Tag: family biking

April 27, 2023

Why a top tube child seat is our favorite way to bike

OK, don’t get me wrong. The electric-assisted, weather-protected cargo bike is without a doubt the workhorse for our car-free family. We put thousands of miles on that thing every year, hauling everything from lumber to groceries to camping gear. And, of course, hauling our preschooler. It is amazing. But whenever I ask the kid whether…
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tagged: do little, family biking, FamilyBikeTheVote, top tube child seats
August 22, 2022

Riding a folding bike with a kid to camp the Palouse to Cascades Trail

Like so many adventuring plans, this wasn’t how we originally saw it going. But somehow I ended up biking myself and our kid on a gravel path up mountain using a folding bike. And it was great. The Palouse to Cascades Trail is an incredible place, and I can’t recommend it enough. This was the…
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tagged: bike camping, brompton, family biking, iron horse trail, john wayne pioneer trail, palouse to cascades state park trail
April 30, 2018

Fiona is home + Donate to the March for Babies in her name

Fiona came home a little more than a week ago after 85 days in the NICU. She is doing great. She’s so brave and so strong. She’s already been through more intense medical care in her three months of life than I have in my 32 years. She’s powered us through all of it. My…
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tagged: family biking, fiona, march for babies, march of dimes
March 11, 2016

A big effort is underway to save G&O Family Cyclery after the Greenwood explosion

NOTE: G&O Family Cyclery is not only a Seattle Bike Blog advertiser, but co-owner Davey Oil is a close friend. He even officiated my wedding (and was amazing). I note this for disclosure, but also to emphasize that this shop is very special. I can’t wait to see it back open better than ever. G&O…
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tagged: #greenwoodexplosion, cargo bikes, davey oil, family biking, g&o family cyclery, greenwood, tyler gillies
February 25, 2016

Sound Transit says ‘No’ to cargo bikes on light rail, families push back

Nap time happens when nap time happens. For families who get around town on larger kid-hauling bikes, transit can be a lifeline. Get trapped across town when the clouds open up? Nap time arrives with miles left to bike? Kids get cold? Running late and need to take a transit shortcut? Unlike buses, which cannot…
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tagged: cargo bikes, family biking, sound transit, totcycle
June 24, 2015

20/20 Cycle owner plans Central District electric cargo bike shop: Electric Lady

Alex Kostelnik built 20/20 Cycle out of little more than a couple maxed out credit cards and a serous desire to create a bike shop in the Central District focused on getting any old bike rolling again. Perhaps more than any other shop I’ve been to, 20/20 staff always default to fixing what’s on a…
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tagged: 20/20 cycle, alex kostelnik, cargo bikes, electric lady, family biking