Utility Cycling - Anyone follow the Riding the Spine guys' fav bike?

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fit24hrs
03-20-09, 04:49 PM
Anyone follow what the Riding the Spine guys have been using? I remember they thought the xtracycle was the bees knees when they were starting out but then they started having problems. Then they had the big dummy prototypes and if I remember right, a frame builder was also making a Freeloader + Large Marge compatible frame with the drivetrain tucked up into the frame. I stopped following them for the past year now. Anyone know of what kind of equipment they're using now and what were their thoughts on the Big Dummy?

AsanaCycles
03-20-09, 05:03 PM
they have a website
http://www.ridingthespine.com/main.html

that bike with the endos is a Traffic Design Cycles
http://www.ridingthespine.com/Journey/
look in the "links" column

there used to be pics around on the web, but i can't seem to find them.
AsanaCycles
03-20-09, 05:21 PM
here it is
Chupacabra of Traffic Designs

http://www.ridingthespine.com/Journey/category/chupacabra

http://spencerwright.org/webgalleries/chupacabra/

NormanF
03-20-09, 06:29 PM
Large Marge wheels won't go on a Big Dummy. The largest tire it will take are Maxxis Hookworms. You need an Xtrafied Pugsley to have a Chupacabra. I imagine though it would be quite a beast of burden.
jdmitch
03-20-09, 08:12 PM
Yeah, that Chupacabra is pretty awesome.