Today was the annual
Cranksgiving ride. This ride is a scavenger hunt style ride where you are givin a list of 10 items to get at 10 different stores. You then get on your bike and ride to those stores. This is the third year that we have participated. Ben and I participated the last 2 years with Ben riding in a trailor. However, this year Brandon rode out to the event to donate some money for the cause (the Omaha Food Bank) and we didn't ride the actual race. Brandon and I also went to Target to get a turkey to donate while everyone else was out racing.
Keli was kind enough to bring Benjamin to the bike shop so that he could trade places with Brandon. That way each boy got a chance to ride with me on the Trail-a-bike. We had a great time, and B&B were jabbering the whole way and pointing out all kinds of stuff that I wouldn't have noticed.
Good times.
3 comments:
Great pics!
It's awesome that your kids are exposed to this side of life. Way to go!
On the way home Ben asked "Dad, why do you like biking so much." It was a great teaching moment.
On the way there Brandon asked "Dad, why do you ride on the street and not the sidewalk". Man, couldn't have asked for a better segway.
This same question was rattling around in my head after the OWH article about "More bike, more awareness" last Friday. Somebody made an off hand comment like "if riding in the street is so much safer, why do we teach our kids to ride on the sidewalk?".
I'm guilty of that. But now that I think about it, it's not a fair comparison. My kids ride on the sidewalk, but they don't ride far enough to cross many driveways. The few times that I've taken them for longer rides, we have always ridden in the street. Once kids are doing those long rides, the number of driveways they would cross on a sidewalk would make riding that way EXTREMELY dangerous. I don't think I've ever intentionally checked the sidewalk when I've backed out of my driveway. I'm always watching the road. And just about every other driver does the same thing. So I say ride where you'll be seen, and not where your invisible.
There are a lot of reasons why not to allow kids to ride in the street. Most of which are obvious. I'm just glad to see more and more parents taking their kids on bike rides. I'm seeing more trail-a-bike rigs around the city. Very cool.
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