As I posted a few weeks ago, my four year old daughter has picked up the noble art of bikecycling. Since then we've been riding more and more, and she's been getting better and better. That's been great and she's been having a blast, but the difficulty is finding new places for us both to ride...
The park about 100m from my house has one of those little bike path / traffic sign things - it was fun at the start but now her and I are getting thoroughly sick of it. She loves practicing sideways skids into corners though, although it's ended in tears a few times!
We went down to the criterium bicycle racing circuit. It was a lot of fun, however getting my bike down there was a massive pain - we only have small cars, and to cart a bike and more than one person requires the use of a bike rack, something I can't be bothered doing most of the time. Plus riding one of the "big" bikes seems kind of overkill.
There is something not right about chasing down a little kid on a track bike...
One of the great things about parenting is you can use the needs of your children to justify all sort of naff things that you couldn't otherwise get away with. I needed a bike that was easy to ride, would fit in my little car along with my daughter and her bike, and wouldn't look too mismatched alongside a tiny BMX riding at 15km/h. We all know there is only one kind of bike out there to match those criteria, and let's face it, it's something I've secretly wanted for years and years.
Being just after new year's day, I tried my luck at buying some "unwanted gifts" through the classifieds. A few phone calls and crazy low offers later, I drove across town, handed over my $70 and became the proud owner of this once-ridden machine...
Yes, I've become one of THOSE guys...
Let the good times fold...!
