Two and a half months after we ordered it, and more than 2 weeks after it was originally projected to arrive, our Packster 80 finally made it to Splendid Cycles in Portland in mid-May. Of course, we live in Seattle, so there was still one more leg of the journey it needed to complete. That…… Continue reading Two months in with the Packster 80
The first month of waiting for our Packster 80 to arrive passed fairly quickly because we were busy with the move and getting settled in Seattle. The second month seemed to drag out forever. And in a way it did, as it actually took more than 2 1/2 months for the bike to finally arrive,…… Continue reading Riese and Müller Packster – extended test ride
Just before we arrived in Seattle, G&O Family Cyclery reopened their doors about a mile away from our new place. So of course one of the first things we did once we got the most important stuff unpacked was visit! Although we ordered our Packster through Splendid Cycles in Portland because we didn’t know G&O…… Continue reading Riese and Müller Load review
We recently ordered a new cargo bike, the Riese and Müller Packster. We got the long box, which they do not make a canopy for, so we’ll be ordering a custom canopy through Blaq but we recently got a chance to see the elusive R&M canopy for the short box Packster at G & O Family Cyclery in Seattle.…… Continue reading Packster canopy
In mid-February we found out that T got a job he’d applied for in Seattle. We had just about a month to move to Seattle and get settled before he started work. One of the first things we discussed was what the commute situation would look like and that we both wanted to stick to…… Continue reading Selecting a cargo bike: take two
About a month into living in Eugene we stopped by Arriving By Bike to look at pannier options for T’s commute. While there we decided it would be fun to take a look at the cargo bikes they had available. I was vaguely familiar with the idea of the Xtracycle, having previously been a big bike…… Continue reading Our first cargo bike
When our daughter, H, turned 1 we were very excited to start biking with her. Biking is something we both enjoy and we had gotten a hand me down trailer in pretty good shape that we planned to use. We felt the trailer would be safer and provide a smoother ride than a child seat…… Continue reading Our entry into family biking
