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Old 04-10-06 | 07:20 AM
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The reason that I...

...missed the April Fools race, and the reason I haven't checked this in a week:


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Forgive me for this shameless post. What can I say, I'm a proud father. At least there is FG/SS content!
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Old 04-10-06 | 07:52 AM
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Old 04-10-06 | 07:59 AM
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Mazel tov! I predict that sucky is gonna be the bane of your existence for the next year or so. My daughter was addicted to those up into her second year, and she used to hide them EVERYWHERE. then she would have a fit because we couldn't find one. I remember many a frantic search, and more than once pulling on my boots to find one hidden there.

Oh right fixee content: Isn't the seat a tad high?
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:08 AM
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Hey, congrats.

I rely heavily on my lack of kids/wife as justification for spending so much of my income on bike crap.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:12 AM
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Congratulations!

I guess bike saddles aren't an effective means of birth-control after all.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:13 AM
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Congratulations!

I guess bike saddles aren't an effective means of birth-control after all.
They can be you just have to know how to use them.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:14 AM
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awwww... congrats!
unfortunately, the baby needs to be able to sit up on her own before going in a child seat on a bike... but this might help speed the process along... i have a friend that swears it help her baby sit up faster.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:20 AM
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hey congrats!

and ditto on that sucky (we call them binkys around our house) comment above.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:21 AM
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the pediatrician said wait 18 months. little heads are heavy, and little necks need to be strong to ride safely in a bike carrier.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:25 AM
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awesome - how proud you both must be!


Originally Posted by MKRG
I guess bike saddles aren't an effective means of birth-control after all.
Kashimax derives its name from an ancient process of subtle pressures applied to the gooch over a period of three months in order "to prevent accurate distribution of birth fluids" - who knew???

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Old 04-10-06 | 08:29 AM
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Yep, I'm anxiously awaiting the day that she can ride in a bike seat. And of course my wife won't let me put the car seat in a bike trailer, ha!

Those Bumbo seats are supposed to be the best.

And we've decided binky and sucky are far to cutesy. Its a plug in our house. A noun and a verb.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:34 AM
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Congratulations!

Here's something to look over when you're up in the middle of the night: https://www.chariotcarriers.com/. These things are great if you want to keep your active outdoor lifestyle (ie. cycling, jogging, skiing, strolling, etc.) and bring your child along for the fun as well. There's a few different modular design chariots that are nice (CX and Cougar) as well as the sidecarrier. The modular designs are pretty nice because you can convert them from say ... bike trailer to stroller to xc-skiiing sled to jogger, et al. The sidecarrier's a completely different design and cycling-dedicated, but it allows your child to be right next to you while you ride. A lot of people enjoy that system because it gives them a better perception of where there child is in relation to everything happening around the bike and how much space the bike+trailer is taking up on the road. It also gives you the opportunity to have your child right next to you while you ride so you two can talk it up.

No, I don't work for Chariot.

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PS. Cycling w/ your child isn't an option until they're about 1 year old. Strolling, jogging is possible months earlier, however.
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Old 04-10-06 | 08:40 AM
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Congrats!

Can we get a picture of the kid sitting inside of that helmet for scale?

Time to overhaul the cradle with Phil Wood bearings, I guess...
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Old 04-10-06 | 09:08 AM
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Time to overhaul the cradle with Phil Wood bearings, I guess...
Formula makes one for 1/3 the price. Get it from IRO.

Congratulations on baby! Hope all are healthy.
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Old 04-10-06 | 09:47 AM
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"JesseFive is alive!"

This is like in the sequel when there's a bunch of little remote-controlled Johnny Fives running around. Except there's one. And your baby's not a robot. And this was just an excuse to bring up short circuit.

Congrats.
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Old 04-10-06 | 12:06 PM
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cool. kids are rad. i'm sure as hell not ready to...y'know, be an example or anything (i have a lot of growing up to do myself), but once i am, it'll be fun. and a challenge. so i guess that's what you have ahead of you. congratulations, man. have fun with it.
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Old 04-10-06 | 07:12 PM
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simply amazing Jesse.
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Old 04-10-06 | 07:40 PM
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congrats man
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Old 04-10-06 | 07:56 PM
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that made me smile more than the NattyFab thread.
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