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It’s not you, it’s me
This is our fourth post in our summer transitions series, How to transition kids from being cargo to riding their own bikes. Sometimes parents use their kids as excuses when they (the parents) don’t...
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Summer by Bike: The Video
As we’re wrapping up Summer 2010 (aside from 1980, the worst summer in 5 decades) and looking ahead to Fall, we still can’t stop talking about our terrible weather. Where did our glorious Northwest...
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Hey Anne and Tim, can we have a new post?
Dear Anne and Tim, What’s the deal with your blog? We used to get all kinds of information about riding as a family from Carfreedays, but you haven’t updated your blog since May. What gives? Are you...
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I Spy a Family Biker
Yesterday, while heading to REI, I heard my name and friendly shouts coming from a biker in the distance. It was something like”Hey Anne, you’re not normal” (referring to the post I wrote the other...
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10 days, 3 Bikes, 2 Adults, 2 Kids: A Family Bike Adventure
Note: the following is the initial account of our summer family bike tour. If we were good bloggers we would have shared with you along the way. But instead we chose to be good bike tourists and...
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(R)evolutions per Minute (a cargo bike documentary)
Grab a cup of coffee and take 8 minutes and 33 seconds to watch this trailer for a new documentary being created about cargo bikes. More on the project here: Do you love your cargo bike? Has it changed...
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Bike to School Day
128 kid bikes, add some parent bikes, 8 dozen doughnuts, much-needed coffee for the parents who don’t like to get up earlier than necessary, police escorts riding with the kids and blocking...
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Check out Davey’s Blog
One of our favorite bikers in Seattle has become a family biker and he now has a new blog. And I must say, he’s on fire. Davey is single-handedly putting us old and lazy bloggers to shame. I love his...
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Lies we Tell our Children (or how to get kids to go bike touring)
When Tim and I recount family bike adventures to friends and strangers, a typical response is, “What do the kids think”? “Do they like bike touring?” If we were being completely honest, we’d reply,...
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Get Kids to Talk: The Modern Equivalent of Trapping Them in the Car
Parenting fact: one-on-one time with kids is where all of the good dialogue happens. 1977 Cadillac Sedan Deville from The Hartford Guy on Flickr When I was in high school, my dad was well aware of this...
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 20: El Capitan State Beach to Carpinteria
previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 19: Lompoc to El Capitan State Beach Day 20: El Capitan State Beach to Carpinteria We met another friendly bike tourist in the El Capitan State Beach...
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 21: Carpinteria to Leo Carrillo State Park
previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 20: El Capitan State Beach to Carpinteria Day 21: Carpinteria to Leo Carrillo State Park We woke in the gopher site at 6:00 AM to a blaring car alarm followed...
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 22: Leo Carrillo State Beach to Palos Verdes
previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 21: Carpinteria to Leo Carillo State Beach Day 22: Leo Carrillo State Beach to Palos Verdes This was the final week of the tour: the home stretch, the final...
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 23: Palos Verdes to Doheny State Beach
previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 22: Leo Carrillo State Park to Palos Verdes Day 23: Palos Verdes to Doheny State Park The morning featured a gourmet breakfast and espresso. Nice! We’d gotten...
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 24: Doheny State Beach to San Elijo (Part 1)
previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 23: Palos Verdes to Doheny State Beach Day 24: Doheny State Park to San Elijo State Park Since we had to vacate the hiker/biker site at Doheny State Beach by...
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 24: Doheny State Beach to San Elijo (Part 2)
Previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 24, Part 1 [continued, Part 2] Our mood light, we left Carlsbad and started pedaling toward Whole Foods in Encinitas where we planned to buy dinner groceries....
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Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 25: San Elijo State Beach to San Diego
Previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 24: Doheny State Beach to San Elijo Day 25: San Elijo State Beach to San Diego Fourth of July, what better day to finish our tour? We certainly didn’t plan to...
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Day 26 in a San Diego Hotel (Neuroses of a Bike Touring Mom)
Previous post: Pacific Coast Bike Tour Day 25: San Elijo to San Diego Day 26: Waking up in a plush San Diego Hotel I woke up on Day 26 of our tour at 7:00 AM. Bing. I’m wide awake. And everyone else is...
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Day 26: Last Day! Downtown San Diego to Border Field State Park (and back)
previous post: Day 26 in a San Diego Hotel (Neuroses of a Bike Touring Mom) Day 26: Downtown San Diego to Border Field State Park (and back) Since I already shared my early morning neuroses, you know...
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Hotel Sidewalk Bike Disassembly (Packing and Shipping Two Tandems)
If you’ve been reading our blog for any amount of time, you probably know that Tim is DIY guy. From customizing bikes to making stoves to making a camera stick, Tim likes to make and do things...
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