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Old 03-04-08, 06:51 PM
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first commute on the xtracycle

What fun! Tomorrow is my office's annual chili cookoff, so I rode the Xtracycle in to work today to take everything in (I'm the organizer). I bungeed a milk crate onto the skateboard top, so I could keep the cake pan flat, and loaded other stuff into the side bags. I had a bit of a wobble since I was too top-heavy, but I was running late and didn't have time to figure out the best way to load everything, and my bungee cords were too long so that added to the wobble effect. Still learning how to best use this baby.

It was raining on the way home, and it handled great.

Here's what I hauled:

crockpot
gallon of chili, frozen
blueberry coffee cake
banana bread
container of chocolate chip cookies
box of saltines
box of oatmeal
Ortlieb pannier with my clothes, lunch etc
pump and repair kit

Here's what it looked like:



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