This photo I found on Flickr. A fellow Xtracycle & plant lover. :)Some people immediately see the utility of an Xtracycle, but there are some people who ask, "well, what would you use it for?" I personally use it for grocery shopping, odd errands (moving lawn chairs, recycling or even large filing boxes) and have plans to tour & adventure as well. It pretty much replaces a car for me and is an invitation to new adventures as an added bonus. But here are some more answers that I got from the Xtracycle website:
- For faster, simpler, and more reliable backcountry and cross country touring.
- For human-powered multi-sport adventures combining biking and other outdoor activities such as surfing, skiing, kayaking, and climbing.
- Commuters are finding a new level of car-replacing utility.
- Accessing roadless areas with specialized gear and equipment.
- Businesses are using it for running errands, moving parts around facilities or from one store to another, and picking up office party favors.
- Many people use it primarily as a passenger vehicle for friends, family, and lovers.
- Replacing short car trips, such as for picking up groceries, recycling, and going yard-saleing.
- Musicians with large instruments are riding to gigs that they had to drive or walk to before.
- Bike messengers and courier companies are using it to carry bigger and more varied loads through congested city cores, faster than previously possible.
- Crazy kids are surfing on the SnapDeck; really crazy kids are surfing on the SnapDeck with no one steering the bike!
- For bike-based businesses like electrical contracting and landscaping.
- Parents are using it to tote around kids too big for a bike seat or trailer, and too small to keep up over long distances.
- Beginning and intermediate mountain bikers are using the S.U.B. to ride harder trails with more confidence.
