem is nice, but unless I can have the carrying capacity of this one
http://www.kidztandem.com/images/LOGOBROWNC3.jpg It doesn’t serve a different need than the tandems we already own.

Oh, and your point about the gear range on the older bakfiets I have been riding is well taken.

Scott

]]> By: Todd (admin) http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71992 Todd (admin) Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:51:07 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-71992 Scott, it's been tried with an Adams trail-a-bike. The handling really, really sucked. I know that the Piccolo is a better product in this class, but i wouldn't expect the handling to be night-and-day better. KidzTandem? http://www.kidztandem.com/tandems.htm. We have one at the shop at the moment if you want to give it a shot. Note also that the gearing of your older bakfiets isn't as low or wide as those we've sold; you're definitely going to feel the hurt on hills more. Scott, it’s been tried with an Adams trail-a-bike. The handling really, really sucked. I know that the Piccolo is a better product in this class, but i wouldn’t expect the handling to be night-and-day better. KidzTandem? http://www.kidztandem.com/tandems.htm. We have one at the shop at the moment if you want to give it a shot. Note also that the gearing of your older bakfiets isn’t as low or wide as those we’ve sold; you’re definitely going to feel the hurt on hills more.

]]> By: Bruce A. Wilson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71983 Bruce A. Wilson Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:20:04 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-71983 Do they make tandem baks? I've never seen one, or even a picture of one, but there are a lot of things I've never seen. Do they make tandem baks? I’ve never seen one, or even a picture of one, but there are a lot of things I’ve never seen.

]]> By: Scott Mizée http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71940 Scott Mizée Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:31:52 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-71940 I'd like to modify the rack to accept a Burley Piccolo. My kids are getting big now and I need to harness some additional pedal power to keep this thing moving... I’d like to modify the rack to accept a Burley Piccolo. My kids are getting big now and I need to harness some additional pedal power to keep this thing moving…

]]> By: Bruce A. Wilson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71051 Bruce A. Wilson Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:17:17 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-71051 Well, I guess that's the answer to those who want to know if you can put a Stokemonkey on a Bak--yes, if you X it first. (Not, necessarily that it would be a good idea.) Well, I guess that’s the answer to those who want to know if you can put a Stokemonkey on a Bak–yes, if you X it first. (Not, necessarily that it would be a good idea.)

]]> By: Ana Pereira http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-70965 Ana Pereira Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:18:43 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-70965 Bruce, I remember Todd made the experiment: http://flickr.com/photos/cleverchimp/1405040629/ It's a short Bakfiets, though. A long one really might be too much. A long-nose-long-tail? :-) Bruce, I remember Todd made the experiment: http://flickr.com/photos/cleverchimp/1405040629/

It’s a short Bakfiets, though. A long one really might be too much. A long-nose-long-tail? :-)

]]> By: Bruce A. Wilson http://clevercycles.com/blog/2008/02/05/elsewhere-6/comment-page-1/#comment-70946 Bruce A. Wilson Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:00:41 +0000 http://clevercycles.com/?p=219#comment-70946 If you mean adding an X extension to one of the normal-sized Dutch bikes (say, an Oma/Ompafeits), I don't see why not. I think that adding an X to a BakF would produce a contraption mutch too long. After all, there's probably a good reason why they don't make tandem BakF's. If you mean adding an X extension to one of the normal-sized Dutch bikes (say, an Oma/Ompafeits), I don’t see why not. I think that adding an X to a BakF would produce a contraption mutch too long. After all, there’s probably a good reason why they don’t make tandem BakF’s.

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