I was given a BoBike mini (minus the mount, that went with my brother in law's bike which was, erm, borrowed without permission) but have a threadless stem on my Big Dummy. Anyone have a line on where to get a threadless adapter?
For hauling kids, I've used both a trailer and an Xtracycle. If you just want to try it out, trailers are widely available, have an active secondary market (for Burley and Chariot brands, anyway) and can hook up to a variety of bikes. Easiest way to add carrying 2 kids to your bike. That said, I vastly prefer the Xtracycle due to maneuverability. Even with two big kids on the back, it's still easier to maneuver and feels more stable than the trailer. I've also had kids on the back of the Xtracycle and kids in a trailer (hey, I hauled as many kids as our minivan fits one day!), which is definitely different. You're not going anywhere fast that way. When hauling kids around, you find yourself far more aware of traffic and the environment around you, just as Grant mentioned (and as I can confirm) when riding without a helmet. You ride more cautiously and are far pickier about your routes. I would wager that the AAoP recommendations are aimed towards the general public, most of whom ride a bicycle a few times a year around the park or on a bike trail. The target audience is likely not biking thousands of miles each year in a variety of conditions as many of us do. The easiest way to survive an accident is to not be involved in one in the first place. The best way to not be involved in a bicycle accident is knowing how to handle your bike, how to recover from bad situations and be aware of your surroundings to avoid bad situations. I bet that all of us on this list know how to handle our bicycles, recover (and can remember a few times when we couldn't or didn't recover and have learned from them), and can know what to avoid. As such, pick the kid hauling method that lets you ride your bike like a bike. --dlloyd -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
