{"id":286,"date":"2015-05-24T11:11:53","date_gmt":"2015-05-24T17:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/?p=286"},"modified":"2020-09-18T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-19T03:59:00","slug":"xtracycle-kickback-enhancements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/?p=286","title":{"rendered":"Xtracycle KickBack Enhancements"},"content":{"rendered":"

My KickBack’s spring is trashed from several\u00a0years of winter riding and I’ve never liked how it\u00a0smacks the KickBack into the frame with a clank\u00a0whenever I hit bumps on the road. A couple days ago I\u00a0replaced\u00a0the KickBack’s feet, so I figured why not do some more tinkering?\u00a0I know I can pick up a\u00a0replacement spring<\/a>\u00a0for not too much, but there’s not much satisfaction installing something that lacks power and will continue to\u00a0make \u00a0noise.<\/p>\n

On a recent\u00a0ride home, I came across a 15-inch black rubber bungee cord laying in the road. I pulled the s-hooks out of it and it\u00a0is the perfect length to replace the KickBack’s spring system and work with the existing screw hardware, with a couple washers added in:<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1613\"\u00a0\"IMG_1611\"<\/p>\n

Better yet, the 7\/8-inch diameter replacement feet<\/a> that I picked up at Menards happen to be a perfect fit for the KickBack’s frame stop!<\/p>\n

\"IMG_1617<\/p>\n

After an evening family ride to Izzy’s<\/a>, I’m\u00a0stunned at the improvement. The Dummy has never been this quiet and the\u00a0KickBack recoils\u00a0with more strength than a brand new Xtracycle replacement spring. I’m posting some pictures of the finished fit below<\/del>above<\/ins> and when this set up wears out, I’ve got plans to rig something up that’s even more elegant with less frame rub – stay tuned. As it is, I’m guessing the current set up won’t last more than a year before the bungee cord\u00a0rips.<\/p>\n

Finally, last enhancement was replacement of the metal clips that seem to rust out while inside the Kickback in winter environments. I picked up a three pack of these<\/a> and clipped the nub off one side. Notice how they are very similar in size:<\/p>\n

\"Butterfly

Butterfly clips replace Xtracycle Kickback clips<\/p><\/div>\n

Ok, now I can get back to washing this beast…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My KickBack’s spring is trashed from several\u00a0years of winter riding and I’ve never liked how it\u00a0smacks the KickBack into the frame with a clank\u00a0whenever I hit bumps on the road. A couple days ago I\u00a0replaced\u00a0the KickBack’s feet, so I figured … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=286"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":937,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/286\/revisions\/937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=286"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=286"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schwie.com\/brad\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=286"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}