Here at Xtracycle, our exclusive focus is making it easy and fun for you to meet more of your transportation needs with a bicycle.
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 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, swerving 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 the right color; it also must enable you to bring the things you want without sacrifice.
Enter the Sport Utility Bicycle (S.U.B.)
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: a breezy unloaded ride 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.
One Bike, Any Load, Anywhere You Want to Go
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 S.U.B. and its tailored-to-your-need 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 S.U.B. system so different? Versatility, convenience, safety, comfort, 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 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:
- Convert the bike you have into a sport utility bicycle using the patented FreeRadical kit.
- Choose the right complete S.U.B. for your unique needs.
- Determine the best accessories for your intended loads and journeys.
- Figure out if an S.U.B. is the best tool for your needs.
- Tie down nearly any combination of surfboards, chainsaws, and Jell-o cakes to your S.U.B.
- Answer questions about Xtracycle. Check out our FAQ.
And we're here for no-pressure consultation. The four of us in the office have first-hand experience using an S.U.B. 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.
