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Sad to see him go…

by Dorea 10.28.2011

We never got around to posting here about our new favorite bike mechanic, Tim Ennis, a.k.a. The Rolling Wrench, Boston’s first and only mobile bike shop, and Tim does it all by bike. You may have seen him out on the Minuteman bike path over the summer or by the Davis square T stop. Tim [...]

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

by Dorea 10.25.2011

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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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

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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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 [...]