Surly's Big Dummy is a sport utility bike designed to carry a lot of stuff easily.  The bike comes with Xtracyle's V-Rack bags and snapdeck.  You can easily carry 6-8 bags of groceries, a couple of passengers, camping gear, or whatever you can think of.  It's the bicycle equivalent of a pick-up truck. 

The Big Dummy is shorter, has less rolling resistance, more manuverable, and more versatile than a bike and trailer.  It has a much larger cargo capacity than a rack or racks, and the weight is low and centered between the wheels. Xtracycle has accessories available designed to for everyting from kids, ladders, surfboards, or other bikes.

The Big Dummy rides well too much more like a standard bike than we expected. The wheelbase is longer than normal, but still much shorter than a tandem.  The frame is stiff and strong despite the additional length.  You won't find any unwanted creaking or swaying with this bike.

If you don't have a car or want to be able to make more trips by bike the Big Dummy will make your life easier.

 

Surly specs some nice components on the Big Dummy including Avid BB7 disk brakes, Surly Mr.Whirly crank, Shimano LX shifters and front derailleur, Shimano XT rear derailleur, Salsa El Gordo rims, Salsa front hub, Shimano XT rear hub, and Schwalbe Big Apple tires.

 

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