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Buying the Right Bike For Your Little Shredder
Buying your child a bike can feel just as labour intensive as purchasing a car seat or stroller. We found that there were a few things we had to keep in mind when buying bikes for our kids.
An Interview with a Mac Ride Family: Angela Coates
Angela and her husband Steve love anything that has two wheels. In fact, downhill racing is how they met 10 years ago. So it should come as no surprise that their little shredder Jack has inherited this love for the...
An Interview with a Mac Ride Family: Martin Gaissert
We’ve known Martin since before the first Mac Ride child bike seat became public. We were still in the early stages of the invention when Martin reached out to support us through our Kickstarter program. When the Mac Ride bike...
Why We Prefer Balance Bikes to Training Wheels — All Day, Every Day
Chances are that if you opened up the archives of your memory and thought back to how you learned to ride a bike, a pair of training wheels would come to mind. These popular contraptions caused many a scrape and...
Are Your Kids Afraid to Bike? Here Are Some Ideas to Get Your Kids from Fearful to Fearless
With any kind of new activity, there's always a bit of fear for most children. Learning to ride a bike can be scary. Riding a bike for one child will be terrifying whereas for another they can’t wait to get...
How Mountain Biking Together Has Created More Family Quality Time
Ever had a self-doubting day? One of those days where your toddler was pushing all of your buttons that morning? They wouldn’t put on their socks, brush their teeth or listen to a single thing you said. All day long,...
Winter Biking with the Kids? No Problem, but Gear Up with These Tips First
It’s that time of year already for those of us North of the Equator! We’ve all put the snow tires on the car, and we’re ready for snow. It’s also the time when many of us have already put our...