Yawn...no good deed goes unpunished these days... It is amazing how critical people can be of a bike they've never seen or ridden. The Xtracycle concept has been proven extensively by people who are using them for all sorts of hauling tasks to off-road touring. Surly took their time through 3-4 sets pf prototypes refining the BD. Do you honestly think they haven't used them for any real hauling missions to this point? So you are envisaging the 300-500 frames sold in this batch will be used for coffee runs and sunday rides in the park - crippled by Surly's obvious oversight??? Come on.

I'm stoked Surly made the Big Dummy. Investing time and effort in a model that will never be a big seller is a nice gesture. Doing something because you believe in it and are having fun with your bikes is awesome.