[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-21 Thread Kip Otteson
Excellent post. Nothing better than non-epic family day rides. I think riding with the kids always creates some epic moments. Inspirational. On Monday, August 20, 2012 10:47:27 PM UTC+7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: The wife, kids and I spent the last week tooling around Seattle. We took

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-21 Thread Jamie
Love the green cream Betty. --Jamie On Monday, August 20, 2012 8:47:27 AM UTC-7, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: The wife, kids and I spent the last week tooling around Seattle. We took advantage of the bike racks on Amtrak's Cascades line and brought Homer and Betty along. Mileages were low

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-21 Thread Andy Smitty Schmidt
Thanks for the kind words. Donald, The kid seats are still work in progress but the progress stopped when they were good enough. The foot peg is tapered and pounded in to a slightly undersize hole in a piece of 3/4 plywood for a solid fit. The big plastic high-back seats are fine for

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-21 Thread Montclair BobbyB
That's a dream of mine... to one day take a long bike-train vacation around the USA, by rolling onto an AMTRAK train here in NJ, then rolling off in another location, pedaling to a destination where I can roll back onto the train, and literally work my way across the country and back by bike

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-20 Thread Donald Lee
I really like your DIY childseat with padded backrest and feet-guards - much better than the big plastic seats! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-20 Thread Michael Hechmer
Looks like you had a great time. I've been to Seattle twice and every day was sunny. On the other hand as soon as I take our tent out of the loft, rain clouds convene a war council. Michael On Monday, August 20, 2012 11:47:27 AM UTC-4, Andy Smitty Schmidt wrote: The wife, kids and I spent

[RBW] Re: Family vacation by train and bike

2012-08-20 Thread Manuel Acosta
Sounds epic to me. Great looking pictures Andy. Makes me miss Seattle already. Good to see the kids had a blast. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To view this discussion on the web visit