Post your trailer & family cycling pics here!!! [Archive]

Cyclaholic

03-20-07, 05:35 PM

Kemmer's thread featuring his tandem + trail-a-bike + trailer made me realise that we don't have a sticky thread so we can all show off pictures of our road trains and family cycling adventures. Maybe this could be it?

OK, I'll start...

mnnuts

03-20-07, 08:44 PM

My wife and two oldest daughters decided to ride to the start of RAGBRAI in Iowa. We live in the Twin Cities in Minnesota. They found two other riders willing to tag along for five days and about 400 miles using this triple and trailer setup. They create a "team" name each time - flamingos, rubber duckies, and this year it's Team Croak with their frogs.

2007 will be their third annual trip to the start. My wife and I ride across Iowa each July, as our vacation.

We enjoy cycling all over the Cities with our girls.

aggie_grad

03-21-07, 06:20 AM

kemmer

03-21-07, 12:22 PM

I'm pretty proud of my little team and it from the looks of it I'm not the only one.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Kemmer/P1010661.jpg

Cyclaholic

03-21-07, 06:05 PM

I'm pretty proud of my little team and it from the looks of it I'm not the only one.

You inspired the thread so it's all your fault :p :beer:

Cyclaholic

03-21-07, 06:07 PM

Cyclaholic

03-21-07, 06:10 PM

This was with my 3 and 4 year old kids. This weekend we plan to ride a charity ride with my dad and granddad so that we have 4 generations at on 40 mile ride (ages 88 to 4). I know I will be the weak link of the ride.

Please post a few pictures in this thread of that 4-generation weekend ride :)

You guys look great in the matching jerseys. :D

KOBE

03-22-07, 07:35 AM

masiman

03-22-07, 07:44 AM

The more I read, the more I am amazed at everyones enginering skills.

Is that your own invention of adding the trailerbike to your rear rack ? I ask because I have a hard time adding a trailerbike to my bike because the seatpost is so high.

That particular trail-a-bike is the Burley Piccolo. It is the only one that connects like that. They are considered to be one of the best performing ones out there. The others are prone to develop play in the hitch.

aggie_grad

03-22-07, 02:08 PM

Is your son ok with sitting up so high ? He seems pretty comfortable with it.

Yes they are fine as seen by their smile on their first ride. The child stoker kits cause you to continue to raise the seat as the kid grows. Hopefully when it get too top heavy they are tall enough to reach the pedals with extentions.

themanfromvan

03-31-07, 07:53 AM

http://themanfromvan.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/stevesfamilyphoto.jpg

It doesn't get any better than this !!!

cynergy

04-02-07, 08:00 AM

Here's a pic of my old Trek 800 and our new tag-along bike. I've had the Trek for 15 years or so and it's still going strong. I was hesistant to buy a new tag-along bike because I was worried it might not get much use, but it's turn out to be a great investment. The older kids love riding it with me and we travel all around our little town up and down the hills together.

http://home.comcast.net/~cynergyou/smtagalong.JPG

I haven't yet tried sticking our two-kid bike trailer to the tag-along yet - too many hills around here, I don't think I'd be able to make it. However, if we go to the bike trail, I might try it out....

HardyWeinberg

04-23-07, 06:29 AM

Here's our 2 yr old running to catch up to our 5 yr old who already snagged the good seat:

http://home.comcast.net/~adrian_spidle/apr22b.jpg

This was from yesterday's dry-run on my wife's (hopeful) bike-commute to her new gig.

tuolumne

04-30-07, 10:22 AM

Last year....
43511

Dr.Deltron

05-22-07, 12:57 PM

Before the twins, and with the twins! :D

And Mom drives the SAG wagon! :p

woodnshoe

06-27-07, 12:36 PM

Here's my quick pic -- we love to ride and have done the bike+tagalong + trailer; but now we do the double tagalong.48279

caloso

06-27-07, 12:47 PM

Here's one of the kids when they were about 14 months old:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/CalOso/July05023.jpg

And another that's from this year, helping Dad put up his commute bike:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y18/CalOso/DSC01490.jpg

cranky old dude

07-03-07, 03:23 PM

Here's one I dug up from a 25 mile M.S. group ride in 1994 with my oldest daughter (8yrs. old then).

