Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Last night, having parked near the daycare and ridden from there, I returned via a longer route. I wanted to scout the climb I'd take if I were bringing kiddo in a bike seat. (If you know Folsom bike trails at all, it's the path
from the old bridge through the rodeo grounds to Lyons park and the library.) It's pretty steep! It would be no problemo with MTB gears but my commuter has a low gear about 30" and it was a bit tougher. The route could potentially avoid streets almost entirely. I still need to ensure the first part is passable. It's a foot trail down the bluffs to the MUP at lake level, and I haven't been down it since our big winter storms. Maybe I'll scout that part on my next ride.
When I had to haul both of my kids in the trailer up the hill from the daycare to home, in a fight to delay the bonk until I got them out of the trailer and pushed them through the door into the kitchen, I finally put some work into first downgearing the bike and then switching entirely to another bike. That new bike from 10 yrs ago, the elder is now riding to high school.