This spring after Tenley was born, Nick got a mountain bike. He's had such a good time riding different runs with his friends, but when he came home trying to explain the difference between "crashes" and "wrecks" (apparently one involves actually hitting another object such as a tree while the other means that you just fall down), I knew the true mountain biking wasn't for me. Give me a gentle breeze in my face and the smooth pavement of a neighborhood street, but if we wanted Bird to participate in the fun of neighborhood bike riding, she'd need some sort of bike seat. At first Nick really wanted a high back bike seat. He researched the brand and set our neighbor Melissa who is a garage sale expert on it. Sure enough she called with a killer deal one Saturday morning and we were the proud owners of a brand name bike seat for the low, low price of $5. I told you Melissa was an expert! 
In the meantime, my student teacher happened to be an avid cyclist (check out Sierra Siebenlist on the Marian University cycling website!) who grew up around cycling and even worked in a bike shop. When I mentioned (with enthusiasm) the anticipation of taking Tenley for her first ride in the bike seat, I got that nice smile with no comment from Sierra which just meant she was too nice to say what she was really thinking. But with a little prompting she shared her concerns about bike seats (balance issues and falling over--which apparently Nick does every now and again) and how her family always had a Burley. A Burley? New concept to me, but WOW the reviews (and the price tag) were incredible about this particular brand of bike trailer. While we weren't too keen on spending big bucks on a brand new model, I found one on Craig's List right in the Burg for a fraction of the price of a brand new one.
Next, on the "To-do" list was to find Tenley the smallest helmet ever made. When the Bicycle Garage had their big summer sale we headed over and found this little pink gem.
She'll learn to like it...right?
Actually, we've been on a few jaunts around the block and as soon as Tenley figures out that she can't pry that piece of foam and plastic off of her head, she settles down with her thumb in her mouth and is out like a light riding in the Burley!
In the meantime, my student teacher happened to be an avid cyclist (check out Sierra Siebenlist on the Marian University cycling website!) who grew up around cycling and even worked in a bike shop. When I mentioned (with enthusiasm) the anticipation of taking Tenley for her first ride in the bike seat, I got that nice smile with no comment from Sierra which just meant she was too nice to say what she was really thinking. But with a little prompting she shared her concerns about bike seats (balance issues and falling over--which apparently Nick does every now and again) and how her family always had a Burley. A Burley? New concept to me, but WOW the reviews (and the price tag) were incredible about this particular brand of bike trailer. While we weren't too keen on spending big bucks on a brand new model, I found one on Craig's List right in the Burg for a fraction of the price of a brand new one.
Next, on the "To-do" list was to find Tenley the smallest helmet ever made. When the Bicycle Garage had their big summer sale we headed over and found this little pink gem.
She'll learn to like it...right?
Actually, we've been on a few jaunts around the block and as soon as Tenley figures out that she can't pry that piece of foam and plastic off of her head, she settles down with her thumb in her mouth and is out like a light riding in the Burley!
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