Biking our way to a slower family life
It’s not just the speed of travel. It’s the speed of life.
Family Biking Column
Explore the ups and downs of riding together as one big family through the eyes of Shannon Johnson, a mom of five who lives in Hillsboro.
Family Biking: Mobile bike repair to the rescue!
Mechanics that make house calls are a blessing for biking families.
Rain gear recommendations from our Family Biking Columnist
Shannon Johnson has put these products to the test — and that’s really saying something in her family.
I was ready to ride in the rain, until it rained
I know that feeling of not wanting to ride in the rain — and I’m here to help you push through it!
How to enjoy free fun for the family by bike this summer
Use your bike to open up a world of affordable outings for you and your little ones.
Family Biking: How to carry a stroller on your bike
You can do a lot more by bicycle than you might originally think.
Locked schoolyards are the bane of biking families
Just because a school is closed, it doesn’t mean their playground should be.
Family Biking: This spring, take the ‘Why not bike?’ challenge
A simple question that can help reframe those pesky excuses.
Family Biking: Reflections on my 2-year biking birthday
It’s been two years since our family embarked on this biking life adventure. I’m savoring the joy, happy memories, and growth that biking has brought into our lives. I’m smiling at the photos of our first early, nervous, excited rides around town. And to my husband, I’m adding a wink and a happy jab of … Read more
The cure for our too-mini van is a family bike bus
I never thought biking could actually be the mobility solution to one of our big family’s real mobility problems: too many kids for our minivan.
Family Biking: What is car culture and how does it affect us?
Even today, I am struggling to root out some of these deeply entrenched car-biased behaviors and ways of thinking, even where I can see their dangers and negative consequences.
Our first Christmas lights ride, and how you can’t win ’em all
Seeing holiday lights while nestled up snugly in the box of a cargo bike is sure to be a lasting memory.