Fiets of Parenthood

Alright, so we didn't have an event like they have in Portland- or Seattle. What we did have was my wife's brother come to visit with two of his sons. We had a great time biking to the park- both on the Mundo and with the home-built bakfiets. The two visiting boys are 5 and 7 years of age. The older one rides really well. The 5 year old is very good too, but wasn't up to the task of riding to the park. He either rode on the Mundo or in the Bakfiets. We strapped his bike and a trike onto the back of the Ute so kids of all ages would have something to ride at the park.

This morning we started the day with some home-grown eggs and fruit juice/yoghurt smoothies spun up in the bike powered blender. (more on the bike blender some other time) We then found ourselves in the yard running the kids through a bicycle slalom course made of windfall apples, pears, and bottles from the recycling. Here is a pic of Uncle Steve running the Civia through it.

Of course I had to try the bakfiets. I am actually getting the hang of it. Perhaps a road trip to a Fiets of Parenthood competition next year! Here is a video of the frankenbike.....hope it works; I did have some technical difficulties.