Posts Tagged ‘Biking with Kids’

My experience: Yuba sent me a Mundo 21 speed with lots of accessories to test, and I’ve been riding it several times a week for 6 weeks.
Build Quality: 3.5/5
Function: 4.5/5
Style: 2/5
Overall: 4/5
Availability: Yuba is actively looking for an Austin dealer but for now you must order online at the Yuba site. A stripped down 6 [...]

Editor Note: Bike Noob is a local blog covering road riding in Austin with ride and race reports, useful tips, and long term product testing. The Noob recently wrote about his experience at the Bike Fest at Kiker Elementary School in southwest Austin and agreed to let us re-post here. I wanted to share this [...]

Today is the first day of school for Austin K-12 students and is the first day of kindergarten for my son Miles. Unlike the vast majority of children in town, Miles will not be going to school in a car. Instead, he will be riding everyday on my wife’s Xtracycle in defiance of a recent [...]

Local cyclist Nikki Ulug is organizing an all ages alleycat race called The Bridge to Mexico Biking Extravaganza next Saturday, February 28. An informal in town race and scavenger hunt, alleycat races are a blast and not to be missed. This one will take place at Butler Park and involve collecting tokens from as many check points as you can. [...]

A few months ago, one of my neighbors spotted me taking my kids to school on our bicycle mini-van, a Trek 7200 with an Xtracycle Free Radical conversion kit and my own home made handlebars for secure child transport. Courtney e-mailed me to let me know she liked our setup and to let me know [...]

My wife and I had great time this weekend putting our Xtracycle Free Radical conversion to work hauling our weekly purchase of groceries as well as our kids. Based on the amount of milk we have to buy to make it through the week, this was no small task. We got to try out our [...]

Editor Note: Several people have pointed out that PVC piping can shatter without warning when under load. While we used this setup regularly for over a year without incident, know that this is a possibility and build and use this setup at your own risk. If you are interested in a more durable version, please [...]

Maybe it’s the fact that when I rode with my kids to daycare this morning it was 70 degrees and dry instead of 80 and humid. Perhaps it was reading ATXBS announcing the beginning of cyclocross season. Or it could have been sitting in the stands watching the UT football team last Saturday devour the [...]

This article is part of a series we are writing on getting started biking for transportation. Articles include:

Taking the Plunge
Picking a bike for everyday transportation
Putting it all together: The accessories you need to successfully bike for transportation
Locking Your Bike: Will your bike (and wheels for that matter) still be there when you return?
Biking Safely in [...]

Well, I’ve been trying to figure out a way for some time to efficiently carry stuff and my 2 kids around by bike. I’ve been very impressed with the submissions in our What’s the biggest thing you’ve carried on your bike?” Contest, which have inspired me to think bigger about biking for transportation.

My everyday bike [...]