Since I brought home my Tern GSD S10 last July I’ve logged over 3500 miles on it as my primary commuter bike. My typical commute is rather different from the average. I have a little over 5 miles on the shoulder of a relatively rural highway that involves very little stopping and either a steep…… Continue reading Tern GSD S10 vs S00 showdown
One of the reasons I switched from the BodaBoda to a box bike was because I found it difficult to manage getting around by bike in the rain with kids on the back of a rear-carry cargo bike. Unlike box bikes, which typically have rain canopies available (and if one doesn’t already exist for your…… Continue reading Maruto Child Seat Rain Cover review
As soon as we found out our offer had been accepted on the house in Vashon I realized that the Packster wasn’t going to work for commuting due to the limitations of the water taxi (I had been using it even on days I wasn’t transporting kids as a part of my commute because it…… Continue reading New bike day (with the Tern GSD)
A while back when I was putting together my first look at the Tern GSD I went to G&O and measured a whole bunch of cargo bikes. Shortly thereafter I started getting requests for that information so I put it into a Google doc so that it could be edited by other people and accessed…… Continue reading Cargo bike measurements
Inspired by my friend Lindsey over at LindseyBikes I thought I would go ahead and delve into this topic while I’m stuck in the middle of it. There will be a lot of bodily fluid/anatomy discussion in this post because thats what real life with a period is. Even if you don’t have a period…… Continue reading Biking while female: period products
Long time, no update, but as you’ll see from this post there has been a lot going on in our lives. The Packster turned 1 year old back in May. I put ~3500 miles on the first engine (before the replacement due to the light/wiring malfunction) and had put >600 on the new engine, for…… Continue reading Bikiversary
I’ve had some interesting discussions since my cost comparison post and wanted to explore some other aspects of it. One thing I didn’t really touch on in my original post is how we funded the cargo bike purchases in the first place. Lindsey over at This Mom Bikes took a good look at how her…… Continue reading Does biking save money when you need to keep the car?
