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• Need a transportation bike for your kid? Good options are out there

  Most kids’ bikes available in the US, like these spotted at Tour de Ladd this fall, aren’t fitted out for city riding. (Photo © J. Maus) After an exhaustive search for a good city bike for my son, I have concluded that kids bikes in general... Posted Dec 08 2009, 06:41 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Products, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column, kids, family, marion rice, bike industry, city bike

• Review: Bridging the independence gap with the FollowMe

  Griffin and dad test riding the FollowMe.(Photos © J. Maus) My son Griffin is seven and has begun riding strong on his own bike (see my column about navigating that all-important first bike purchase). Though he’s making great strides with riding... Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Products, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column, kids, family, marion rice, product reviews

• Carrying your infant by bike: How young is too young?

  A baby seat in a bakfiets is not a rare sight in Portland.(Photos © J. Maus) A reader contacted us with a dilemma — she is about to have her first child, she doesn’t own a car, and she travels primarily by bike. In preparing for her new life... Posted Aug 24 2009, 08:56 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Safety, Legal, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column, family, Events Calendar

• How to navigate through your child’s first bike purchase

  Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [Publisher's note: This article is by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice. Marion's last two columns have been about biking while pregnant. Today she talks about negotiating a first bike purchase with your... Posted May 27 2009, 03:55 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Carfree Families Column, carfree, kids, family, marion rice, contributors

• Biking with a bump (at 36 weeks)

  [Editor's note: The story below, written our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice, is a follow-up to a story we published on February 2nd. That story introduced you to Portlander Angela Koch and posed the question: Should you ride while pregnant?]... Posted Apr 27 2009, 04:50 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column, marion rice, contributors, pregnant

• Biking with a bump: Should you ride while pregnant?

  Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [Publisher's note: This article is by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice (bio). Marion previously wrote about how to deal with kids who don't want to go by bike. Today, she delves into the topic of biking... Posted Feb 03 2009, 08:05 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column, family, marion rice

• What to do when kids don’t want to go by bike

  Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [Editor's note: This article is by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice. Marion previously wrote about how to keep kids warm and dry on the bike. Today, she offers up her tips and thoughts about what to do when... Posted Dec 05 2008, 04:59 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column, family, marion rice

• Keeping kids warm and dry on the bike

  Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden This article was written by our Family Biking columnist Marion Rice. For previous articles in this series, and for links to other articles and photos on family biking, check out the Family Biking Page. A warm and dry... Posted Oct 30 2008, 01:32 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column

• BTA releases results of Bike Commute Challenge

  Tonight in southeast Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will toast another successful Bike Commute Challenge. The event, which has been held every September since 1995, is a friendly competition between workplaces to see who bike to work... Posted Oct 08 2008, 07:23 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Business, Media, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Editorial, Columbia River Crossing, Bike Friendly Businesses, Brett Jarolimek, Mountain Biking, Flanders Street Bridge, Carfree Families Column, Citizen Initiated Citation Process, Cyclocross 2007, Page Two

• Biking with kids? Tether that sippy cup, and bring some snacks

  Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [This article was written by our Carfree Families columnist Marion Rice. For previous articles in this series, and for links to other articles and photos on family biking, check out the Carfree Families Page.] My kids... Posted Jul 03 2008, 01:57 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column

• Biking with the flow: The challenges for women during that time of the month

  Marion Rice and daughter Gleneden [This article was written by our Carfree Families columnist Marion Rice. For previous articles in this series, and for links to other articles and photos on family biking, check out the Carfree Families Page.] Some of... Posted Jun 05 2008, 02:02 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column

• Riding with kids: Which bike set-ups work best?

  [Note: This article was written by BikePortland.org’s Carfree Families columnist Marion Rice.] The Folz family (Allan, Carie and Cody) used their tandem/child-seat/trailer combo to participate in a bike move last summer. (All photos © J. Maus) There... Posted Apr 15 2008, 05:16 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Family Biking, Carfree Families Column