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Rear wheel 15" more rear than normal

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  1. I'm looking for a frame (or bike) with the rear wheel a bit more rear than normal. Any hints?

    Does anyone know how such a bike is to ride, sluggish or almost the same as a "normal" bike?

    Thanks,
    Gambler+

  2. You mean one of these?
    http://www.xtracycle.com/html/home.php

  3. artmichalek said:

    You mean one of these?
    xtracycle.comhome.php


    Thanks Artmichalek.

    Yes I do, but I want a more clean design. A design where the space around the rear wheel is as little as possibly occupied. I then want to design the rack system by myself. 🙂
    So I thought that there must be a bike somewhere that fullfills my needs. After have searched the internet for some while, I gave up and turned to this forum.

    /Gambler+

  4. Gambler+ said:

    Thanks Artmichalek.

    Yes I do, but I want a more clean design. A design where the space around the rear wheel is as little as possibly occupied. I then want to design the rack system by myself. 🙂
    So I thought that there must be a bike somewhere that fullfills my needs. After have searched the internet for some while, I gave up and turned to this forum.

    /Gambler+


    Do you mean like this?

    xtracycle.comshopproduct info.php

    (from the same site)

  5. dgregory57 said:

    Do you mean like this?

    xtracycle.comshopproduct info.php

    (from the same site)


    Thanks Dgregory57

    This is close. I have to consider to buy one of this.

    Still, isn't it strange that ordinary bicycle manufacturers don't see the potential in making a bicycle with a real working rack. One has just to read the intro to the above mentioned site to understand that this possibility to take loads (if just ordinary grocery bags) must be a very good business idea. Instead they produce bikes that are more like sportscars. With racks that have not developed since the the first bike was born.

    Are the designers sleeping?

    /Gambler+

  6. You might want to check this out:
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0961205075/qid=1123326793/sr=8-1/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14/103-7138704-2914228?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
    The writing is awful, but it's a good story. The guy toured most of the world on a tandem with the rear half rigged for cargo. If you're serious about carrying a lot of stuff, this is probably the best way to do it.

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