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/crankyolddude/July94CycleSound.jpg

And here's another from 1994, me with all of my Stokers...we're all older and bigger now, especially me.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r152/crankyolddude/Stokers.jpg

HardyWeinberg

08-01-07, 06:23 AM

Well, we went for the most expensive option which I didn't even realize was available, Adams t-a-b from LBS:

http://tinyurl.com/2zhoqf

Boy is he thrilled. Hard to get him off it while awake (except for when we get to various ice cream destinations)

Love COD's matching t-shirts in the pic above. If only they could have arranged it so each t-shirt had a consecutive segment of the bike, from stem to stern...

danelo

08-29-07, 02:45 PM

While mom has one tag along on a tagalong, dad has two tag along on a double tagalong (three if you count the grasshopper on the back our youngest)! There is not much better than a family bike ride!

scott L R

08-29-07, 06:46 PM

Dangit, 5 minutes to find a decent pic, and it's 7 times too big to post.

DynamicD74

08-31-07, 08:47 AM

Here we are, a couple of years ago. I still use the bike trailer with the little one, but the big one has her own bike now. They loved/ love that bike trailer!:D And, of course, my avatar is also the bike and bike trailer!

hero419

08-31-07, 01:13 PM

how young is to young for a trailer?
is 3 months to young?
I saw a site that talked about a rough ride.

caloso

08-31-07, 02:11 PM

Our pediatrician said that the child needs to be able to hold his or her head upright without support. 1 year is a rough rule of thumb. I think our twins had their first bike ride at 11.5 months.

ang1sgt

09-11-07, 08:36 AM

Here is my Grand Son with my Craiglist find Gary Fisher "Freeloader" 1/2 bike.
The SMILE says it all to me!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/ang1sgt/100_1307_2.jpg
Chris

mupedalpusher

09-16-07, 09:17 PM

Several families did a 22 miler yesterday. What a great day in Missouri, the temp was 70 degrees and we had the pleasure of watching the Tour of Missouri go right through our town the day before. It was great inspiration. We are the three in the back (young girl in orange and two old folks in yellow). Our friend (leader in orange) is pulling her daughter with a bike connector. It works well for older kids and was much cheaper than a tag along.

dragonflybikes

10-01-07, 08:59 PM

Here the three of us are. You can't see my 1.5 yr old son in the trailer, but he is in there having a blast. Daughter is 6 and loves the trail a bike.

http://crpropertyservices.com/bikesbestpictures.jpg

hy_tek

10-04-07, 07:12 AM

Ok where's the pics of girls riding in bikinis I was told about....heck that is why I took up cycling in the first place....to date I have yet to see one......I think I was snookered....:roflmao:

big chainring

10-23-07, 10:31 AM

Biking at Penninsula Park, Wisconsin over Columbus Day weekend.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7ce37b3127ccebda43fd7b15f00000026108UcN27Zs3U

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7ce37b3127ccebda43f79b1f100000026108UcN27Zs3U

triplerider

11-05-07, 04:27 PM

Our latest setup on a triple, a tandem ride, and an airport stop

Tandemranch

11-09-07, 09:31 AM

Our family rides centuries and tandem rallies all over the western states. Our kids graduate from the baby trailer to the big bike at about 2 1/2 years old. Even with our littlest (3 yrs old) he is good to go for 30 to 50 milers.http://www.tandemranch.com/web_oregon2005/OR_0412_2005.jpg

HardyWeinberg

11-09-07, 02:32 PM

Holy cow! That is beautiful! But I can't believe those unmatched helmets...

veloellen

11-11-07, 06:27 PM

The tandem is an older TREK but about 2 years old to us. We used to ride it with our son on a trail-a-bike attached but I never cared for the tandem so we bought a stoker kit. I hope this download works - it was taken thia afternoon at Lake Montebello in Baltimore.

