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Teaching Road Safety to Biking Kids; Go By Bike Episode 47

August 30, 2010

Teaching Kids to Ride Over the weekend, I had a great opportunity to work with some middle school aged kids and their parents. The kids wanted to ride their bikes to middle school and we spent a couple hours talking and practicing some road safety skills. I had a great time seeing these young people [...]

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Electric Cargo Bike vs. Road Bike-Go By Bike Episode 45

August 17, 2010

Head to Head! A little friendly competition – the electric Madsen with 150 lbs of cargo versus the lightweight road bike. Short video today for your enjoyment… I’m sure there are many road warriors out there who will appreciate that the electric bike is not ALWAYS faster. (However, I’d love to see them tote the [...]

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School’s Out! – Go By Bike Episode 32

June 11, 2010

The end of school, the beginning of summer It’s the end of the school year, and this is the first year we’ve had a child looking forward to summer. My daughter just finished her kindergarten year. It’s an opportunity to reflect on the changing of the guard from early mornings, reading, writing, and math to [...]

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Keep the Kids Dry – Go By Bike Episode 29

June 7, 2010

How to keep the Kiddos Dry on a Rainy Day? When cycling with kids in tow, most of the time we try to pick good weather. But what do you do if it rains or want to cycle anyway, even if it’s a little wet? In today’s episode of Go By Bike, I give the [...]

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Change is Hard – Go By Bike Episode 28

June 2, 2010

What’s the hardest part about something new? When I listen to a lot of people talk about biking more often, I hear them say they wished they biked more, or they “should” bike more. But a lot of them don’t. In fact a lot of people don’t make any kind of change in their lives [...]

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