Stuart Wickes and Kirstie Pelling are an adventure-minded couple from the North West of England. When they became parents, they didn’t see any reason to stop having crazy adventure vacations. They took their then family of four on an end-to-end tour of New Zealand, sometimes cycling, sometimes sailing and sometimes riding the train. As a family of five, they’ve biked around England and made it all the way up to Holland, down to Venice and over to the Baltics. This summer, their cycling destination is Krakow. While your family might not be ready to travel the country end-to-end on bikes, we asked Stuart how to get started on a family adventure. Read more...
For bike-loving parents, it’s not a question of if you’re going to bring your kids along on a bike ride, but how. We’re taking a look at the various attachments you can put on your two-wheeler to bring the kids along — whether it’s dropping them off at school, or just riding along your favourite path in the city. We’d love if you shared what works for your family.
The lift trailer is great for the kids who are a little older, who’ve mastered (or somewhat get) the art of bicycle balance, but aren’t quite strong enough to keep up with you. The one-wheeled trailer just attaches to your bike and ideally, the kid will help with the pedaling. (For those kids who haven’t quite mastered the balancing thing, we’ve seen training wheels attached to the trailer. Read more...
Excellent viewing material for those still struggling to balance on a two-wheeler
This viral video comes just in time for Bike Month. Learning to ride a bike is hard. One usually acquires a whole whack of scrapes and bruises before getting the hang of it. Of course this little guy’s going to be super proud of himself for a skill he’ll have for the rest of his life! And while the biking is difficult, he sure seemed to come up with that speech awful quickly… could there be politics in his future? The world does need more bike-friendly law makers…
Catherine Romano blogs about crafty projects for kids and parents
The sunny skies and warm weather have finally hit Toronto and we decided it was the perfect time to pull out my son’s bicycle from storage. The last time my son rode his bike (or rather, I pushed him on his bike) was in New York City, up 8th Avenue, on route to Central Park. This year, he will be riding his bicycle along Harbourfront, in our Toronto neighbourhood.
As we dusted the bike off and polished the cherry red seat, I was reminded of my bike riding days in this city. My favourite thing about my bike was the handle bar streamers. I loved the way the streamers floated through the air as I raced down the street, off to the park. So, in an attempt to bring back a little old school bike fun, I decided to make some bike streamers for my son (and it was surprising simple and inexpensive). Read more...
Perhaps crocheting a cover for your bike is not a project you’d be willing to tackle, but there are lots of other great (and much easier) ideas to jazz up your bike in time for bike month.
The classic bike decor typically centers around strapping on a store bought coloured plastic basket and calling it a day. Cute enough, but we think you can do better with simple dollar store stuff or old toys and some hot glue.
