tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post4232530414730632853..comments2023-04-22T20:45:41.884-04:00Comments on full hands: Guest Post : I Love a Paradesarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02800138092758321499noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-62317794024821167282011-12-08T08:20:33.429-05:002011-12-08T08:20:33.429-05:00Thanks for all the positive comments - it's so...Thanks for all the positive comments - it's so nice to share a part of our family cycling story with the full hands crowd! We're looking forward to a holiday trip to the US next week and hoping to decorate the bakfiets for some winter parading there.<br /><br />The Babboe City – we purchased the Babboe in September and have already put a lot of miles on this bike. The riding we’ve done with the Babboe is rougher than the riding we do with our Dutch Bakfiets in the US: I’ve dropped off large curbs with this one, dragged it up and down embankments, done a lot of ‘off-roading’ – and it’s holding up reasonably well. That being said, we did a lot of upgrades on the base model as it comes rather bare and we are doing more maintenance on this bike. I’d be happy to discuss it directly with you further, e-mail me at lynette_vann@yahoo.comLynettenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-65111673637711784702011-12-08T00:58:02.490-05:002011-12-08T00:58:02.490-05:00I loved this post! I feel like we're on parade...I loved this post! I feel like we're on parade too when we bike as a family. I think we all mostly enjoy that feeling (as reflected by the singing and bell-ringing that often goes on), but it is sometimes unsettling that you can't just blend in with everyone else...Kimberlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07429613142051547613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-16956807136802612252011-12-07T21:41:06.131-05:002011-12-07T21:41:06.131-05:00I really enjoyed this post.
Lynette, do you find ...I really enjoyed this post. <br />Lynette, do you find Babboe a good bike? I am considering getting it to bike with my three kids (all under 6 years old). Would you recommend it?<br />Thanks!Bojananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-71770764753472477642011-12-07T07:12:17.528-05:002011-12-07T07:12:17.528-05:00I enjoyed this a lot. I have definitely experience...I enjoyed this a lot. I have definitely experienced the stares and mixtures of praise and scorn. I liked the term "on parade" to describe being in the moment on a family bike and feeling all the attention.David Backeberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534327117870794204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-41506237322787837092011-12-06T20:11:36.749-05:002011-12-06T20:11:36.749-05:00wonderful. I love the idea of sometimes enjoying h...wonderful. I love the idea of sometimes enjoying hte parade and sometimes just not. It seems I always get some car pacing me to ask me questions when I am not feeling it. But I do enjoy Waving freely when I see someone I know. It feels very royal to throw one's hand up and wave crazily at someone passing by.<br /><br />rock on!MamaVeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09519007680870604271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-33816776713183417682011-12-06T00:00:05.560-05:002011-12-06T00:00:05.560-05:00What a beautiful post. It's already difficult ...What a beautiful post. It's already difficult enough to explain that "no, I didn't build this bike" and "yes, it costs more than most bikes" in english let alone in a non-native tongue. Your posted has such a gentle attitude about it.Ashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12340920411498031715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-8003999912993286242011-12-05T23:11:24.978-05:002011-12-05T23:11:24.978-05:00I loved this. Not only because Lynette is my sist...I loved this. Not only because Lynette is my sister, but because as always, she inspires me to stretch my comfort zones on the bike as a mom of two little girls. Nice.CrankyMommy'shttp://crankymommys.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-24224402867904266902011-12-05T22:15:24.377-05:002011-12-05T22:15:24.377-05:00Glory be the family cyclist!Glory be the family cyclist!Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234591951552701125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535246666645795951.post-23395282000761099252011-12-05T21:34:08.315-05:002011-12-05T21:34:08.315-05:00Great guest blog post! This post reminded me of cy...Great guest blog post! This post reminded me of cycling through one corner of Ireland when I was in college and the many positive encounters I had with people because I was on a bike and not in a car or a bus. I know being encouraged to bike when I was a kid certainly set the foundation for being comfortable with biking as an adult and being wiling to rent a bike in Ireland and have an adventure. It's great to see families biking together!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671845397909871341noreply@blogger.com