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Originally Posted by politicalgeek
One more question:

What bikes make the best donors for an xtracycle conversion? Mountain, Road, Touring? Any particular makes/models that seem well suited?

I want to have at least a 2 bike garage with an xtracycle as my all around and a 2nd as a backup/ campus beater/coffee shop bike. The Advantage would probably fit either role well, but if I could snag a good frame at a cheap price off ebay for the xtracycle...


If I was building up an Xtracycle I probably start with a Surly Instigator so I'd have a strong stiff frame to attach my Xtra to.

Someone posted an uber sweet Instigator+Xtracycle rig in this forum not too long ago...
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