Welcome, to a bike forum with lots of collective wisdom and fun-inspirational beings. Rebran, I'm excited there is another SD bicyclist!!!! I'm way past the days of toting kids on my bike but remember what great fun it was for both of us. One of my most memorable bike trips was Ragbrai, because we participated with the whole family. Our 11 year old twins rode their own bike and my husband pulled the bike-a-boose with our other 3 kid aboard.