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Imagine your favorite bike with the rear wheel stretched out behind the seat, a big, stable platform for a load or a passenger, and elegant saddlebags on either side that are expandable when you need them and are cleanly out of the way when you don’t. Best of all, your bike is still lightweight and fast, and because the load is centered between your two wheels, the whole package handles with ease. Suddenly you have much less need or desire to drive around town for your errands. Picture this: riding breezily unloaded to your favorite grocery store, coasting reliably around corners; arriving ahead of traffic; parking at the rack directly in front of the entrance; shopping and easily loading your four bags of groceries; then pedaling home, care-free on a bike that handles just as swiftly now that it’s loaded.

A Bicycle Built For Everyday Adventure

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The bicycle is the most efficient transportation device yet invented. Trouble is, modern bicycle design has been far more influenced by the needs of racers than by the needs of everyday riders like you. The result: your bike is compact, light, and strong, but it doesn’t have a good place to carry a week’s groceries, waterproof storage capacity, or a good seat for a passenger.

Try to carry a load on a regular bike and you’ll compromise safety, performance, or convenience, and some everyday items will be just downright impossible to tote. If you’ve ever balanced swinging grocery bags on your handlebars, hoping they don’t swing into the wheel and swerving on your bike as they sway; if you’ve ever struggled to find a parking space, paid $50 for a tank of gas, or realized that, like most Americans, 90% of your car trips are under two miles, you’re not alone. A bike that completely meets your transportation needs would not only be speedy and aesthetically pleasing; it also would enable you to bring the things you want without sacrifice.

Any Load, Anywhere You Want to Go

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Now, take that same bike you used to go to the store and ride it into the hills. Or ride to Moscow. Bring a picnic. Bring your kids. Bring a duffel bag full of food and camping gear. Bring a guitar. Bring a cooler. Bring a date. Go where car campers can’t with the stuff we all used to think you needed a car to carry. Bring everything or bring nothing. Either way, the Xtracycle and its tailored-to-your-needs accessories will hug the ground, whether it’s hot asphalt or fast singletrack. Say hello to the freedom of the sport utility bicycle lifestyle.

What about the other ways to carry stuff on a bike? What makes the Xtracycle system so different? Versatility, convenience, safety, comfort, and fun. Versatility to carry most any load, even passengers, on any terrain. The convenience of a utilitarian bike that’s so easy to ride, you’ll always have it with you, ready to haul. The safety of a loaded bike that’s designed to be ridden loaded. The comfort of getting that backpack or messenger bag off your sweaty shoulders. Say goodbye to the one-hand-on-the-bar, one-hand-holding-the-bag ‘adventure’ (accident waiting to happen), and hello to the unadulterated fun of a bike that wants to get loaded and used.

Want to Ride but Don’t Know Where to Start? We Are Experts at Helping You:

The peopleAnd we’re here for no-pressure consultation. We have first-hand experience using an Xtracycle to commute, grocery shop, tour, ride singletrack, carry kids and adults, cruise around town, and haul pretty much any load you can imagine. Check out photos of some examples, or call now to chat about what you have in mind: 888-537-1401. Or visit the on-line community of Xtracycle enthusiasts and get the street level perspective on this lifestyle-enhancing machine.