New bike rack and an old pannier on the bikes we bought at Bikesport this spring.  David’s bike rack is on its way. Our helmet-hat contraptions are made by DaBrim.  They’re a beast in the wind, but for city trips on the side streets they work very well. David is allowed to speed down a [...]

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As Matt pulls the Xtracycle down the street on the way from the hardware store, a man walking his dog yells out, "Are y’all DUTCH or somethin’?" We’re flattered!

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A few pictures from the Transition Houston Transportation Action Group Basic Bike Mechanics class at Performance Bike.  We started with a bike fit and repair overview and then moved on to discussing (and fixing) problems on our own bikes.  It was fun to have the bike shop to ourselves after hours.  After the workshop several [...]

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This Saturday, C&D will mark being 6 and a half years old.  Last year, when C&D turned 5.5 years old, we threw a party at my mom’s house.  We invited the whole family: great-grandparents, aunts and uncles, cousins and the cousin’s children.  We rode ponies in the back yard, ate barbecue and cake, broke a [...]

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Bike to Work Day, at Houston City Hall.  Transition Houston members with Annise Parker, Mayor of Houston: Even though we’ve talked about it before, C&D have a hard time grasping the role of a mayor.  Mayor Parker happens to be a Rice alumna; that’s something C&D definitely understand, since they’re on campus at least once [...]

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