At Cycle 9, we love Surly’s no-nonsense approach to bicycles.  These bikes are not flashy or trendy, but are elegant and refined in their functionality.  Made from CroMoly steel, Surlys are built to last and ride beautifully. Take the Surly Cross Check, for example. Surly Cross Check The versatile Cross Check handles all terrains with ease.  It’s a great commuter bike, offering a fabulously comfortable ride.  After work, go ahead and hit the trails.  You’ll love how

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Xtracycle. Your Everyday Adventure Xtracycle is the original longtail – the company that started it all when surfers wanted to be able to carry their boards to the beach. Designed originally for use in developing countries with paths instead of roads, the Xtracycle add-on Free Radical kit found a home in the US in the 1990s, and the idea has taken off in the last 5 years. In today’s video I show what an Xtracycle kit is, how it fits

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Up close and personal – the Big Dummy with Stokemonkey Now together again, two classics of the cargo biking world: Surly’s Big Dummy cargo bike and the Stokemonkey from Clever Chimp. Both of these products first emerged on the cargo biking scene in spring of 2008. Both sold out by mid-summer and were unavailable for awhile, building anticipation. Now both are available in new and improved forms. Check them out here for an up close and personal view of how

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It’s spring, and we’re getting geared up for 2010. We just received our first shipment of Yuba Mundo bikes, Version 3!  Including some component upgrades and minor fixes from version 2, the Mundo still rocks at the world’s most solid utility bike. Yuba Mundo, Version 3 in Tangerine Version 3 comes in Tangerine, Black or Carolina Blue (well, they don’t call it Carolina Blue, but we tarheels know better….). Some impressions: I love the new kickstand on this bike.

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In addition to a used Big Dummy, we have two Xtracycle equipped bikes for sale. (**11/30/09 – These bikes have been sold. We do sell used cargo and xtracycles occasionally, so stay posted, or join our email list for more info) First up is a bike that was sold to a customer, used less than 10 times, then returned by the customer because she wasn’t able to use it. This is a Marin San Rafael Euro (now called the

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There’s a cool new utility bike on its way to us, the Yuba Mundo. Assuming that initial testing goes well, we’ll be carrying this in two configurations, the singlespeed version for around $749, and the 6-speed version for around $799. This cargo bike can carry up to 440 pounds of payload ! That’s 2-3 adults. or 900 bananas or 10 kayaks (whitewater variety) or 25 lightweight racing bikes or a baby cow or way more tofu than you

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