About bicycles for mom and dad with their children.

Hello, I am a new comer here from Japan. Nice to meet you.^^ Anyway, let me introduce myself a bit. I have been riding my Japanese bicycle with a special front child seat, personally called "mama bicycle" for over five years. (I am also writing about the bicycle on my blog "mama bicycle" )  I really appreciate it because my daughters and I have been to everywhere using it although the destination is always within thirty minutes. Of course, many mother and also fathers ( in fact fathers sometimes) ride such kind of well family friendly bicycles in Japan. I will be glad if more mothers and fathers outside Japan will try it with their children.

By the way, I have often heard that many mothers in the US feel scary if they happen to ride bicycles especially with their children. Is it seriously true? I would like to discuss about the use of the bicycle. Of course, I think it is not easy for American to start to try it soon.^^

Anyway,I would like to show my bicycle and many other ones. Thank you for readingSN3I2164.JPGSN3I2077.JPG. SN3I2097.JPG

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Permalink Reply by Gin on April 21, 2011 at 3:14am

Welcome!! We have a growing community of families who bicycle with our children here in Chicago, but it does sometimes feel like an uphill battle (despite Chicago's lack of hills :) Concerns about car traffic are probably the biggest issues. Here is a page we put together for families with young children who want to bicycle in winter. http://bikewinter.org/kids

 

And, here are some other blogs and other resources, some of them Chicago-based. The last one links to some posts I wrote about car-free living during our son's first few years. We got him in a trailer and bike seat as soon as we could. Speaking of my son--I have to run! I look forward to exploring your blog. I saw some pictures already. Inspiring!

chicargobike.blogspot.com
momentumplanet.com/blogs/families-on-bikes/winter-riding-with-kids
dingdingletsride.com
civilizedconveyance.blogspot.com/
totcycle.com/blog/diy-infant-seat-on-a-madsen.html
bikeportland.org/2011/01/14/from-the-photo-archives-kids-on-bikes-4...
thechainlink.org/forum/topics/transporting-my-kid
velobaby.blogspot.com/search/label/car-free%20living

 

Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 21, 2011 at 1:05pm

Wow, thank you for your great reply. I really appreciate it. Well, as you say, you seem to concern about car accidents which would hurt your children badly. You are also battling to many slopes too...However, you and your children are always laughing, that make me fee happy.^^ 

Thank you for sharing other grate blogs too. I am looking forward to checking them. Well, please forgive my poor English. I am learning English for a year recently. See you. Have a nice weekend. Say hello to your adorable kids!

Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 22, 2011 at 3:50am

I wish I could fly to Chicago. I am still in my office. Now it is 23:45. I feel sleepy.

 

Anyway, I have taken a glance at every blog which was introduced above. Well, they are all impressive.

 

I think many kids seat on a cargo at a time. They seem to enjoy riding.

 

Anyway, I hope I will get a trail on which my older daughter can ride behind me.

 

Thank you.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on April 22, 2011 at 4:01am
Is this your blog?
Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 22, 2011 at 10:37am
Hi Julie. Bingo!^^ I have been writing it every day. Thank you.
Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 23, 2011 at 1:38am
Hi H3N3 I am back here third times.^^ Ah, I am not familiar with doing things like other members here usually post or create their opinions here. I plan to feel free to create my forum here about mama bicycle. If you have some advice for me please teach me.
Permalink Reply by Todd Allen on April 24, 2011 at 5:22am

Mama Bicycle, if you page through the discussion here you will find many photos of cycling with children  Chicago Kidical Mass

 

And if you ever come to Chicago, please come join us for a ride.

 

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 24, 2011 at 10:22pm
Thank you. Anyway, I have joined here. 

Todd Allen said:

Mama Bicycle, if you page through the discussion here you will find many photos of cycling with children  Chicago Kidical Mass

 

And if you ever come to Chicago, please come join us for a ride.

 

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 24, 2011 at 10:24pm
Sorry, I replied by another entry here. Anyway, I have written my entry about you lately. Here is the link for the entry;http://mamabicycle.blogspot.com/2011/04/bicycle-community-website-i... Thank you. Gin-san.

Gin said:

Welcome!! We have a growing community of families who bicycle with our children here in Chicago, but it does sometimes feel like an uphill battle (despite Chicago's lack of hills :) Concerns about car traffic are probably the biggest issues. Here is a page we put together for families with young children who want to bicycle in winter. http://bikewinter.org/kids

 

And, here are some other blogs and other resources, some of them Chicago-based. The last one links to some posts I wrote about car-free living during our son's first few years. We got him in a trailer and bike seat as soon as we could. Speaking of my son--I have to run! I look forward to exploring your blog. I saw some pictures already. Inspiring!

chicargobike.blogspot.com
momentumplanet.com/blogs/families-on-bikes/winter-riding-with-kids
dingdingletsride.com
civilizedconveyance.blogspot.com/
totcycle.com/blog/diy-infant-seat-on-a-madsen.html
bikeportland.org/2011/01/14/from-the-photo-archives-kids-on-bikes-4...
thechainlink.org/forum/topics/transporting-my-kid
velobaby.blogspot.com/search/label/car-free%20living

 

Permalink Reply by shuichi.kobayashi on April 24, 2011 at 10:27pm
Thank you for your reply. I will read some entries or forums here. Anyway, I think I enjoyed here.

H3N3 said:
shuichi, I think it's great that you found this forum and the way you found it is nice. I was only trying to explain how you came here since many or most users don't read every discussion and there seemed to be some confusion.

shuichi.kobayashi said:
Hi H3N3 I am back here third times.^^ Ah, I am not familiar with doing things like other members here usually post or create their opinions here. I plan to feel free to create my forum here about mama bicycle. If you have some advice for me please teach me.

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