Mom on bike vs. drive-thru burgers....

[Crankin]

I have used the drive through at a local Citizen's Bank while on my bike, quite a few times, with no problem.

How safe are those kids on the back of an Extracycle?
Just asking.

[badgercat]

How safe are those kids on the back of an Extracycle?
Just asking.

I was wondering that myself. I thought at first maybe there were some kind of handles or something retrofitted to it, but then I looked at her blog a bit and could find evidence of nothing of the sort.

[sfa]

I was wondering that myself. I thought at first maybe there were some kind of handles or something retrofitted to it, but then I looked at her blog a bit and could find evidence of nothing of the sort.

You can get footrests and stoker bars for the Xtracycle, but it looks like she hasn't because the bicycle-built-for-four wasn't her intention when setting up the bike. She talks about the setup on her blog--she had planned that the oldest child would ride a tagalong behind her husband's bike and she had wanted to get a BoBike Maxi for her middle child but they were out of them when she was setting up the bike. I don't know how long it has been since the initial setup, but you'd think that she'd work to retrofit it now that she sees she is using it more and more for all three kids.

There's a father at my daughter's school who brings his child to school on an Xtracycle, with his younger child riding along. It's pretty cool to see them out on the road. They have the child seat and stoker bar and footrest setup, though, so it's a bit more secure.

[Biciclista]

great story!

[abejita]

LOL! Good for her. Hubs and I go through the drive through at walgreens and no one gives us a second look...they did, however, look at me funny when I walked through the drive through with my giant schnauzer...

[PinkBike]

the one time i tried to ride my bike thru jack-in-the-box the guy said he couldn't take my order - it's against their policy.

what really chapped my hide was that the restaurant was not open, only the drive-thru.

it was close to midnite. so i slunk away hungry and vowed not to spend my $$ there.

[KnottedYet]

I had that happen at a Starbucks drive-up. The guy at the window told me I wasn't allowed to leave via the driveway, either, and I had to pick my bike up and carry it through the flowerbeds out to the parking lot.

Rode my bike to a small local drive-up coffee cart on the other side of the lot, asked if they served cyclists. "Of course!" the barrista said. I ranted about how Starbucks had just treated me, and she gave me a discount... Awww, I love local businesses!

(if drive-ups don't allow bikes they really should post that where it can be clearly seen before the rider gets into the driveway)

[witeowl]

Resolved?

But it's weird that this article with a clear announcement is dated 8/14... while the USA today article, leaving it up in the air, is dated 8/19.