Monthly Archives: April 2008

Bike Rack Advocacy: A Message For Seattle Schools

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Anne | 2 comments

Full Racks in Portland Just last week, we wrote about the lack of safe bike parking at Seattle’s newly-remodeled Garfield high school. I meant to send the school district an email then but procrastination got the best of me. This evening, Cascade’s Braking News highlighted the problem in it’s Advocacy Issues section; I couldn’t let the opportunity to speak my mind pass again. Continue reading →

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Posted in bikes, extravehicular activities, kids, Rack that Bike, seattle

Tagged advocacy, bike advocacy, bike racks, bikes, racks, schools, seattle, Seattle School District

Sproing! Spring has sprung

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Anne | 4 comments

After weeks of cold weather, rain and even some snow, winter finally let go and gave us some warmer days, spring finally arrived in Seattle, perfectly timed for the Seattle School District’s Spring Break. It’s been a good week; we’ve spent a lot of time outside enjoying the beautiful sunny days, on the bike and off. There’s something lovely about this time of the year—the sun is still relatively low so the light is really nice and everything is green. Late frosts this year have messed with our schedule but the warmer days finally conviced the kids and I it was time to prepare the beds and plant the garden. Continue reading →

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Posted in BIG Loads, bikes, extravehicular activities, kids, seattle, xtracycle

Tagged BIG Loads, gardening, kids, seattle, Spring, xtracycle

Still going strong…

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Anne | Leave a comment

We didn’t really trade our bikes for an Escalade….we’re having too much fun to do something crazy like that. The four-year-old and I had fun fishing in the creek a few weeks ago. We didn’t catch anything but beer cans, but we had a good time anyway.

– Anne

Movin’ on up… to a not-so car-free life.

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Tim K | 13 comments

We’ve been doing the bike thing for close to a year now and it’s been a pretty nice ride. We’ve lost a few pounds, got in decent shape, reduced our foot print on the environment, and saved some cash. We’ve ridden through rain and sleet and snow and survived it all.

In the meantime though, we kind of feel like we’re missing out as participants in American culture. Sure the Xtracycles can haul a lot, but just try using one after a Costco run for a 50″ Plasma TV, car battery, and family-sized box of ultra slim. It’s just not going to happen. And when was the last time we had time to go spinning class? Riding everywhere takes so long and so much energy that we don’t have a spare time for the gym or audio books or Oprah or anything like that.

We want a car. A big one. Continue reading →