TerraCycle Cargo Monster

Introducing the new Cargo Monster load carrying extension for recumbent trikes, bikes, and nonstandard upright bikes!

Bring home the groceries, haul boxes, do almost all your errands by bike! The Cargo Monster is unafraid of serious loads! Go to the hardware store for fencing and concrete- no problem! Tour cross country and neatly carry everything you need.

The Cargo Monster is a heavy duty redesign of the Xtracycle Free Radical cargo concept for use with a much wider range of bicycles --  including recumbent trikes, recumbent bikes, folders, and other unusual bikes. The design uses a common main frame with interchangeable forward connection beams for 20" and 26" wheeled bikes and trikes. The main frame of the Cargo Monster attaches at the dropouts of your bike or trike, right where your rear wheel used to be. A CNC machined clamp attaches to the main tube ahead of the chainstays. As needed, an adapter plate, made specifically for your bike or trike, connects the end of the forward beam to the clamp on the frame. 

We are developing kits for recumbent trikes first and following up with kits for unusual upright and recumbent bikes. Recumbent trikes are an awesome cargo platform:

Those are 7 foot (2m) fence posts. Got  a few stares coming home, otherwise, no problem!

The Cargo Monster features:

Click over to our webshop and you can order your Cargo Monster online. If you have questions, check out our Frequently Asked Questions page. 

Photo Gallery

Big Loads- Check!

Bulky or heavy, the Cargo Monster takes it all

Black powder coat, all stainless hardware.

Compatible with all Xtracycle Racks, Bags, and Cargo Platforms

 

Kits available now for most Catrikes, WizWheelz, and Greenspeeds. Kits in development for ICE, Sun, Performer, and Actionbent trikes, to be followed by  kits for upright and recumbent bikes 

 

 

 All new design is Xtracycle compatible, recumbent specific

Everything bolts right on

 

Versatile Design to fit a wide variety of bikes and trikes

More adapter plates and frame clamps to come!

 

 Accepts the full range of Xtracycle Accessories

Xtracycle Pannier Kit with optional Top Deck shown

 

 The standard Xtracycle Long Tail Kit

All kinds of load carrying possibilities with this basic kit

 

 Lots of strapping and platform options

Versatile enough to carry most anything

 Ladders, too!

This one's a 6 foot stepladder

 

Made in Portland, OR USA

Custom laser cut lugs

 

Model Specific Mounts and Adapters

Very sturdy and easy to attach

 

All new, torsionally stiffened frame

Oversize tubes, super stiff design for trikes puts load lower for better handling

 

Super Stout Dropout Attachments
Built in Idler Mounts

Bolts into dropouts with M10 stainless bolts and NyLock nuts.
Idler Mounts keep chain path close to stock so everything works smoothly.

 

Links

Xtracycle, who started it all

A nice article with additional photos on BikePortland.org

BentRiderOnline announcement. Yes, Bryan, you can haz Cargo Monster!

The Recumbent Blog gets into it

Our Cargo Monster Frequently Asked Questions page