Xtra Cycle Side Car.

April 19 the Xtra Cycle side car arived that I had preordered from the warehouse a month ago. They had been out of stock because they hadn't expected them to be so popular when they built the first batch of 150. They built twice as many the second time. I built it this morning. It had no instructions but it was simple. I decided to put it on the right side because I push from the left side. The floor is scratched and I want this to be show but otherwise if I was going to use it for hauling it would get banged up anyway. I'm sure they would send me an unscratched one. It's designed non rigidly so the bike can lean in turns. I even lubricated it a little. Shelia rode on it and there is a bit of a problem with the bike tipping toward the load but once you get on and ride it's easy to compensate. I'm planning to put an electric motor on it; otherwise; unless I lived in a totally flat area I could not pull a full load; which could be up to 700 lb; with this set up. I'm going to have to figure out some more braking power too. Doesn't it look great in the Garage? That's what it looks like when you start replacing cars with cargo bikes. Charley