nancy sv

11-18-07, 08:15 AM

Here is our triple and single and we traveled on last year:

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL908/4029554/9779779/276524336.jpg

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL908/4029554/9779779/276009629.jpg

nancy sv

11-18-07, 08:18 AM

YIKES!! How do I resize those so they are gigantic????

sailor2

01-03-08, 12:38 PM

My chilly morning commute with a jumpy cargo.
After this picture was taken we added Nashbar front rack & a basket to my bike to avoid the backpack hitting the cargo.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d10/ssailor/IMG_5116.jpg

jan12

01-06-08, 10:03 PM

so cute...

kemmer

01-07-08, 03:17 PM

I haven't had the kids out much now that it has been hovering around 32 degrees most days. Thanks for the inspiration.

sailor2

03-27-08, 10:16 AM

5 bears on 4 wheels (and I've run out of helmets) - it got warmer and all the kids wanted to ride
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d10/ssailor/IMG_5626.jpg

Otter 718

04-06-08, 08:42 AM

Little girl and I went for a ride to the park yesterday. Here she is hamming it up for the camera where we stopped for a break. She loves ringing the bell from her seat up front. Note the very practical and classy Axiom diaper bag.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2016/2390101811_63a106fc63.jpg
(http://flickr.com/photos/jonmilesnyc/2390101811/)

spurdy

04-07-08, 07:03 PM

Here's me and my DD in the IBERT. I love this thing! We do around town trips, grocery shopping and such.

Otter- That is a great idea on the bell! It's off to my LBS to get one, IF IT'S EVER OPEN!

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=69006&stc=1&d=1207616484

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=69007&stc=1&d=1207616492

Silverexpress

05-18-08, 09:57 PM

Off to the recycling center and then to the park to fly a kite.

rugerben

05-21-08, 08:49 AM

G-d, these pics are fantastic. I'm only 24 and don't have a family of my own yet, but when I do, I sure hope that it looks like what you guys have in those pics. It's fantastic.

And P.S.- Good for you, raising your kids to enjoy 4-5 hours on a bike rather than 4-5 hours playing videogames!

talleymonster

05-26-08, 09:23 AM

I'm pretty proud of my little team and it from the looks of it I'm not the only one.
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Kemmer/P1010661.jpg

Dude that's awesome! You're pulling quite a load there huh?:D

talleymonster

05-26-08, 09:25 AM

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=69006&stc=1&d=1207616484

OMG! I want that!

ummbnb

06-07-08, 07:37 PM

Ready for her first real ride on the trail-a-bike. We went 7 miles round trip and she did great!

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f50/ummbnb/IMG_4528.jpg

benjdm

06-08-08, 05:25 PM

From an overly ambitious ride:

Otter 718

06-13-08, 12:36 PM

From an overly ambitious ride:

Ambitious is right. She can't even reach the pedals! :lol:

santiago

07-06-08, 06:06 AM

I usually spend my time in the Mountain Biking forum and occasionally lurk in the Utility forum due to my latest acquisition, the Surly Big Dummy.

I got the Big Dummy as an 'in the city bike' for family rides and grocery runs. Thanks to the cargo hauling capabilities, a week's worth of groceries no longer means needing to take the car. The design of the Big Dummy also means it's a great way to go anywhere with my two daughters.

My daughters and the neighborhood kids love this bike. I give short rides around the neighborhood to the kids three at a time. The kids wait in line in front of my place like it's a bus stop.

In this pic we were on our way back from my daughters' swimming lessons and stopped for a self-portrait.
http://stradasystems.com/mtb/images/IMG_6264.jpg

UprightJoe

07-15-08, 11:20 AM

Taking a break at the park after a 10 mile ride...

This is my 14-month-old daughter's 9th or 10th ride in the trailer. Aside from trips to the grocery store and such, I've been increasing the distance each time. So far, she seems to be having fun though she tends to fall asleep on the longer rides. I'm thinking about bumping it up to 15 miles next.