Kidical…

[dasgeh]

So. Kidical Mass Arlington. If I organize it, will they [y’all ] come?

Here was my thought:

May 18th (MegaBeth…) or 19th – KidicalMassARL soft opening (first ride, but not as widely publicized, to work out kinks)
June 15th or 16th (Father’s Day!) – KidicalMassARL INAUGURAL AWESOMENESS RIDE
July 20th or 21st – KidicalMassARL hitting our stride ride
September 21st or 22nd – KidicalMassARL harvest ride (aka last official ride until next year)

October whatever-it-is-this-year – KidicalMassARL joins the family ride at the Arlington Fun Ride

So basically the 3rd weekend of every month, but not August, because no one is around in August. And either Saturday or Sunday.

Thoughts? Reactions? Route suggestions? Would anyone come?

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[americancyclo]

Gonna be there with at least three adults and three kids, maybe five adults. See ya then!

[baiskeli]

Planning to be there with two adults and two kids!

[americancyclo]

Also going to download the GPX and Strava the !@#$% out if it.

[dasgeh]

@americancyclo 55007 wrote:

Also going to download the GPX and Strava the !@#$% out if it.

Awesome! The last one was Strava’d twice. And I Strava’d my Crystal Ride with Ryder in the Bullitt.

[jopamora]

@americancyclo 55007 wrote:

Also going to download the GPX and Strava the !@#$% out if it.

Don’t forget to set your virtual partner’s pace at 20mph. The kids can handle it.

[dasgeh]

This reminds me: can we get National Bike Challenge points for the kids who ride with us?

[chris_s]

I’ll be there with my 3yr old.

Trying to decide if I have time to re-mount the bubble machine to the bike before Sunday.

[baiskeli]

@chris_s 55106 wrote:

I’ll be there with my 3yr old.

Trying to decide if I have time to re-mount the bubble machine to the bike before Sunday.

You MUST!

We’re busy scraping the old princess stickers off my younger daughter’s bike (princesses are just not cool any more) and adding dolphins, which are cool.

[americancyclo]

@chris_s 55106 wrote:

I’ll be there with my 3yr old.

Trying to decide if I have time to re-mount the bubble machine to the bike before Sunday.

I tried that and just ended up with bubble liquid all over my rear tire.

[hozn]

I may be there with my (almost) 3-year-old too. Gonna let him help make that final decision in the AM.

[dasgeh]

@hozn 55148 wrote:

I may be there with my (almost) 3-year-old too. Gonna let him help make that final decision in the AM.

Did you tell him about the pies? The Mac & Cheese?

[hozn]

@dasgeh 55207 wrote:

Did you tell him about the pies? The Mac & Cheese?

Oh he knows, he knows … Yeah, I think we are planning to be there. Looking forward to it!

[btj]

I’ll be there on Sunday with my daughter and probably my wife too (most likely on a CaBi!).

[dasgeh]

Wow! Yesterday was SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME (at least for me, at the front of the ride). I had a blast seeing everyone, meeting some new faces (including some of your better halves, and offspring). There were some great kid set-ups. I saw a Bullitt (long-john/cargo bike), an Xtra-cycle (long-tail), some front kid seats, some trail-a-bikes, some trailers, a couple Wee-hoos, and even a CaBi.

In all I counted 25 separate bikes from a video. I think 3 kids on their own bikes, a handful of solo adults, then lots of little ones on bikes. We had a number of bikes carrying 3 people!

I post a full write up with pictures and such on the website (and direct y’all to look at it). I just wanted to say thanks so much for coming, and telling other people about it, and for generally being an awesome cycling community.

BTW, at least one family found out about the ride from the Bikenetic store. I have no connections there (that I know of). So if it was one of you who told the store about the ride, THANK YOU!!!!

[Mikey]

@dasgeh 55367 wrote:

Wow! Yesterday was SO AMAZINGLY AWESOME (at least for me, at the front of the ride). I had a blast seeing everyone, meeting some new faces (including some of your better halves, and offspring). There were some great kid set-ups. I saw a Bullitt (long-john/cargo bike), an Xtra-cycle (long-tail), some front kid seats, some trail-a-bikes, some trailers, a couple Wee-hoos, and even a CaBi.

In all I counted 25 separate bikes from a video. I think 3 kids on their own bikes, a handful of solo adults, then lots of little ones on bikes. We had a number of bikes carrying 3 people!

I post a full write up with pictures and such on the website (and direct y’all to look at it). I just wanted to say thanks so much for coming, and telling other people about it, and for generally being an awesome cycling community.

BTW, at least one family found out about the ride from the Bikenetic store. I have no connections there (that I know of). So if it was one of you who told the store about the ride, THANK YOU!!!!

Now that soccer is over for the season, my family would love to join in the next kids ride, just let me know when and where.

Thanks.

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