Jeff Morrow - Workcycle Rider
Jeff chatted with me outside, so the audio isn't 100%. I still think Jeff had a ton of great ideas!
Enjoy:
Jeff rides a Workcycle. See it here: https://dutchbikeshop.ie/workcycles-fr8/
I
only discovered that this exists by accident, because it's not for sale
in the United States, where people seem to think you'd never want to
take a child on a bike in lousy weather. But we're an all-weather riding
family, and this helps ensure that cold and rain don't stop us. From
November through March, this is indispensable.
More
European stuff (but at least you can buy these in the U.S.) The company
that makes my cargo bike, WorkCycles, is big into these bags, and
they're wonderfully simple. They're just big, empty bags that stay
permanently on the bike, so you can put a backpack, a grocery bag, or
whatever else in there. When traveling with a kid, I find myself most
often with a backpack of his stuff that I just put in the pannier, ride,
then take out. Very simple.
Once
you're carting around a child and all their stuff, you've given up on
weight. This lock is super heavy, but it's also incredibly secure and,
what makes it special, it can reach just about anywhere, which is
important when you're locking up to all kinds of different things
(streetposts, parking meters, inverted-U bike racks, comb-style bike
racks, etc.), sometimes from weird angles.
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