The weather has been super warm here the past couple days and we have been looking into our new challenge - how can I get around with both the kids on my bike? Elijah isn't old enough the he can ride on the main roads here with me and I am not at all strong enough to pull both the kids in the trailer behind my bike up the big hill to our house. Wait, who am I kidding, I am probably not even strong enough to pull them on a flat surface.
On the recommendation of a preschool parent who said we had some great (wacky) bike options, we checked them out last weekend. Crazy, wacky stuff.
My favorite part about this one is by far the picture. Is that gal really going to get on and ride that bike? Anyways, inside that bucket, there are two bench seats with seat belts. I kid you not.
The next bike we saw was this thing. This is not going to help us out with our current goal of getting the kids around town on my bike, but it sure is wacky.
This last one is pretty amazing. It is hard to tell from the photo, but the baby seat actually goes back far enough that there is room for a 4 year old to sit in front of the baby seat. Then there are handle bars for the 4 year old to hang on to that come up from under the bike seat. This photo doesn't show it, but there are foot rests for Elijah. It is actually a kit that can be attached to any regular old bike. Elijah and I actually rode around on it and it rides great. I have seen half a dozen of them around town now - something I had NEVER seen in Colorado. Wacky stuff.
Ack! I want to talk with you on phone again!
ReplyDelete1) picture is very silly. that woman would never ride a bike. she might walk - but not ride. silly.
2) I have seen a version of that bike @ FUMC co-op preschool..do remember the one with the wooden thing on the front? it had a really similar design to #2 there.
3) I HAVE seen this one in COlorado! I thought it was crazy that there was a 4yo old there....it looked pretty strgange and I worried about 4yo falling off w/o a seatbelt or anything. But, it is my FAVE design!
Our family has also had our bike adventures. Last summer with you bike we tried the trail-a-bike with the bike trailer attached. The trail-a-bike ended up flipping on a turn and spilling a child on to the sidewalk. yikes.
Katya isn't quite strong enough to pedal everywhere we need to go - so she needs a ride, too, but I can't be pulling a train everywhere I go.
I vote for bike #3. Um....I hate to ask this.....but is there a price range? Our family would like to spend roughly less than a car for a new bike.
My friend Carrie has that last bike that she totes her 3 and 5 year olds around in. She loves it!
ReplyDeleteOMG, thank you for introducing me to something totally new. Yes, the woman in pic #1 is beautiful in her dress that matches her bike, and although I have ridden many times in dresses and skirts, I don't think the heals make her outfit plausible for bike riding.
ReplyDeleteI actually don't currently own a bike; a true shame.