#18 – Lazy Sack!




Spokes and Words show

Summary: ...in which Mike summons bad weather by changing a tire, and Randy works on wearing out his replacement frame with tires that are too big. It's time to get the kids to start pulling their own weight.  Randy looks forward to leaving the trail-a-bike behind, and Mike gets some pedalling help from a four-year-old. We talk about the awesome hitch on the Surly cargo trailers (which, alas, do not have movable axles, like the Bikes at Work trailers). A surprise guest! Sarah wants to tell you all about her tandem bicycle, and how Mike's family can get around without using their bakfiets on occasion. How to startle pedestrians in the woods -- without even moving! The merits of different bicycle bells. Randy tells us about his new hipster clock! We find out about "bikeshedding", or Parkinson's Law of Triviality, as we hear about the plans for Randy's new bike shed, and the various ideas he has for a bike rack. A mention of the 1950s "Cyclists' Special" train for carrying bikes. Kickstands with two legs! And last, but not least, Max's little sister is a Lazy Sack!