Trying to be like the Dutch...

My friend Ruthie loaned me her bike for the summer. Rachel absolutely loves it! Below is a picture of our first bike ride together. Rachel wasn't too sure at first when Ruthie took her for a ride, but once Ruthie got going she realized how fun it was. Ruthie has her bike pretty well stocked. It has a seat in the front and in the rear. The bike also has 2 compartments to put stuff in (groceries, diaper bag, etc..). And there is a device on the back of the bike to attach a stroller, so once you get where you're going you still have the option of a stroller. It's been fun to put the bike to use the past couple of weeks. I have to say though, I am definitely not as brave as the Dutch. They have no fear riding their bikes and I'm a bit more timid, especially when we come to an intersection.

One of these days I'll have to do a post of all the unique bikes we've seen. Sometimes people will have a wheelbarrow-like thing attached to the front of their bike and you can often see 2 kids sitting up in the wheelbarrow. I don't know exactly what it's called. Just the other day I saw a woman with a toddler in a seat behind her and then she was wearing a baby carrier with a newborn in it. Crazy! I would totally freak out and never do something like that. But her argument would probably be that it's more dangerous to stick a baby in a car than ride her bike like that. Who knows what the statistics are, but I guess it's whatever you're used to that you are comfortable with. Our neighbor has a normal bike, but some type of motor attached to it, so it's a motorbike. It's quite odd! I guess just like we get creative with our cars, they get creative with their bikes!