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Family Bike Shopping part II: The first bike we almost bought, Sun Atlas Cargo

by Dorea 10.25.2011
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Back in part I, I described why we decided to wade back into family bike shopping. At first, we were just looking to find a longbike that would be easy for Angela (5′ 1″) to get on and off of, and possibly be a more stable ride with two kids. That approach led to the [...]

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Family Bike Shopping Part I: Why another bike?

by Dorea 10.19.2011

At long last, we’ve settled on a new family bike. Family and cargo bike shopping can be a daunting process, with limited access to test rides (see our previous desperate plea), limited knowledge available at local bike shops, conflicting info available online, and a confusing set of options that have different strengths and weaknesses, and [...]

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Seeking test rides — Zigo Leader, Madsen, Nihola, Sun Atlas Cargo

by Dorea 08.10.2011

We’re considering adding a bike to our fleet (more details on why will follow, presumably when we figure out what we’ll get, if anything), but alas, Cambridge is not Portland, and rustling up test rides of family and cargo bikes is quite a challenge. If you live in the Cambridge/Boston area and have a Madsen, [...]

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Oh, and we’re queer too (Blogging for LGBT families day)

by Dorea 06.02.2011
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Every year, I intend to participate in Blogging for LGBT Families Day, and every year, I forget. This year, I remembered one day late, so I’m counting this as good enough and going with it. Now, Angela and I are a bit stumped about what we have to blog about LGBT families here at Carfree [...]

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Getting off the ground with a child bike seat

by Dorea 09.27.2010
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We frequently get questions from parents seeking basic guidance on choosing a bicycle seat (and possibly a bike) for riding with a small child.  This seems like it should be an easy task, but it can be surprisingly difficult to parse the compatibility issues that come up, and bike shops usually have only a paltry [...]

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Carfree Roundup August 17, 2010

by Angela 08.17.2010

We’ve been reading with interest the series at Car Free Days about moving your kids from cargo to self-propelled riders: Check out the latest installments — “It’s not you, it’s me” and “Look Both Ways.” Great inspiration and practical ideas for everyone who hasn’t yet made it through that transition. This post by Adrienne of [...]

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Carfree roundup July 7

by Angela 07.07.2010

For you, a little news In the depressing news departments, we’re all cutting transit funding and apparently a recent survey says that Americans want it that way — we’d much rather cut transit than highway spending. But from the better news department, Portland, Oregon, is rapidly becoming the city we love to hate around my [...]

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Our new home, oil spill links

by Angela/Dorea 06.26.2010

Welcome to our new home on the web: http://carfreecambridge.com. We’re glad you stopped by, and as an extra favor please take a minute to update your bookmarks. If you subscribe via an RSS reader, your subscription has updated to the new digs. If you don’t, you really should! Around the web, there are some people [...]

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Carfree Roundup

by Dorea 01.10.2010

Here are some recent posts and stories that caught our eye: Totcycle >> Is Family Cycling Safe? One dad’s take on the safety (or not) of biking with kids. We couldn’t agree more. Most Civilized Conveyance >> Homecoming InkandPen and Dave joined the ranks of the car free with kids when they welcomed Jasper to [...]

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Check out Shareable.net

by Angela 11.11.2009

Today, we have an article featured on Shareable.net, “How to be a carfree family.” Those of you who are carfree, car-light, or just interested in the lifestyle should check it out and leave a comment. Jeremy Adam Smith also has a great post up, “5 Ways My Son Benefits from a Carfree Life“. In fact, [...]

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