Mayday, Van Down!

Our primary family transportation was down for two and a half weeks getting a new transmission (by the way, I would have loved to have spent that money on a Pugsley instead... but I'm not bitter :)). So my wife was driving my Subaru and I was car-free for a while.

I'm so glad that I have the Xtracycle and plenty of bike enthusiasm in seasons like this. My wife had a doctor's appointment when I took this photo. She drove across town while I loaded the boys up for some man/bike time. Having the Xtra and trailer meant that we were, in no way, confined to the neighborhood. We explored the town and found a great little park with playground and basketball courts. This wouldn't have been a remote possibility with one car and no bikes.

The truth is, I enjoyed that time when the van was gone. It was nice to depend on the bikes out of necessity. It made me appreciate them more.

Get out there.