John - that's legendary! On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 8:23:22 AM UTC-7 John Dewey wrote:
> Y'all, > > Dewey kids started riding bikes shortly after they were born. Kid #2, our > son, had his first bike ride at 6 weeks in a little baby 'backpack carrier' > along some gravel roads in Northern Minnesota in 1981. When he was 2 years > old he 'graduated' (got bumped up) to the back of our good ol' Santana > tandem and at age 3 he finished a half-century. Both kids had completed > centurys by their 3rd birthdays. In 1996, we rode same tandem from Seattle > to Thief River Falls, MN, mostly along tiny Canadian backroads. Purist > magic! > > And 42 years later now, we are still riding together...the best riding pal > I've ever had. And so grateful for it. > > [image: JD & TJD.jpg] > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 1, 2023 at 8:31 PM Michael Baquerizo <mbaqu...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> it might not just be research but also law. you should check in your >> area. >> >> i started when we were allowed to, i think still before 1 YO. we used a >> yepp maxi because i didn’t want to have to buy a mini and then a maxi after >> he grew out of it. but i regretted not being able to have him in the front >> with me. >> >> fast forward a few years and i helped a friend install a mini on his bike >> w swept back bars. it was impossible to ride around with, and there wasn’t >> even a kid on it when i tried. turning was impossible. i’m sure there’s an >> ideal setup for it like a rosco bebbe) but a ‘normal’ bike is not it >> >> i still use the yepp maxi on a nitto campee rear rack, for sure not rated >> for his weight and it’s about time i switch out racks for something >> beefier. >> >> On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 10:58:35 PM UTC-4 Kushan wrote: >> >>> Looking for wisdom and advice from the Riv community on riding bikes >>> with babies on them. At what age did you start? What seats, trailers, etc >>> did you use? Where did you ride? >>> >>> My little one just turned 6 months old and I am itching to introduce him >>> to bike rides. He can sit on his own and does pretty well in carriers (both >>> facing in and out). He loves being outside and I would love to do a ride >>> with him on a car-free bike paths or (non-technical) dirt trails. Most >>> online resources recommend biking with babies after 1 year of age but I am >>> not sure if that's based on any actual research. >>> >> -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/23100a0d-6d3f-4bed-b5f4-b5083cca6a1fn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/23100a0d-6d3f-4bed-b5f4-b5083cca6a1fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c3170d66-5b85-47ba-a1e4-26598557e2d0n%40googlegroups.com.
