Originally Posted by
Elkhound
You can then dispense with the seat and have him sit directly on the Snapdeck, or figure out some way to attach one of those half-bikes.
And an Xtracycle is useful for so many other things besides child transport that it would be a good investment.
I hear you. I SO want one. I have a huge garage that I do not use for cars and have all the room in the world for bikes.
My LBS, The Devil's Gear usually has an Xtracycle parked outside.
I bought my Fuji there, but I don't know if I trust the wheels to take extra weight. And compared to my old Atala, which was hands-free stable, my $300 hybrid isn't really rideable hands free-- I would think that the less than ideal stability might be further compromised by an extension like that. Or maybe it would improve.
What's funny is that I use my "Devil's Gear" bike to get to church. My wife went to sing for a funeral in Westchester and took along one of their waterbottles. She had to leave it in the car and buy some poland spring. Good thing she noticed!
But mainly I need a folding bike to start train commuting. Investing in an xtra would be a stretch.