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Does cycling stop after childbirth? Just because you live your life on two wheels doesn't mean your family can't live on two wheels too. Austin on Two Wheels provides you with regular features on cycling with children and as a family including tips, product reviews, and events. Getting Started: Tips for biking with kids

Recent Stories on Children & Families

Helmet or No Helmet – Lets just ride a bike!, Mar 27th, 2012

Just last week Mrs. B completed a video of myself and the boys out for a ride.  For her first attempt at making a video, I think she did a pretty darn good job.  Obviously I wanted to share this video with friends and family spread around the globe, so I posted it on Facebook. [...]

Bad mamma jamma on two wheels, Feb 27th, 2012

The fine balance between being a post-feminism mother of two and and slut mom on bicycle with kids on board. Soccer mom tennis shoe on one foot, and a 4 inch high heel on the other. A cargo bike to haul groceries and children atop and a sleek fix geared bicycle to race through stop [...]

Mellow Johhny’s and Mix 94.7 gear up for 15th annual Bikes for Kids holiday giveaway, Nov 11th, 2011

Program to help children in need looking for volunteers For over a decade, Mix 94.7 DJs JB & Sandy’s has been bringing holiday cheer to local children with their Bikes for Kids giveaway. To date, the program has given away 10,000 Trek bicycles to families in need throughout the central Texas community. This year, the [...]

Bicycle Parade, Oct 25th, 2011

Riding your bike is like being in a parade, a daily parade if you commute with your bicycle. I feel like the center of attention with all eyes on me when I am the sole bicycle with 3 cars at a all-way stop sign. Should I Miss America wave or throw some candy? Instead I [...]

Tour de Fat from the eyes of a 7 year old, Oct 24th, 2011

When I get on a cargo bike with my children, I think about what effect bicycle transport will have on their future. Will they break the American wealth draining cycle of car ownership? Will they be better prepared for peak oil? I don’t know, but I do know riding with them is a supremely more [...]

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