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Biking with kids

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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Hub on Wheels 2011

by Dorea 09.25.2011
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I rode the 2011 Hub on Wheels 10 mile ride today with friends Jesse, Brian & Maggie and their kids. This was the first big organized ride I’ve done (at all, not just with kids in tow) and we had a blast. Between getting there, doing the ride, and getting home we put in about [...]

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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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Accidents happen.

by Dorea 07.27.2011

I was in a minor bike accident with the kids last week. We’re all OK now. We’re even all back up on the bike. But it was really scary. And it was 100% my fault. At the end of a long week on my own with the kids (Angela was away teaching at a math [...]

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Bike parking at parks

by Angela 07.02.2011

Twice in the last week, we have biked as a family to a park on a bike path and have found that there is no place for us to park our bikes. Last weekend, we headed out the Minuteman bike path to an Arlington park (maybe at Hills Hill?). The park was obviously new and [...]

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Two-kid longbike advice, as requested

by Dorea 12.16.2010

Our last post on child bike seats takes the cake for fabulous input from readers.  You guys are great, and all the feedback on different set-ups in one place is fabulous.  Keep it coming.  We recently got a comment there from Mellon, who, in addition to providing great feedback on a wee-ride/piccolo two-kid set up, [...]

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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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Cambridge Kidical Mass Report

by Angela 07.20.2010

The first ever Cambridge Kidical Mass ride was a big success!  We had about 24 bikes and 40 participants, young and old.  The Cambridge Bike Police provided fabulous support for the ride, and really helped things run smoothly.  It felt so nice to be surrounded by fellow families of bikers, and to feel so supported [...]

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Walker and biker ed

by Dorea 07.05.2010

There’s been a lot of learning going on at our house.  Our kids are working hard on two of the most important ways we transport ourselves in this family: It sure beats waiting until they’re 16!

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Kidical Mass North Cambridge

by Angela 06.16.2010
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We’re leading a Kidical Mass ride in North Cambridge this summer! The will be on July 18th at 10am, starting and ending in Rev. Williams park (corner of Cedar and Dudley). This will be a 3-mile ride on roads and bikepaths for parents and kids. Take a look at the route. The ride will start [...]

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