An xtracycle is a really cool design for biking that extends the frame length of your bike, so that your cargo capacity greatly increases, while the mobility and agility of the bike remains pretty consistent. www.xtracycle.com I have been wanting one of these for quite some time, but the high price tag is pretty steep when I already have 5-6 bikes in the garage. After searching around some internet forums, I discovered a growing population of DIYers who are creating their own versions of this bike design. Here is my attempt at documenting my steps in creating my own.
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| I cut off an old seat post to length and mounted it in the old brace for the rear suspension bike |
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| the top of the seat post connects to the frame of the standard bike |
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| I ran a large wood screw through the seat post hole, and into the end of the white bikes frame. the frame was capped at this spot, I drilled a small pilot hole |
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| the nice thing about this setup is that there is already a mount for brakes |
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| I simply removed the brakes from the white frame, and moved them back to the rear suspension triangle frame |
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| now that the brakes are out of the way, there is room to get a socket driver in to tighten things up |
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| because of the length of the screw, it took quite a few turns, but it also really snugged everything into place |
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