3. We lack connected bike infrastructure. I needed it to replace a 2nd car but hadn't ridden since I was a kid.

An electric longtail made the most sense until it got too tippy with the kids on the back. Now we have a bakfiets-style trike for stability, capacity, and visibility.(Less close passes.)

The color match was sheer luck.

They were gifted to the kids. You can do an Amazon search for "bike helmet cat ears" and a lot of options will come back.

Thanks! We added the ears ourselves 🐱- one on each never seemed to stay.

Over the years, they’ve covered it in stickers - some just for fun, and a few from local businesses they love. Here's the helmet we started with. Lots of fun color options:

www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZLTPP6...

Thanks!

For now I am the coolest! Just until we hit those middle school years. 😄

With the right gear, weather is less a barrier.

In downpours, I bike the kids to school under the rain cover. In light rain they wear their gear and bike themselves.

We don’t have many hills, but ebike culture still thrives in hilly cities (SF).

W/ the right setup, riding works in many places.

The kids w/o helmets are the friends - seat-belted in but their Mom forgot helmets this week. It happens. 🤷‍♀️

The kids w/o helmets are the friends - seat-belted in but their Mom forgot helmets this week. It happens.🤷‍♀️

The kids w/o helmets are the friends - seat-belted in but their Mom forgot helmets this week. It happens.

Our bike is a second car. We do outings, dates, school runs - it's great.

Right now, @bunchbike.com is running a promo: you might snag a free rental if there’s an owner near you.

Absolutely. On the rare occasion I bring the car for school pick up, I get booed by my kids. 😄

Raised em' right.

All great advice! 🙌

I’d just add: make a sick-day plan 🤧

My husband had the car from morning to night, so I still had to bike for school dropoff/pickups. No pedaling—just full throttle on the Bunch with a box of tissues in the console. 😅

Backup plans save you on low-energy days 💪

Very cool! I look forward to watching!

I am so excited to see this! We’re moving to Fort Collins in the Summer!

Denton is really slow to install bike lanes. A substantial contrast to the team in Fort Collins who spoke so much of network connectivity and improvements.

Thanks for the tour! 😄

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Coach Balto came with the top quality Bike Bus upgrades: SOUNDBOKS Go speaker, @cleverhood.bsky.social Anorak’s, and a couple of Woom Bikes for the kids!

Thank you, Coach Balto, for generously supporting so many bike buses around the world & recentering kids’ mobility in this movement.

We went from a GSD to the Bunch and the difference in comfort and stability is huge.

I do miss the nimbleness of the GSD but my kids will NOT get back on the longtail. 😄

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🚸More protected lanes.
🚦 More safe crossings.
👎 Less excuses.

Let’s show up in numbers and demand safer streets.

See you there!

(2/3)
1. 🔥 Meetup with Coach Balto – Hosted by @bunchbike.com
📅 Tues 3/25 | ⏰ 6-8PM
📍 Austin Street Truck Stop (East Side patio)
🍔 Family-friendly, food trucks & drinks!

2. 🚴 Ride with Coach Balto! – Newton Rayzor Bike Bus
📅 Wed 3/26 | ⏰ 7AM
📍 Crescent Route
🍩 Post-ride donuts

(3/3)
🚸More protected lanes.
🚦 More safe crossings.
👎 Less excuses.

Let’s show up in numbers and demand safer streets.

See you there!

(2/3)
1. 🔥 Meetup with Coach Balto – Hosted by @bunchbike.com
📅 Tues 3/25 | ⏰ 6-8PM
📍 Austin Street Truck Stop (East Side patio)
🍔 Family-friendly, food trucks & drinks!

2. 🚴 Ride with Coach Balto! – Newton Rayzor Bike Bus
📅 Wed 3/26 | ⏰ 7AM
📍 Crescent Route
🍩 Post-ride donuts

(3/3)
🚸More protected lanes.
🚦 More safe crossings.
👎 Less excuses.

Let’s show up in numbers and demand safer streets.

See you there!