So, here is my scenario. I wish to spend much of any year touring. Maybe spend a few months at home in the winter. I really like the capacity of a bike like the big dummy. I am not in a hurry. I would like to spend weeks at a time in remote areas, so I need to be able to carry pretty big quantities of food and sometimes water in arid areas.

Here is the issue. I would also like to be able to box up the bike and travel on AmTrak occasionally to get to a new area fast or to escape winter weather if I linger too long in the north. The big dummy won’t fit in bike boxes so I am considering an Extracycle add-on instead.

How hard is it to disassemble and assemble an Extracycle. Can I do it on the road without a big tool chest?

Also, with an extracycle add-on on properly assembled, is it as rugged as a single piece frame like the big dummy?