Dear biking families, Wheel Kids is holding a one day "mini-camp" on Monday, Jan 23 - a school holiday for the SFUSD. In addition to a ride through the...
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Lainie Motamedi
lmotamedi
Jan 9, 2012 7:29 pm
Hi all, Here's a fun family or school activity for kids of pretty much all ages. Details below... And mark your calendar for the next Bike to School Day on...
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Churyl Zeviar
churylz
Jan 31, 2012 11:04 pm
My partner and I have a five year old. We ride him to and from school - Hayes Valley to Mission, and back - during the week. We decided to go car-free a few...
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Shannon Dodge
mizshan
Jan 31, 2012 11:46 pm
Great questions! I'll be interested to hear the responses even though my little guy is only 20 months...we're not quite there yet. In my mind, fast and light...
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michael crehan
mpcrehan
Feb 1, 2012 12:12 am
The Xtracycle with a stoker bar can be attached to any Mountain/Commuter bike. You have attach it and extend the chain, but the bike rides seamlessly and has...
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Raphael Sperry
raphsperry
Feb 1, 2012 7:21 am
I second the Dutch Bike or Xtracycle ideas. If you go with a light and fast bike you will probably have to put on a conventional rear rack, and almost all of...
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Jeremiah Moore
jeremiahmoore99
Feb 1, 2012 7:30 am
After looking at several cargo / kid bike scenarios, we settled on an Xtracycle w/ stoker bar. (Surly Big Dummy even better! But not what we have.) I...
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Steve Gifford
stevegifford...
Feb 1, 2012 3:56 pm
I too ride an Xtracycle, a Surly Big Dummy with an older model PeaPod on the back. Our 4 year old and I ride from the Mission up to Glen Park for preschool....
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Churyl
churylz
Feb 1, 2012 5:32 pm
What does "an extra fixie on the back" mean?...
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Terrance
amslersf
Feb 1, 2012 6:49 pm
I've got a big dummy (surley frame built for the extracycle components so it has an extended wheel base and longer rear rack) and love it for packing kids and...
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Steve Gifford
stevegifford...
Feb 1, 2012 6:52 pm
It was a joke....
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susan gibbs
sfbayrower
Feb 1, 2012 7:00 pm
And a damn fine one, at that. ROFL way to start the day! ~Susan Law Office of Susan Gibbs 101 Howard St., Suite 310, San Francisco CA 94105 415.615.2271...
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Jeremiah Moore
jeremiahmoore99
Feb 1, 2012 7:18 pm
The big dummy frame takes some of the sway out of carrying cargo on the xtracycle, because it has extra stays on the frame connecting from the top of the seat...
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Chris Bucchere
chris_bucchere
Feb 1, 2012 7:36 pm
It means: "I need to be able to convert to hipster at any moment." :-) Okay, so that this message isn't completely useless, I want to add MHO. As soon as my...
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Adam Aufdencamp
tyrellvoight...
Feb 1, 2012 7:39 pm
The Xtracycle is essentially the father of the contemporary long tail cargo bike family. Other "children"; are the Big Dummy, Kona Ute, Trek Transport and Yuba...
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Churyl
churylz
Feb 1, 2012 8:16 pm
Ohhhh thank you for spelling it out for me. Now I'm giggling with the rest of you. :) Awesome responses. So appreciated....
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Jonathan
jjfranksf
Feb 2, 2012 3:11 am
I bought a Kona Ute (http://www.konaworld.com/asphalt_simplicity.cfm?content=ute) second hand. I modified it by putting on some foot pedals and handlebars in...
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Lainie Motamedi
lmotamedi
Feb 2, 2012 8:54 pm
Sending this around as I think there's definitely some lifestyle overlap with this group. Looks interesting... *Join Our Park Policy Committee* Great news...
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Lainie Motamedi
lmotamedi
Feb 2, 2012 8:55 pm
Another one of potential interest... *Playground Report Card - Volunteers Needed* The San Francisco Parks Alliance has commenced its work on the 2012 ...
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tim
tim.hurley...
Feb 2, 2012 9:55 pm
For SFUSD families, there's a four-day weekend coming up in a couple of weeks - but you know what conditions at Tahoe look like... How about a bike ride...
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Churyl
churylz
Feb 9, 2012 10:04 pm
I tried out a Trek bike and loved how light and fast it was. An aluminum frame with carbon forks. Any opinion on this bike with a rack and Bobike seat attached...
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Shannon Dodge
mizshan
Feb 10, 2012 12:07 am
I'm sure you'll find partisans of both aluminum and steel on this list - each has its virtues. Here's a quick primer: ...
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h_world
Feb 14, 2012 8:51 pm
HI all, I just want to make sure everyone is aware of this: http://www.missionstation.org/recovered-bicycles-in-the-mission.html Mission Station posts pics of...
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h_world
Feb 14, 2012 8:52 pm
and this: http://www.missionstation.org/stolen-bicycles-in-the-mission-district.html the (sadly much longer) set of pics of bikes that are still at large. hw...
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Lainie Motamedi
lmotamedi
Feb 16, 2012 7:16 am
Mark your calendars with the dates below. The Mission is getting 4 of them this year! More details at www.sundaystreetssf.com See you all out there! The lineup...
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Kim Abreu
dame_diva
Feb 16, 2012 7:35 pm
Hi folks, As an extension to the bike-buying discussion, I'd love your recommendations for child seats. We recently purchased a used Surly Big Dummy. Now we...
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Jason Serafino-Agar
jay_dagar
Feb 22, 2012 12:17 am
Here is a blog post from Dorie, who came to one of our new family biking classes a couple of months back. Great info on equipment. ...
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Lainie Motamedi
lmotamedi
Feb 23, 2012 7:03 pm
Hi all, There's still time to get involved with Bike to School day either as an organizer or volunteer. If you'd like to organize something at your child's...
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jay_dagar
Feb 23, 2012 11:15 pm
Hi All,You can register your school for the 4th Annual SF Bike to School Day event to be held on 4/12/12. I hope you can join in the fun this year no matter...
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Lainie Motamedi
lmotamedi
Feb 23, 2012 11:22 pm
While not directly bike related, this sounds like a fabulous opportunity to get involved with similar and important issues. ... While not directly bike...
