Riding with Kids

I’m not a mother yet, and I don’t expect I will be for quite some time. I can barely take care of myself sometimes! However, I am always so incredibly impressed by women who are able to ride and be mothers at the same time. It’s often hard to find the time to train and race when the little ones need you by their side night and day, so major props to the moms who get out there and make it happen! Mary, for example, gets tough by training as she pulls her son Owen along in a bike trailer. No wonder Mary wins so many sprints… Ruth and Heidi are also mothers, and they routinely kick my butt on the bike!

Anyways, I have family cycling on the mind because one of our sponsors – Bike Shop Hub – recently opened a new online store dedicated entirely to family cycling and child transportation by bike. The shop is called Bike Kid Shop, and its got a great assortment of bike child trailers by Burley Trailers, Chariot Carriers, and Croozer Trailers, as well as family cycling gear from Xtracycle, for the little ones in your family. While the store is focused on bike trailers at the moment, it will soon expand to include helmets, glider bikes, and all kinds of other great gear for family cycling. Take a look at their great “Bike Gear Combo Deals” on trailer like the Chariot Cougar, Chariot Cheetah, Burley Bee, Burley Encore and Burely d’Lite. They also have a really great closeout on the Burley Solo ST for only $339!

It’s great to see that the idea of family cycling is really taking off! I definitely plan to keep on riding for many years after I “retire” from the whole racing gig. So it’s really cool to see what kinds of options are out there for family cycling. Because after all, kids on bikes are so much fun!