I often see kids out riding their bike. Sometimes to get
somewhere, but more often they’re just riding up and down their street. My kids
like doing that as much as the next ones, but when I pull out my bike and ride
with them; it always takes the fun up a notch for them.
For starters, they don’t have to stay in front of our hose
if I’m riding with them. They can actually go someplace. Maybe it’s just a few
blocks up to the park. Even if it’s only to the empty parking lot of the church
on the corner, it’s an extra special ride. There’s a fairly busy street between
our house and that parking lot, so they don’t get to go there without me. Maybe
that alone is enough to make it special.
I can certainly use the extra exercise myself, and riding
together is giving me a better chance to help them understand and learn the
rules of the road. This can only serve them well later in life, both on their bikes,
and later when they are ready for driving. We’ve begun riding more together,
and I’m seeing benefits for all of us.
If you ever get the chance to rent one of those big bikes
that fit six or more people, go for it. They often have them in touristy areas.
We rented one once in Old Sacramento (but I believe that bike rental place is
no longer there). Aunts and Uncles and Grandparents and kids all rode it
together, and it was a blast. A memory we all still talk about years later.
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