Fiets of Parenthood

It’s the Olympics of parental biking: go head-to-head in “The Dropped Toy”, “Sacks of Groceries”, “Blackberry Picking on the Go” and the up and coming Extreme Sport, “Diaper Change on a Bike”. Add-in the kids program (“Teeter-totter, joust practice, cone slalom, Evil Knievel ‘ring of fire’, the skid zone, a stop sign”) and you’ve got a the best two-wheel extravaganza going, and it’s all happening this Sunday, August 15th from 3 – 6 pm on the ground of the John Stanford School (4057 5th Ave NE).

Put on by the fine folks at Totcycle, Fiets of Parenthood Family Bike Games (“fiets” is Dutch for bike) is a “barely competitive” day of fun, that will include showings of “a bunch of high-occupancy-velos – xtracycles, MADSEN bucket bikes, bakfietsen, family tandems, and front child seats to go with the more-familiar-in-the-US bike trailers, rear seats, and trail-a-bikes.” Sounds like they’re even giving away a bike by raffle and serving up frozen treats from the gelato bike.

Still need inspiration? Here’s a slideshow from Portland’s recent Fiets of Parenthood:

Now, get on your bike and ride!