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ralphy
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 Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2012 10:32 pm |
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| Secret: wants a tall bikeJoined: Wed Sep 06, 2006 9:51 pmPosts: 424Location: Battle Creek
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wasn't sure if this should go here or in the sewing thread in blah, blah. blah. My xtracycle bag is beginning to show it's age.   I've been pointed to Midwest Mountaineering, but their website says they've got a 2wk backlog on repairs. Any other local providers, preferably with shorter turnaround?
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phaedrus
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:01 am |
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Appears to be a design flaw in the newer bags. Mine are having the same problem.
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kn_mpls
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| Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:05 am |
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What does xtracycle say about it?
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ralphy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:21 pm |
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kn_mpls wrote: What does xtracycle say about it? Finally got around to emailing them about it; Quote: Your FreeLoaders are out of warranty, as it's been over a year, but we're prepared to offer you a new pair of black FreeLoaders (only color we're carrying these days) for a vastly reduced price. We can offer them for $85.50 for the pair. Let me know if this of interest to you. Sincerely, Alec Berger Direct Sales/Customer Support Xtracycle support@xtracycle.somDon't know how I feel about that. I have a plan to reinforce the current set, but need access to a sewing machine that'll attach 1" nylon webbing to the current fabric, or find a canvas repair place to do the work for me.
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kuando
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 5:09 pm |
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Think you should get the freeloaders anyway for $85. Then get these fixed at some shoe repair place like George's shoe repair or Twin City Luggage. Never used TC Luggage but George's is really good.
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ralphy
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 8:00 pm |
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kuando wrote: Think you should get the freeloaders anyway for $85. Then get these fixed at some shoe repair place like George's shoe repair or Twin City Luggage. Never used TC Luggage but George's is really good. That's kind of the conclusion I came to on the ride home. I figure that I do the reinforcing on my current set, even if that means I lose the bags for a couple weeks, I'll have stronger bags and spares. $85 is reasonable. I was just balking at the idea of losing my only xtracycle bags for a couple weeks while I get them fixed. I can't go that long without my cargo bike. Email reply is already sent. I'll keep folks posted, if there's other Xtracycle customers out there who'd be interested.
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phaedrus
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 10:07 am |
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ralphy wrote: kuando wrote: Think you should get the freeloaders anyway for $85. Then get these fixed at some shoe repair place like George's shoe repair or Twin City Luggage. Never used TC Luggage but George's is really good. That's kind of the conclusion I came to on the ride home. I figure that I do the reinforcing on my current set, even if that means I lose the bags for a couple weeks, I'll have stronger bags and spares. $85 is reasonable. I was just balking at the idea of losing my only xtracycle bags for a couple weeks while I get them fixed. I can't go that long without my cargo bike. Email reply is already sent. I'll keep folks posted, if there's other Xtracycle customers out there who'd be interested. I'm definitely interested in hearing how it turns out.
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ralphy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:29 pm |
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Got a response from XtraCycle;
Looks like they want place/date of purchase and a picture of the damage. Then they give you a coupon code for the discount.
My order total (w/ S&H) came to $98
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kuando
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:35 pm |
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ralphy wrote: kuando wrote: Think you should get the freeloaders anyway for $85. Then get these fixed at some shoe repair place like George's shoe repair or Twin City Luggage. Never used TC Luggage but George's is really good. That's kind of the conclusion I came to on the ride home. I figure that I do the reinforcing on my current set, even if that means I lose the bags for a couple weeks, I'll have stronger bags and spares. $85 is reasonable. I was just balking at the idea of losing my only xtracycle bags for a couple weeks while I get them fixed. I can't go that long without my cargo bike. Email reply is already sent. I'll keep folks posted, if there's other Xtracycle customers out there who'd be interested. I have bags you can borrow.
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neutronforce
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 2:45 pm |
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if not there is always duct tape. I heard that it fixes everything 
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ralphy
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 3:52 pm |
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kuando wrote: I have bags you can borrow. Thanks for the offer, but the new ones are already in the mail. Once they arrive, I'll look at getting the current ones fixed / reinforced.
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ralphy
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| Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2012 12:31 pm |
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New bags arrived on Mon (7/30).  If you look carefully, the first step in the strengthening project is installed. The clips are held to the p-rack with hose clamps, rather than the velcro straps that kept coming loose on the middle clip. I replaced the velcro with 3-4 zipties, which would last a month or two before they had to be replaced. Eventually, I'm going to replace the side release buckles with these;  That should eliminate the problem of the plastic breaking where it's strapped to the rack. One of my old ones did that, too. The cam buckle create another problem that I haven't solved yet, that is how to keep the loose end of the strap out of the way.
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phaedrus
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| Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2012 2:18 pm |
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| Regularly rides in ShelbyvilleJoined: Tue Jul 25, 2006 10:08 amPosts: 1261Location: Minneapolis
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I'd think the little clips they use on the end of the straps could be used to secure the ends
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