Just in case you don't know me, which shouldn't be anybody that is reading this, I currently have two (2) children. My daughter is about 42 months old (yes, that is 3 1/2 years) and my son is about 16 months old (approximately 1 1/2 years).
Now I like to think that my kids have a fairly normal, or average, life except for the following: I am their father, I ride my bike to work most days, and we are a family of four with one car. At least their mother is normal...
Sometimes I wonder what my kids will think when they are old enough to comprehend that their father riding his bike to work or having one car to share is not completely normal. Will they think it's cool? When will they realize I'm weird? Will they revolt against this lifestyle and buy (or even worse - lease) their own car as soon as they turn 16?
With that said, I took the kids out on Sunday afternoon for a bike ride / walk. My daughter was on her Strider bike (which is just a balance bike, pictured below) and my son and I were walking behind her.
Also, please note: despite my distinguished career as a non-professional cyclist, I do not plan to force my kids into riding their bikes thousands of miles each year, completing ultra-endurance events, cross country bike trips, or anything of the like. I will teach my kids how to ride a bike, but the rest is really up to them.
Back to our Sunday afternoon walk. As we were approaching the neighbors house, my daughter loudly exclaimed, "HAHAHA...they have two cars in their driveway...HAHAHA...that's funny!!"
I couldn't have been more proud of her than I was at that moment.
p.s. tonight I will undertake the first group ride of 2018. I fully expect to be sucking air at the back of the pack. However it goes, I will be back with those updates and more, including: April Fool's Day for cyclists.
- Clay
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