Awesome Portland mom of 6 moves them all by bike and doesn’t even have a car

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  • July 13, 2012 at 2:57 pm #945703
    GuyContinental
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    Yup- she rules:

    “I have literally bungee-corded my 5-year-old to the back of the bike. He wouldn’t get on. He was screaming and everyone was staring, so I stuck him on the seat and bungee-corded him in and just started pedaling really hard… He screamed all the way home.” I so need to include bungee cords in my trailer kit… how long would it take in up-tight Arlington to get reported to CPS?

    Anyone know what that bike-trailer wheel holder contraption is? I love the idea of being able to use an existing bike as a stoker and then take it off at a destination to let my little dude roam (when he’s old enough TO roam…)

    July 13, 2012 at 3:05 pm #945704
    jopamora
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    I’ve been looking at cargo bikes for the past several weeks after reading that article. My wife is on board too. I just need to figure out a storage solution. No shed, or garage, just narrow stairs

    July 13, 2012 at 3:24 pm #945707
    culimerc
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    Love the fact she swaps out kids on the trailer bike to keep them fresh.

    July 13, 2012 at 3:32 pm #945708
    KLizotte
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    Awesome article and mom; unfortunately most of the kiddie helmets are on their heads incorrectly.

    July 13, 2012 at 3:53 pm #945710
    consularrider
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    @GuyContinental 25146 wrote:

    Yup- she rules:

    “I have literally bungee-corded my 5-year-old to the back of the bike. He wouldn’t get on. He was screaming and everyone was staring, so I stuck him on the seat and bungee-corded him in and just started pedaling really hard… He screamed all the way home.” I so need to include bungee cords in my trailer kit… how long would it take in up-tight Arlington to get reported to CPS?

    Just call them the seat belts for rear seat passengers. Aren’t they mandatory for vehicles? ;)

    July 13, 2012 at 4:07 pm #945711
    dasgeh
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    Awesome article. Thanks for sharing. The comments are odd though — cycling being the Provence of the wealthy? It seems like Portland has better bike infrastructure in the most expensive areas, which is somewhat different than Arlington…

    July 13, 2012 at 4:14 pm #945712
    jrenaut
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    dasgeh;25154 wrote:
    awesome article. Thanks for sharing. The comments are odd though — cycling being the provence of the wealthy? It seems like portland has better bike infrastructure in the most expensive areas, which is somewhat different than arlington…

    never read the comments on anything.

    July 13, 2012 at 7:18 pm #945753
    Guus
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    That is very cool!

    I like it how the Dutch word “bakfiets” seems to become part of American vocabulary.

    July 25, 2012 at 5:57 pm #946907
    maverick
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    just came across this article and loved reading it! it is very inspiring to read!

    i used to pull my son in a trailer, but it was an occasional outing, and the furthest we ever went was about 6 miles from home.

    we tried a tandem attachment twice, but he felt scared. he’s older now (6 and a half) – i’d like to try the attachment she used to attach her daughter’s bike behind hers.

    does someone recognize what that is?

    thanks!

    July 25, 2012 at 6:20 pm #946916
    GuyContinental
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    I found this (but it’s a bit different):

    http://www.biking.com/buy-bike-accessories/tow-bar.html

    If you figure out what it actually is, please post!

    July 25, 2012 at 6:26 pm #946921
    jrenaut
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    Do you already have a bike for your son? If not, I’ve always thought the Weehoo was cool, and even stopped at a light to chat with a woman riding with her son in one to ask her about it. They were out for their first ride, so she couldn’t tell me much, except that so far it was working great.

    July 25, 2012 at 6:32 pm #946923
    maverick
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    @GuyContinental 26439 wrote:

    I found this (but it’s a bit different):

    http://www.biking.com/buy-bike-accessories/tow-bar.html

    If you figure out what it actually is, please post!

    thanks – this looks interesting, but different than what she was using. it’s different in that the front wheel of the child’s bike isn’t making contact with the ground.

    July 25, 2012 at 6:33 pm #946924
    maverick
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    @jrenaut 26444 wrote:

    Do you already have a bike for your son? If not, I’ve always thought the Weehoo was cool, and even stopped at a light to chat with a woman riding with her son in one to ask her about it. They were out for their first ride, so she couldn’t tell me much, except that so far it was working great.

    thanks! he does have a bike with training wheels, and i like the idea that we could detach his bike from mine and he could ride it separately. but i’ll check this out.

    July 25, 2012 at 8:06 pm #946936
    aflapr
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    Awesome.

    And I am now truly obsessed with logging rides. As I was reading the article all I could think of was: for the Clif 2 mile challenge – does this count as one ride, six, or 1 per person pedaling (as they cycle through)?

    July 25, 2012 at 8:11 pm #946937
    GuyContinental
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    @jrenaut 26444 wrote:

    Do you already have a bike for your son? If not, I’ve always thought the Weehoo was cool, and even stopped at a light to chat with a woman riding with her son in one to ask her about it. They were out for their first ride, so she couldn’t tell me much, except that so far it was working great.

    I have a WeeHoo- my 3 y/o loves it… now all I have to do is teach him to pedal forward…

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