Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
If price is no object, you can certainly go with a Bike Friday for a child. But for a child's bike, I don't see much of a reason for a folder unless your car is really small. When I recently took my kids to the park, I removed the front wheels from their bikes and fit my Bike Friday with their two bikes in the trunk.
If it matters, my kids both ride 20" wheel bikes from Islabikes.
It's a normal Nissan sedan. My wife (who does most of the car commuting with our daughter, since I work from home) wants to be able to take both their bikes in the car - she'll be getting a folder, too. We want it to be as easy as possible for her to carry the bikes in the trunk with extra space left; I can usually catch up with them after school, in the park, if they decide to go out for a spin (and get back home together, with all three folders in the trunk...).
I'd *LOVE* to get an Islabikes, but from the look of things it's going to be as expensive to get into Mexico as a folder, and we *do* want to be able to travel easily with the bikes. We'll see.
(Been reading your blog, BTW. It's very good! Congrats on the babies - that's why panniers come in pairs, right?
