From the category archives:
Ever since Pumpkin learned to ride her two-wheel bike, she’s been begging us to take her mountain biking. She finally got her wish last week when we finally made out for a ride with the whole family. Ride independently in the dirt for the first time, she almost gave me a heartattack as she barreled [...]
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As a crocheter, a biker, and a mother of a daughter who loves riding her vintage banana seat Schwinn around the neighborhood (much to the chagrin of her father who bought her a shiny, new Specialized mountain bike), I don’t think I could love this crocheted banana seat bike by fiber artist, Martha Simons any [...]
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Three neighborhood kids (including Pumpkin) have learned how to ride their “two-wheel” bikes in the last month no thanks to training wheels which, I now realize, actually hinder the “learning how to ride a bike” process.
All the kids practiced their balance on the same homemade, pedal-less, “run bike” for about a week. Then they jumped [...]
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When I came across this card store on etsy, I just knew I had to use them for our 2009 Christmas Cards.
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With all the excitement of a ride that ended with blood running down into my sock, I forgot I snapped this picture at the “pea soup pond”
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Making your bike “stand out” so your partner kind find it at the numerous transition areas filled with bikes is a vital part of a good Muddy Buddy race.
We decided to make a pink sequin bike cozy.
Not quite as cool as this tree cozy.
On the morning of the race:
Guy: Are you actually sewing [...]
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It’s a unique mountain biking & trail running team adventure race with obstacles, ending with a crawl through an infamous mud pit with your buddy.
With my new partner this year, we bested last year’s time by twelve minutes, coming in 14th out of 54 in our age division.
But, the mud wrestling wasn’t nearly as impressive [...]
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See that lace? It’s reflective and I can’t wait to get my hands on some to create my own super cute, ruffly, cycling shirt.
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It was the first year our family took part in the “Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day”. Pumpkin introduced new mountain bike fashion with her sparkly riding skirt and cheetah print shoes combo.
I know it’s kind of weird, but I got a little teary seeing all the kids, all the smiles, and all the bikes. [...]
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