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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:53 am    Post subject: Who wants to go to DC? Reply with quote

Anyone up for a trip to DC? Lets see, when would be a good time to go??? Dec, no the holidays are hectic! Feb, no I don't want to miss valentines day. How about a random day in Jan? How about leaving on, I don't know... Jan 19?

Lets do this!
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sounds like a fun trip. You'll get there around the 24th if you ride 100 miles a day. I hear there's some big event on the 20th, but everything should be back to normal by the following week.

One of these would be good for carrying camping equipment, etc, as an Xtracycle alternative:
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that a Moulton?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm drooling over that thing. I've seen them built with the rail extension on the front, but not the back also. Badass.

I bet she's steady as hell, even loaded down. Frame-bearing cargo bikes are where it's at.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Its a one-off custom by David Wilson Industries.

Crazy amount of detail into the design and build can be found:
http://james.architectureburger.com/cycle/cargo.html

It has a variable trail fork and a shimmy problem when trying to ride no-hands while loaded. (the bike, not the rider)

He says there's been interest in the design from a major manufacturer, but those things rarely materialize. I want one.

When I first saw it, I thought of this, one of the coolest bikes ever:
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

elzie5000 wrote:
It has a variable trail fork and a shimmy problem when trying to ride no-hands while loaded. (the bike, not the rider)


So, another set of dropouts on the fork?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah. Looks like he wanted to be able to switch between optimum trail for loaded and unloaded. Sort of hints that while it works he doesn't use the 2nd slot.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

damn you bike nerds can hijack a thread...


Does anyone want to drive to DC for the inauguration?
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well, this is a bike forum for the most part Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

elzie5000 wrote:
Sounds like a fun trip. You'll get there around the 24th if you ride 100 miles a day.


Last time I checked, DC was only about 500 miles or so from here.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Leaving on the 19th + 500 miles / 100miles a day = arrive on the 24th.

This bike would be rather inappropriate for the trip, but I'm kinda in love with it at the moment. Fixed gear raleigh twenty. Needs a much bigger chainring.

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 10:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought you meant, like, if you left right now... sorry.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

brokebike wrote:
well, this is a bike forum for the most part Smile


Well, this is the general discussion section of the bike forum Confused
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

who wants to go hang out with a bunch of secret-muslim socialists anyway? they'd probably just forcibly give your bike to some homeless bum and take away your top-tube mounted ak47.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2008 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

brokebike wrote:
I'm drooling over that thing. I've seen them built with the rail extension on the front, but not the back also. Badass.


There's a production bike called the Kemper Lorri that is almost the same design. Dutch, naturally.


Speaking of socialists, the load bearing rail looks kinda like a bazooka.
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