Biking With Kids

I came across the FollowMe while browsing dreirad (a blog about a family traveling on bikes):

Above Pictures from http://dreirad.fenris.ca
The device hooks to the rear skewer and can fold up when the child wants to ride on his/her own:

Picture from followme-tandem.com

The “FollowMe” would be perfect for my oldest child.  He’s becoming a great mountain biker, but still needs a break more often than his mom and dad.  The “FollowMe” would also allow us to get home easier when we travel a little to far from the car.

New bike getting a cold ride home.

I picked up a used Gary Fisher TYRO with 24″ wheels and 21 speeds this week:

I was thinking of using it as part of my kid-first tandem project, but now that I have it home I think its just too nice a bike to cut up. It is the next size up for my oldest child, so I think I will just give it a tune up and call it good.

I found this article about building a kids recumbent bicycle on instructables.com.

If you haven’t checked out instructables.com, you should.  Instructables has some really interesting bicycle projects and it’s great to see what you can do with some good used bicycle parts.

I’m planning to build a tandem bicycle that has the stoker in front (which will be one of my kids).  I will be posting more about the tandem build soon.

There is a Brand New Fuji Ace 24 kids road bike for sale by a bike shop here on maine.Craigslist.org.

It would make a pretty sweet ride for a lucky kid.