http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/ the roots radical garden Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:11:23 GMT Ed http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9266 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9266 If there are any Xtracyclers in the Phoenix/Tempe area, is there a chance I could get a close up look at your ride? Thanks, Ed Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:36:15 GMT Joseph Ford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9265 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9265 I'm glad you got a nice sturdy setup. I'll probably need to do something like that. I was really excited when I first got my kickback. I wasn't so excited the Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:16:30 GMT Anthony E. Coley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9264 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9264 Hi Tom, My Kickback is awesome and super sturdy. There are more pics on Xtracycle's flickr. This link should have them all: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:32:56 GMT Bill Swingle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9263 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9263 I did roughly the same thing with my Co-Pilot Taxi seat though I mounted right behind the saddle so I didn't have to cut off the legs. I was a bit worried Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:23:23 GMT christine howell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9262 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9262 Hi, Jennifer, We had an inexpensive BELL brand kid seat and cut the legs off with a mini-saw and then mounted it to the snap deck with 3 bolts.  I can Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:28:48 GMT Jennifer Logan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9261 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9261 Great story, Chris! And I enjoyed your blog. Very inspiring. I'd love to hear how you hacked the child seat on. Did you just cut off the legs? (and how??) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:50:32 GMT isaknchris http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9260 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9260 Hi,all: Just wanted to share a little plug for the Xtracycle that was written about our family. The Xtracycle picture appeared in the paper version, but for Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:51:56 GMT Pete B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9259 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9259 Whilst the Kickback and the Rock Steady attach at the same point, they are quite different in their application. The Kickback levers the vertical forces DOWN Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:07:20 GMT Joseph Ford http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9258 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9258 Anthony, I noticed your modified kickback in the pic. How's it working for you? Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:17:06 GMT Matt Gitchell http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9257 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9257 Yeah I can vouch for the whatchamacollars. My deck used to fall off the Dummy all the time, but with those things on, hasn't happened once. I got 4; spendy but Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:13:23 GMT anthony_coley http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9256 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9256 Hi Scott, That's pretty scarry! Glad your kids where already dropped off.. I too have a custom tandem kid seat setup with front/rear Whatchamacollars and Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:48:04 GMT nicykathryn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9255 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9255 ... First, let me say that my Yakima Viper recumbent-length rack is mounted to the roof rack of our old AWD Astrovan, taller than most minivans or the RAV4. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:45:06 GMT shokulan http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9254 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9254 Thanks! That's exactly what I wanted to know. On the other hand, since the kickback attaches to the bike in exactly the same place the rock-steady stand Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:56:46 GMT Fred K. Aron http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9253 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9253 I just run it with one lock...I have both the pitchfork and the lariat recumbent...If my memory serves me right you can install dual locks, but in the same Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:12:37 GMT Tone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9252 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rootsradicals/message/9252 Fred, You said, "if you buy 2 cores you can secure it to the rack." From my understanding when a bike is loaded on the Rocky-Mount tray and a single locking