1. A local family emailed me about their search for their perfect family cargo bike. They will be coming over this weekend to test out our two longtails, the Xtracycle Radish and the Yuba Mundo.
2. I received these in the mail yesterday. So wonderful to read Elly Blue's zines focusing on women and bikes.
3. My friend V called me at work to ask a question about our Xtra since they had just purchased a new Xtracycle Radish to go along with their Madsen. Knowing other families with multiple cargo bikes makes me feel less nutty about our bike fleet. I look forward to comparing the new version of the Radish to ours. I already know that I am envious of the lower top tube...
4. Anne from CarFree Days sent me this photo. So cool to think of my handmade t-shirt participating in this rockin' Bike-to-School event in Seattle. 185+ riders and doughnuts. Amazing. It's time to do some family-bike organizing locally. See more photos from the event here.
5. The sun came out this afternoon and we headed out on the bikes for a spring Friday evening loop: dessert first at Ashley's, then off to Modern to pick up the boys' pizza (or is that apizza?), a stop at Caffe Bravo for some eggplant rollatini for the grown-ups, and finally, a swing by The Wine Thief. It was one of those evenings that just makes us so happy to live where we do.
Now that we've pretty much decided to keep the bakfiets, we've been taking it out more and more. If we ride with just one kid in it (given how big they've all grown), it works out great and there's still plenty o' room for our purchases. The boys love riding in the box bike and we are constantly overseeing negotiations as to whose turn it is to hang in the baks.
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Yeah, Elly Blue! Hamden represent! Can we get a li'l love for the Valley as well? (Wait, don't answer that.)
Don't worry about the rain, it eventually ends, right? (Believe me, I have experience in that department.) And send me some Modern if you get a chance. That or a baba ghanoush sandwich from Mamoun's. They are open right now!
I love this. I love your dinner loop and miss modern and bravo a lot. I also am totally intrigued by the new radish. It's been collaborated with riven dell you know. And the lower tube is appealing to this short woman. I kinda want to just get it. But I keep thinking of using my 1000 for a stoke monkey for the townie extra. ....
@MamaVee-- I worry that your Townie/Xtra will never quite do it for you even with the StokeMonkey. Very soon that may be two new Radishes in town here so I think you may need to visit to test them out...
Ugh, isn't this rain getting exasperating??? Looks like you've managed to eek some fun out of it anyway. I love the idea of bike-riding dinner and wine run (with dessert before dinner!)...I suppose we could all bike to the general store for gas-station pizza, a fifth of Jack Daniels, cheap ice cream and some turkey-hunting gear...:)
Thanks for taking time out of your day for chatting about bikes. V and I (or rather V) was pretty giddy about the decision to get the Radish at DG and had a moment of indecision regarding accessories. We knew we could count on you to set him straight.
Forecast says that the rain will stop by Wednesday. Just in time to bring our bikes into DG for their tune ups. Maybe ride in to school together?
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