We haven't really posted on this blog since about 2015 - that's NINE years ago! - so a lot of the products and shops have changed, but there is still a lot of good information here. Look through the links to see everything, but this is a list of some of the posts that still seem useful and less dated.
We still ride bikes. Our kids grew up and they ride bikes, work with bikes, bikes bikes bikes. But as we got older and more withered, we began to be more wary of the generally unsafe layout of Chicago streets, and of the maybe more aggressive post pandemic driving habits a lot of people developed. This blog overall viewed things in a more rosy light than we would probably shine on city biking today. So please, have a look, maybe learn from our experiences, but be careful with your kids and yourself and choose your routes carefully... There is a lot more in the blog, and we will try to update this page too.
Our Favorites
You're Not Too Heavy to Ride a Bike!
Blinky Blinky Little Star - Kids' Bike Lighting
No more big key chain for you - create a single key family bike lock system
Look out for Sucker Poles!
Making a Trailer out of Junk Parts to Carry your Kids' Bikes
About Cargobikes
Trying out Cargo Trikes
Make your own Balance Bike
Carry your kid on your old Schwinn, etc.
Carrying Kids on Folding Bikes
More on Folding Bikes
"Dutch" Bikes - build 'em yourself
A Classic Loop Frame Roadster
Tom's Cargo Bikes — another option!
Dynamo (generator) lighting primer
LED Headlight Comparison
Fun stuff
Kids and riding with kids and teaching kids, with bikes
Biking in other places
